Falcone & Kerrigan Given 19th Annual Kleban Award For Librettist & Lyricist

By: May. 07, 2009
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Beth Falcone and Kait Kerrigan have received the 19th Annual Kleban Award. In honor of Edward Kleban, this award is given annually to both a librettist and a lyricist. The award is in the amount of $100,000 to each recipient.

According to the Kleban Application 2009:

1) A work by the applicant has previously been produced on a stage or in a workshop performance.
2) The applicant is or has been a member or an associate of a professional musical workshop or theater group,
i.e., ASCAP, BMI Theater Workshop or the Dramatists Guild Musical Theater Development Program.
Any individual who has previously won the Kleban Award or any individual whose work has been performed on
the Broadway stage for a cumulative period of two years prior to the date of the application is ineligible.

Beth Falcone is the composer-lyricist of 'Wanda's World' while Kait Kerrigan wrote the book and lyrics for 'Henry and Mudge'.

http://kerrigan-lowdermilk.com/henryandmudge.html

http://www.wandasworld.tv/


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