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When We Strike Reviews

We are humbled and thrilled to hear our little show be so well received. To read some of our reviews, see below! Curtain Call Review “With a perfect combination of commercial elements, a pop-rock score, and a true story at its heart, the show delivers a gripping, high-energy performance that is both entertaining and thought-provoking.” […]

When We Strike Opens at Southwark Playhouse

A pink image with the title When We Strike. A hand drawn teenage girl holding a bright green match - behind her fists being held up along with guitars

BYMT presents the world premiere of WHEN WE STRIKE By Caitlyn Burt (Librettist & Lyricist) and Amir Shoenfeld (Composer & Lyricist). Directed by Georgie Rankom. Choreography by Jane McMurtrie at Southwark Playhouse Elephant on Friday 30 & Saturday 31 August (14:30/19:30) BYMT (British Youth Music Theatre) presents When We Strike, a punk rock rendition of […]

MT Sessions – Union Theatre

Two singers stand in front of mic stands singing while Amir plays a mini grand piano

The inaugural MT Sessions, taking place in May 2024 at Union Theatre, brought together new musical theatre writers with some of the industry’s finest performers. Produced by Harry Winchester, this wonderful celebration of new material featured three of our songs from OTTO WEIDT’S BRUSH AND BROOM WORKSHOP FOR THE BLIND; ‘Drek!’, ‘A Woman and a […]

Performance at Australia House

Caitlyn and Amir stand in front of three flags.

In a cultural showcase of Australian stars of the West End singing Australian musical theatre numbers, we were asked to contribute a song to the program for an audience of UK and Australian investors and expats. This joyous concert took place in Australia High Commission’s Australia House, London. It was produced by Maryann Wright, directed […]

When We Strike – Leeds Conservatoire R&D

A group of young women group in a huddle sporting rock gestures and sticking out their tongues.

Armed with a few songs and scenes, we took WHEN WE STRIKE to the BA Musical Theatre performers of Leeds Conservatoire. This all female/non-binary group poured their all into a week long R&D, where we delved into the lives of the Bryant and May match girls of 1888 – instigators of one of the first […]

Project Broadway – A first look at a new musical, When We Strike

In a triangular formation, a group of angry dancers lean forwards with determination

Run by Lucy Ellis and NAPA Gold Coast, this Musical Theatre holiday program, Project Broadway, brought together some of Australia’s top young people to stage iconic Broadway musical numbers as well as the first, brand new song from our new musical, WHEN WE STRIKE! These young people only spent a day with us and completely […]

Broadway Con

Caitlyn and Amir lead forwards with arms around each other in front of a big blue background saying Broadway Con

Amir and Caitlyn flew to New York to be part of Broadway Con, 2023! As guests on the IndieWorks Bite-Sized Broadway panel, we were able to talk about our experience in developing SHIELA THE TINY TURTLE for an auditory audience, and how those learnings have been a huge part of our writing of OTTO WEIDT […]

Otto Weidt Show Art and Accompanying Audio Description Song

Revealing our brand new, show art by the wonderfully creative Rebecca Pitt! After many conversations and samples interrogating the effectiveness of different fonts, images and contrasts for people of varying sight levels, here is the beautifully somber, yet painfully hope-filled image of Otto beneath the title of the show. Accompanying the release of this image, […]

Otto R&D at Leeds Playhouse

MD Bobby laughs from behind a keyboard as a line of singers stand in front of him singing

  Led by Co-Directors Ben Wilson and Amy Leach, OTTO WEIDT’S BRUSH AND BROOM WORKSHOP FOR THE BLIND had a one-week R&D hosted by Leeds Playhouse in December 2023. This time was spent interrogating the dramaturgy of the script and the inclusion of visual information throughout the material. Along with our Directors, the R&D benefitted […]

Shoenfeld and Burt website

We’ve taken the plunge and gotten ourselves a lovely new writing team website! Check out ShoenfeldandBurt.com to see what Amir and I are up to!

Best of Friends

Lucy and her friends sing and dance to our new song, ‘Best of Friends’, where they realise how boring it would be if everyone was the same.

