Mercury Musical Developments and Stiles + Drewe in partnership with Broadway Licensing Global have announced the finalists for this year’s Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony at The Other Palace in London on Monday 2nd December 2024, where the noninated songs will be performed by a cast of West End stars.
This year’s 12 songs were selected from 202 song submissions, for this annual award recognising an outstanding song from a new musical, written by a member of Mercury Musical Developments.
The Prize was established and is overseen by acclaimed writing duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (Mary Poppins, Becoming Nancy, Identical, Honk!).
A panel of industry judges, including George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, will award the prize and the winner will receive a prize of £1000 towards developing their work.
Last year’s Prize went to Rachel Walker Mason and Nina Sundstrom for their song ‘Drown Without Water’ from the musical The Circle.
The Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize – Finalists 2024
- ‘The Temptation of Me’ from Proud by Mark Anderson & Lee Freeman
- ‘I’m Going To Stay With You’ from The Tale of the Gifted Prince by Lezlie Wade & Dan Green
- ‘It Starts Small’ from Unfolding by Emma Vieceli
- ‘Ideal Robot Assistant’ from A.I. Will Solve All Your Problems by Leo Mercer
- ‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ from Queering the Canon by Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels
- ‘Viareggio’ from Lifeboats by Gus Gowland
- ‘Die Like Trees’ from Girl Goes to the Underworld by Sam Norman & Bela Kawalec
- ‘Hero’ from Man Vs Snake the Epic Musical by Stuart Matthew Price & Daniel Fletcher
- ‘Spread a Little Joy Around The Place’ from Retail Therapy by Hilmi Jaidin
- ‘Locked Away’ from The Queen is Mad by Amy Clare Tasker & Tom McGrath
- ‘Drek!’ from Otto’s Weidt’s Brush and Broom Workshop for the Blind by Amir Shoenfeld & Caitlyn Burt
- ‘Invisible’ from Hatched! by Lydia Shaw & Edward Court
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