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Julia Riew

is a composer-lyricist, librettist, songwriter, and a New York Times bestselling novelist.

Her musical theater work includes viral hit Dive,
a reimagining of the Korean folktale Shimcheong, which has captivated millions online and is being developed for the American Repertory Theater with Tony-Award winning director Diane Paulus and GLAAD-Award winning playwright Diana Son. Julia also wrote the book, music, and lyrics for ENDLESS (dir. by Zi Alikhan), a new mythological musical about stars. Theater accolades include: 18th Annual Fred Ebb Award, Playbill’s Featured Songwriter of the Month, 4th Annual Woman to Watch on Broadway List, Princess Grace Award Honoraria, and the Inaugural Harvardwood Artist Launch Fellowship.

Julia’s literary work includes the Instant New York Times Bestselling YA fantasy novel The Last Tiger (Penguin Random House), co-written with her brother Brad. Other upcoming novels: MG fantasy Shim Jung Takes the Dive (HarperCollins, April 28th, 2026) and YA sci-fi comedy Free Wilma (Penguin, 2027).

Julia graduated magna cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in May 2022. There, Julia co-founded the Harvard College Asian Student Arts Project (ASAP), a club to provide the resources and community for Asian student artists. She co-wrote their first production, a musical called The East Side and later performed as “Paulette” in ASAP’s all-Asian production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, which received national recognition in fall 2021.