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Draw the Circle Wide Series 2 Songs Now Available on YouTube

Songs from Series 2 of Draw the Circle Wide are now available to view on YouTube.

Inspired by conversations with our guests, we crafted songs for each artist, who then performed and recorded their songs at-home style. You’ll find each of these artists brings so much of themselves to their songs and we are so proud of the work and honored by their performances.

We hope you’ll love them as much as we do.

Episodes of Draw the Circle Wide are available on our Gualtieri & Sisco channel. Please subscribe! And please upvote when you visit. You’ll find the songs here:

Aisha Jackson sings “These Conversations.”

L Morgan Lee sings “Heart Matters.”

Ahmad Maksoud sings “A World in Me.”

As the issues of race, equity, and inclusion continue to spark national conversations, Draw the Circle Wide strives to re-evaluate who gets to be at the center of theatrical storytelling by highlighting the lives of diverse artists in the theatre. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a guest artist, intercut with Tom and David’s songwriting process as they create a song specifically for them. Songs premiere alongside each interview. 

André De Shields, Aisha Jackson, L Morgan Lee, and Ahmad Maksoud Featured in Series 2 of Draw the Circle Wide

Tony Award winner André De Shields (Hadestown), Aisha Jackson (Frozen), L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop), and Ahmad Maksoud (The Visitor) reflect on their lives and share insights on making the theatre more equitable in Series 2 of Draw the Circle Wide, created by songwriting team Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco. 

As the issues of race, equity, and inclusion continue to spark national conversations, this video series strives to re-evaluate who gets to be at the center of theatrical storytelling by highlighting the lives of diverse artists in the theatre. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a guest artist, intercut with Tom and David’s songwriting process as they create a song specifically for them. Songs premiere alongside each interview. The episodes will be released weekly beginning on Oct 14 with Aisha Jackson and continuing through November 18, with some interviews in two parts.  

Series 1 of Draw the Circle Wide featured Tony Award winner Ali Stroker (Oklahoma!), Jonathan Burke (Inheritance), Ryan Redmond (Frozen), and Cindy Cheung (The Sinner). Stroker notes, “Collaborating with David and Tom has been such a fulfilling and wonderful experience! I loved how the song evolved after our conversations. Draw the Circle Wide is such a refreshing new project, where underrepresented narratives are being spotlighted and honored!”

Tom Gualtieri and David Sisco met at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in 2003. Their musicals include Falling to Earth and the forthcoming The Wings of the Dove with collaborator Michael Zam. For more information, visit their website: www.gualtieriandsisco.com. 

Draw the Circle Wide can be streamed on YouTube on the Gualtieri & Sisco channel.

McGuire & Simon Third Thursday Salon

We’ve been invited to join the McGuire & Simon Third Thursday Spring Salon. The extraordinary Aisha Jackson will sing “Say I Didn’t Lose You.” The Salon is free, open to all, and will be livestreamed on YouTube (& Facebook) Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 7pm. We’re honored to share the evening with our talented colleagues. Click here to join the salon.

Jonathan Burke premieres G&S song on CMT.com Virtual Concert

Jonathan Burke (Inheritance, Choir Boy) premiered Tom and David’s song “I Don’t Want to Go” on ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com’s Virtual Concert benefiting Black Theatre United on August 4. Tom and David wrote the song specifically for Jonathan based on their interview with him on Season 1 of Draw the Circle Wide. To read more about the concert, click here. To watch Jonathan’s performance, click here.