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BIO

Credits include Lysistrata Jones, Sister Act, Xanadu (Tony Nom., Drama Desk Best Book, Outer Critics Circle Best Musical), upcoming Lysistrata Jones. Plays: The Little Dog Laughed (Tony Nom., Olivier Nom. GLAAD Media Best Play), As Bees In Honey Drown (Outer Critics Circle), Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, Music From a Sparkling Planet, The Country Club, Advice From a Caterpillar, The Cartells, upcoming The Nance. Revues: White Lies, Mondo Drama. Screenplays: To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar; Advice From a Caterpillar.

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Productions

Sister ActSister Act
 
[West End, 2024]
Additional Book Material
Sister Act The MusicalSister Act The Musical
 
[West End, 2022]
Additional Book Material
FairycakesFairycakes
 
[Off-Broadway, 2021] [Replacement]
Playwright[Replacement]
Hood: The Robin Hood Musical AdventureHood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure
 
[Regional (US), 2017]
Director
Shows For DaysShows For Days
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Playwright
The Band WagonThe Band Wagon
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Book
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaRodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
 
[US Tour, 2014]
New Book
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CinderellaRodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Lyricist
Bookwriter
Rope
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Artistic Director
Mondo Drama
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Artistic Director
Shanghai Moon
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Artistic Director
The Dark Kalamazoo
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Artistic Director
Free to Be... You and Me
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Artistic Director
Director
Rude Entertainment
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Artistic Director
Music from a Sparkling Planet
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Artistic Director
The Torch-Bearers
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Artistic Director
The Country Club
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Artistic Director
The Author's Voice & Imagining Brad
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Artistic Director
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Artistic Director
As Thousands Cheer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Artistic Director
June Moon
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Artistic Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Artistic Director
Kingdom of Earth
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Director

Writing

Mondo Drama
Playwright
White Lies
Songs & Sketches
The Nance
Playwright
Xanadu
Bookwriter

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Book of a Musical

Douglas Carter Beane, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Douglas Carter Beane, Lysistrata Jones

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Book of a Musical

Douglas Carter Beane, Lysistrata Jones

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Book of a Musical

Douglas Carter Beane, Sister Act

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Book of a Musical

Douglas Carter Beane, Xanadu


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Douglas Carter Beane, Xanadu

Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Play

Douglas Carter Beane, The Little Dog Laughed


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Play

Douglas Carter Beane, As Bees in Honey Drown


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Douglas Carter Beane, As Bees in Honey Drown

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Douglas Carter Beane, As Bees in Honey Drown

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Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA Comes to Prescott Park Arts Festival Photo
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA Comes to Prescott Park Arts Festival
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2025

Prescott Park Arts Festival has announced its 2026 Signature Musical: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, to perform on the Wilcox Main Stage in downtown Portsmouth's Prescott Park. 
WATCH: Stage Entertainment presenta el tráiler de CENICIENTA Photo
WATCH: Stage Entertainment presenta el tráiler de CENICIENTA
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Nov 13, 2025

CENICIENTA, el último estreno de Stage Entertainment en el Teatro Coliseum, ha estrenado su tráiler con nuevas imágenes del espectáculo.
Photos: Inside The York Theatre's 33rd Annual Oscar Hammerstein Awards Gala Photo
Photos: Inside The York Theatre's 33rd Annual Oscar Hammerstein Awards Gala
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 11, 2025

The York Theatre recently held its 33rd Annual Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala, honoring Jerry Zaks and Joan Ross Sorkin. Check out photos from the event here!
CINDERELLA at Axelrod Performing Arts Center Announces Full Cast Photo
CINDERELLA at Axelrod Performing Arts Center Announces Full Cast
by Gillian Blum - Oct 25, 2025

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park, New Jersey announced the full cast for its upcoming production of CINDERELLA, running November 6 through 23.
Theatrical Rights Worldwide Acquires Licensing Rights for Broadway’s BOOP! THE MUSI Photo
Theatrical Rights Worldwide Acquires Licensing Rights for Broadway’s BOOP! THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2025

