Akiva Romer-Segal
Composer/Lyricist
Akiva Romer-Segal is a Toronto-based lyricist and adaptor. With composer Colleen Dauncey, he has written the scores to The Louder We Get (Theatre Calgary, Segal Centre), Grow (Grand Theatre, Godspeed Festival), Bremen Rock City (Toronto Fringe) Going Under (Bravo Academy, St. Lawrence College), Scenes from the Bathhouse, Offline (Talk is Free Theatre) and Vinyl Cafe: The Musical (Citadel Theatre). They have been celebrated as "the future of Canadian musical theatre" (Toronto Star) and "the Canadian musical's next power duo" (The Globe & Mail). Grow and Bremen Rock City were shortlisted for Best Musical by the Playwrights Guild of Canada's Tom Hendry Awards, and The Louder We Get received the top honour in 2016. Akiva also provided the English translations/adaptations of the Hebrew shows April Fools and The One My Soul Loves for the Segal Centre.