Mark Allen
MARK ALLEN has been a published songwriter and musician since he was ten years old. Before moving to New York, Mark was a studio vocalist and songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, working with some of the biggest names in country and gospel music. An award-winning and critically acclaimed professional actor and director, Mark has been a part of theatre virtually his whole life. Mark is also a 2006 graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, where he was the winner of the 20 05 ASCAP Max Dreyfus Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre Writing. Mark is also an award-winning film composer, winning the Award for Best Original Score at the 2008 First Take Film Festival for his original score for the award-winning feature film, A Viking Saga. He and his beautiful wife Kelly, an actor and performer, live in New York. He can be found on the web at www.markallenmusic.com Bio as of February, 2009. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: Working in the Theatre (video) New Writers, New Musicals: Jonathan Larson® Grants 2009 - March, 2009 - Watch now. American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient - 2009 Website: www.markallenmusic.com