Charles Leipart

Summary

Charles Leipart is an American musical theatre bookwriter-lyricist and playwright. He was born in Chicago and graduated from Northwestern University. He lives in New York City.

Works (selection) edit

MUSICALS Book & Lyrics for all works:

  • Good Girls Only, the Rehearsal Club Musical, music by Jamey Grisham; additional music by John Kroner and Eric Scott Reed
  • Dickens' Haunted Christmas, the new mystery musical, music by Eric Schorr
  • Me and Miss Monroe,[1] an original musical, music by William Goldstein
  • Enchanted April, a new musical romance adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's novel The Enchanted April, music by Richard B. Evans
  • Frog Kiss, a musical adapted from The Frog Prince by Stephen Mitchell, music by Eric Schorr
  • The Showgirl of 52nd Street, an original musical, music by John Kroner
  • The Price of Everything, an original musical adapted from Thorstein Veblen's The Theory of The Leisure Class, music by Richard B. Evans
  • espresso trasho, an original musical, music by Eric Schorr
  • The Doctor's Wife, a musical adapted from Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, music by Eric Schorr

PLAYS

  • George and Martha's Wedding Gift, a Play of Enslavement
  • Tailoring Hitler, Made-to-Measure in One Act
  • The Adolf I Knew, a Play of Collective Memory
  • A Kind of Marriage, a play about the private life of British novelist E. M. Forster
  • Swimming at the Ritz,[2][3] a stage play about Pamela Churchill Harriman
  • Underfoot in Show Business, a stage play adapted from the comic memoir by Helene Hanff.
  • Mr. & Mrs. "A", a stage play
  • Deep Sleepers, a comedy, published by Dramatists' Play Service[4]
  • The Undefeated Rhumba Champ, a one-act comedy, published by Dramatists Play Service[5]

Awards edit

  • LGBT History Playwriting Initiative Award 2015, Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, A Kind of Marriage Honorable Mention
  • Excellence in Writing: Lyrics, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss[6]
  • Most Promising Musical, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss Honorable Mention[6]
  • Excellence in Writing: Book, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss Honorable Mention[6]
  • Finalist, The Fred Ebb Award, 2005, 2006 & 2008
  • Global Search for New Musicals, Cardiff, Wales, 2005, Frog Kiss[7]
  • Edward Kleban Foundation Award—Outstanding Librettist, 2001, The Showgirl of 52nd Street[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Me and Miss Monroe, With Rachel York, Michael Rupert, J. Robert Spencer, Begins Free Run April 21". Playbill.com. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  2. ^ Published on Friday 18 June 2010 12:10 (2010-06-18). "Review: Swimming at the Ritz - News". Eastbourne Herald. Retrieved 2012-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Flood, Tony (2011-03-17). "Swimming At The Ritz, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, March 15 (From The Argus)". Theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  4. ^ "Dramatists Play Service, Inc". Dramatists.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  5. ^ "Dramatists Play Service, Inc". Dramatists.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  6. ^ a b c "NYMF Gala to Honor the Weisslers; 2010 Awards for Excellence Winners Announced". Playbill.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  7. ^ "The Global Search for New Musicals". Chapter. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  8. ^ "BMI | Search Results".
  9. ^ "Leipart, Bucchino and Cook Win 2001 Kleban Award". Playbill.com. 2001-03-08. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-07-09.

External links edit

  • www.charlesleipart.com
  • http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Rachel_York_Leads_AMAS_ME_AND_MISS_MONROE_42123_20110321
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20110726141533/http://www.amasmusical.org/recentevents.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100908064703/http://www.frogkissthemusical.com/FROG_KISS_THE_MUSICAL/The_Lilly_Pad.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20101220213327/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144966-PHOTO-CALL-Bebe-Neuwirth-Chita-Rivera-Joshua-Henry-and-More-at-the-NYMF-Awards
  • http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/reviews/10-2010/nymf-2010-roundup-2_31017.html
  • http://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/theatre/argustheatrereviews/8915539.Swimming_At_The_Ritz__Devonshire_Park_Theatre__Eastbourne__March_15/
  • http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/review_swimming_at_the_ritz_1_1434158
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20121022032626/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/58925-Leipart-Bucchino-and-Cook-Win-2001-Kleban-Award