Birth Place: USA
Kopit was an American playwright. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist (Indians and Wings) and a three-time Tony Award nominee: Best Play, Indians (1970); Best Play, Wings (1979); and Best Book of a Musical, for Nine (1982). He won the Vernon Rice Award (now known as the Drama Desk Award) in 1962 for Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad and was nominated for another Drama Desk Award in 1979 for Wings.
Arthur Kopit, Nine
Arthur Kopit, Wings
Arthur Kopit, Wings
Arthur Kopit, Indians
Arthur Kopit, Indians
Arthur Kopit, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
Arthur Kopit has written 13 shows including Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (Playwright), Asylum (Playwright), The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis/ Sing to Me Through Open Windows (Playwright), Indians (Playwright), Wings (Playwright), Wings (Playwright), Nine (Bookwriter), End of the World (Playwright), High Society (Bookwriter), Road to Nirvana (Playwright), Wings (Source Material), Phantom (Bookwriter), Y2K (Playwright).
Arthur Kopit has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career. These include Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Nine," Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Wings," Best Play at the Tony Awards for "Wings," Best American Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Indians," Best Play at the Tony Awards for "Indians," and Best Playwright at the Drama Desk Awards for "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad."
Arthur Kopit has won the Best Playwright award at the Drama Desk Awards for "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad."
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