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David Lindsay-Abaire (Book & Lyrics) was most recently nominated for two Tony Awards for his work on Shrek the Musical: Best Book of a Musical and Best Score (with composer Jeanine Tesori). Prior to that he was awarded the 2008 Ed Kleban Award as America's most promising musical theater lyricist and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Rabbit Hole, which premiered on Broadway at MTC's Biltmore Theatre. Rabbit Hole also received five Tony nominations, including Best Play, and the Spirit of America Award. His other shows include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of teh World, High Fidelity and A Devil Inside, among others. In addition to his work in theater, David's screen adaptation of Rabbit Hold just finished shooting. It stars Nicole Kidman and is directed by John Cameron Mitchell, David is a proud New College and the Julliard School, as well as a member of the WGA and the Dramatists Guild Council.
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Jeanine Tesori (Music) has written three tony nominated scores for Broadway: Twelfth Night (Lincoln Center); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Lyrics, Dick Scanlan); and Caroline, or Change (Lyrics, Tony Kushner; director, George C. Wolfe). The National Theater production of Caroline, or Change in London received and Oliver Award for Best New Musical. Her first musical, Violet, written with Brian Crawly, received the NY Drama Critics Circle and Obio Awards, and was cited by ASCAP as the first woman composer to have "two new musicals running concurrently on Broadway." She composed the music for the New York Shakespeare Festival's Mother Courage, directed by George C. Wolfe and translated by Tony Kushner. Film scores include Nights in Rodanthe, Winds of Change, Show Business and Wrestling With Angels. She composed songs for the movie Shrek the Third and for Disney DVD releases Mulan II, Lilo and Stitch II and The Little Mermaid III. Ms. Tesori is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She is a graduate of Barnard College and lives in Manhattan with her husband Michael Rafter, and daughter Siena.
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Jason Moore (Broadway Director). Broadway: Avenue Q, Steel Magnolias. Carnegie Hall: Jerry Springer: the Opera, Off Broadway: Speech and Debate (Roundabout), Avenue Q (the Vineyard), Guardians (the Culture Project), The Crumple Zone. Associate directing: Les Miserables (Broadway, national tour), Ragtime (Vancouver), Writer: The Floatplane Notebooks (Charlotte Repertory Theatre). TV directing: episodes of “Dawson’s Creek,” “Everwood,” “One Tree Hill” and “Brother and Sisters.” Jason has a BS in performance studies from Northwestern University.
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