The ASCAP Foundation has presented composer-lyricist and Atlantic artist Shaina Taub—creator of the Tony-winning musical Suffs, the recorded iteration of which has been nominated for the 2025 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album—with its Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award.

The first woman to single-handedly win Tonys for both the book and score for a musical, Taub also plays the lead role of Alice Paul in Suffs (and recently played Emma Goldman in New York City Center’s "Encores!" production of Ragtime).

“Shaina Taub’s groundbreaking work on Suffs as a composer, performer and multi-hyphenate creator has inspired many, leading to two Tony Awards and an incredibly successful Broadway debut,” said ASCAP Foundation Executive Director Nicole George-Middleton. “She is a master storyteller with a bright future, and we are truly honored to support her on her musical journey.”

Previous recipients of the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, which is funded by Mary Rodgers and the Rodgers Family Foundation, include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael R. Jackson, Pasek & Paul, David Hein and Irene Sankoff.

Read more about Suffs here.