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Encyclopedia > Stephen Flaherty

Stephen Flaherty (born 1960) is an American composer of musical theatre in collaboration with Lynn Ahrens, and best known for the show Once On This Island, which was nominated for eight Tony Awards. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Lynn Ahrens (born 1st October 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist who most frequently works with Stephen Flaherty. ... Once on This Island is a musical with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty, based on the novel My Love, My Love (novel) by Rosa Guy, which is a retelling of Hans Christian Andersens The Little Mermaid. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ...


Musicals

Once on This Island is a musical with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty, based on the novel My Love, My Love (novel) by Rosa Guy, which is a retelling of Hans Christian Andersens The Little Mermaid. ... My Favorite Year is a 1982 comedy film which tells the story of the early days of television, and a flamboyant film actor who is shepherded by a young intern through a day of overdrinking. ... Ragtime is a Broadway musical with book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty, based on the 1975 novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow. ... Seussical is a musical based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. ...

Movie Soundtrack

Original theatrical poster for . Anastasia is an animated feature created at Fox Animation Studios, produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and released on November 21, 1997 by Twentieth Century Fox. ...

External Link

  • Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty official website

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Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty-- Biography (1242 words)
Stephen was born in Pittsburgh on September 18, 1960, and graduated from the Cincinnati College Conservatory in 1982.
Stephen entered the workshop right after graduation, and the rest is history.....
That was hard for Stephen, though, because he came from more of a classical background and wasn't used to writing in front of someone.
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