Since graduating in 1994 with a degree in Psychology and Music, Leah's first career was that of a middle school music teacher, at Collins Middle School in Salem. She left a flourishing teaching career to pursue her creative passions, and just completed a Masters of Fine Arts degree at New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Having started as a composer, who at times was writing both book and music, Miles moved her focus to lyric and book writing for musicals. At NYU, she found her composer-collaborator Donny Codden. Here's a sample of one of the musicals they have written together: http://gmtw.tisch.nyu.edu/object/th_musicals.html
Miles and Codden are currently presenting new work at a Fringe Festival in Minnesota. http://http//www.fringefestival.org/2010/show/?id=1306
Leah will return to Salem State this fall with Donny Codden for a series of workshops on the collaborative process and musical theatre writing.
