Broadway’s 2000-01 musical season showcases the work of a surprising number of young composers, including seven premieres of new work by songwriters in their forties or younger. “I think people are just wising up to the fact that they’re going to run out of revivals. Producers are finally realizing that musicals don’t just get born somewhere where you can go shop for them, and there is a groundswell of young people writing in a more pop vernacular.” – New York Times