What’s On Stage

Read the What’s On Stage article announcing the upcoming Signal Online, featuring our new song, ‘It’s You’, by Amir Shoenfeld and Caitlyn Burt.

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‘It’s You’ debuted at the first ever SIGNAL Online

In the midst of cancelations and isolations, Adam Lenson’s Signal performance decided to keep its scheduled date, swapping what would have been a live BEAM2020 event, for a ground-breaking online format. Direct from composer’s houses all over the globe, SIGNAL ONLINE streamed live performances of new musical works.

Making its debut, ‘It’s You’, from our new musical ‘Out of Sight’ was performed by Amir Shoenfeld.

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‘From Inspiration to Stage’ Podcast - (Im)Perfect Rhyme

Hear Caitlyn’s opinion on the perfect/imperfect rhyme debate, along with the song ‘Offspring Just Spring Off’ by Amir Shoenfeld and herself, from their children’s musical, ‘Sheila the Tiny Turtle’.

The battle lines are drawn as Drew asks one of the big questions surrounding lyric writing.  From all over the world, lyricists have had their say on whether rhymes should be perfect, or if imperfect rhymes are now the norm.  What’s the answer?  Join Drew along with a very distinguished group of artists including Noel Katz, Caitlyn Burt, Cal Silbertstein, Krishna Alexandra, Millicent Sarre and Makayla Ryan as they tackle this fascinating topic.  This episode also features an array of songs from new musicals including tracks by Cal Silberstein and Jinhee Kim, Krishna Alexandra and Lorien Patton, Caitlyn Burt and Amir Shoenfeld, and Drew Lane himself.  Get ready for a passionate debate!

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Garden Theatre Songwriting Challenge

We are really excited to have our song ‘A Man Called John’ selected as one of the winners of the Garden Theatre Song Writing Challenge! A ‘watch party’ will be taking place on Tuesday 26.5.20 on the Garden Theatre Facebook page, 5.00pm (EST), where our song will be sung by the very talented Valerie Torres-Rosario.

Garden Theatre Songwriting Performance

‘A Man Called John’ selected as one of the winners of the Garden Theatre Song Writing Challenge! Watch the very talented Valerie Torres-Rosario’s performance.

Johanna, a very clever 16 year old woman in the year 819, has been secretly reading about John the Baptist with her friend Lucas. When she realises she won’t have access to books anymore, she resolves to change where her future is heading.

Bite-Sized Broadway Podcast

Announcement of Bite-Sized Broadway Podcast Musical, ‘Sheila the Tiny Turtle’

Amir Shoenfeld (Music) and Caitlyn Burt (Book and Lyrics) are excited to announce that ‘Sheila, the Tiny Turtle’, our 20 minute Aussie musical, will be part of the Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast season. Episodes premiere on October 5th, with Sheila’s date to be confirmed.

Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast consists of 50-minute episodes each featuring a 10-to-20-minute “mini-musical” presented as a fully produced radio play complete with top-of-the-line digital orchestrations and captivating sound effects. Each musical is followed by a discussion with its writers about their piece and their careers. In order to support these gifted writers, we have cast top Broadway and theatre industry talent to help get eyes and ears on these writers and help them launch a fruitful career in the theatre.

In the Australian desert, a family of turtles works hard to find food for their sick mother. Sheila, the cleverest – yet smallest – turtle of the family, is mocked by her brothers for not being able to contribute due to her size. When Sheila hears about a cure located dangerously far across the desert, she determines to bring the seeds back to save her mum. While crossing the sand, Sheila encounters a kangaroo, followed by a dingo, where she is forced to use her brain instead of her size to overcome the obstacles and make her mum well.

Go to www.indieworkstheatre.com/bitesizedbroadway for more information!

SIGNAL Online 6

‘Rich, Dead Saint’ Debuted at SIGNAL ONLINE 6

Introducing a new project, Amir and Caitlyn sing ‘Rich, Dead, Saint’ from their work based on 90s computer game, Grim Fandango at Signal Online 6.

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