Erin Murray Quinlan

Quinlan graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2009.[4][5] She also studied composition at Philip Lasser's EAMA Nadia Boulanger Institute with Michel Merlet.[6] She is an alumna of the BMI Lehmen Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.[7][8]

Quinlan's musical about Ernest Hemingway and his four marriages, Hemingway's Wife, was produced at the Players Ring in 2015. It received mixed to negative reviews.[9][10] That year, Quinlan also wrote music and lyrics and co-wrote the script (with Larry Tish and Lee Goodwin) to Jews on First,[11] a trunk show about Jewish baseball players commissioned by Larry Ruttman, using stories from his book, American Jews and America's Game. Its NYC premiere was at the American Jewish Historical Society in 2016. She also co-wrote lyrics and wrote the music to "How Can I Tell You" on Rory Sherman's album MS. A Song Cycle,[12] which benefitted the MS Society UK and included compositions from Brian Lowdermilk, George Macguire, Robert J. Sherman, George Stiles, and Sarah Travis. It was sung by West End star Julie Atherton.[13]

In 2018, God Save Queen Pam had its Off-Broadway debut[14][15][16] at the Players Theatre, to which Quinlan wrote the music, lyrics, and book. It opened to generally positive reviews, holding a 75 rating on Show-Score.[17] It was published [2][3] by Roger Bean and Steele Spring Stage Rights in 2019.