Theatrical Rights Worldwide has announced that BOOP! THE MUSICAL is now available for licensing in select countries, with full availability to follow. Learn more about how to license BOOP! THE MUSICAL here.
Douglas Carter Beane Appointed Artistic Director of Genesius Theatre Photo
Douglas Carter Beane Appointed Artistic Director of Genesius Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2025

Genesius Theatre has announced that five-time Tony Award nominated playwright, screenwriter, and director Douglas Carter Beane has joined the organization as Artistic Director for the coming year.
Review: Hale Centre Theatre’s SISTER ACT is Sacred Yet Secular Fun Photo
Review: Hale Centre Theatre’s SISTER ACT is Sacred Yet Secular Fun
by Tyler Hinton - Sep 29, 2025

SISTER ACT on Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage in Sandy is a top-tier production of the Utah favorite, from its raw, spiritual emotion to its heightened disco-charged revelry.
FINDING DOROTHY PARKER Returns to The Laurie Beechman Theatre Photo
FINDING DOROTHY PARKER Returns to The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2025

After a sold-out run, Finding Dorothy Parker, an evening celebrating the wit and wisdom of celebrated NY writer Dorothy Parker, will return to The Laurie Beechman Theatre at West Bank Café.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA To Be Presented By Franklin Light Opera September Photo
Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA To Be Presented By Franklin Light Opera September 19"21
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 10, 2025

Franklin Light Opera will present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella September 19–21 at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center. The Tony-winning musical features a fresh adaptation by Douglas Carter Beane, a full cast of local performers, and a live chamber orchestra.
WILD HEART Now Available for Licensing by TRW Photo
WILD HEART Now Available for Licensing by TRW
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2025

Theatrical Rights Worldwide has announced that performance rights for the powerful new musical, WILD HEART, are now available for licensing worldwide.
FUNNY GIRL and More Set for Shaw Festival 2026 Season Photo
FUNNY GIRL and More Set for Shaw Festival 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2025

The Shaw Festival has unveiled its 64th season today, set to begin in April 2026, featuring Funny Girl and more. See the full lineup here and learn more about the season!
Review: TO WONG FOO - THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT at Olney Theatre Photo
Review: TO WONG FOO - THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT at Olney Theatre
by Hannah R. Wing - Aug 27, 2025

To Wong Foo the Musical, featuring Quadry Brown, Solomon Parker III, Connor James Reilly, and David Singleton, recently made its American debut as a concert as part of Olney Theatre Center’s Outdoor series. 
XANADU Will Open at Gallery Theater in August Photo
XANADU Will Open at Gallery Theater in August
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2025

Gallery Theater in McMinnville will present Xanadu from August 29–September 21, 2025. Directed by Marla Nuttman, the glitter-filled musical comedy tells the story of a Greek muse who inspires the world’s first roller disco.
Winners Announced for 2025 Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival Photo
Winners Announced for 2025 Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 5, 2025

Concord Theatricals has announced the six winning plays of the 2025 Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, which will be published by Samuel French in the 50th Off Off Broadway Festival Plays anthology. The winning playwrights were selected from over 750 submissions worldwide.
Halston, Harada, Hoffman and Larsen to Star in FINDING DOROTHY PARKER at The Laurie B Photo
Halston, Harada, Hoffman and Larsen to Star in FINDING DOROTHY PARKER at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2025

Finding Dorothy Parker, an evening celebrating the wit and wisdom of Dorothy Parker, will play three performances at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
50th Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival Reveals Finalists And J Photo
50th Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival Reveals Finalists And Judges
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2025

The Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival has revealed this year's honorary OOB Festival playwrights. Learn more about the festival here!
SOUTH PACIFIC IN CONCERT Comes to the Olney Theatre Center Photo
SOUTH PACIFIC IN CONCERT Comes to the Olney Theatre Center
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2025

William Michals will return to Olney Theatre Center, to reprise his 2018 performance as Emile de Becque along with his co-star Jessica Lauren Ball, who played Nellie Forbush, in a one-night concert version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific.
Director Mark Brokaw Dies of Cancer Photo
Director Mark Brokaw Dies of Cancer
by Team BWW - Jun 29, 2025

Acclaimed director Mark Brokaw, whose visionary work spanned Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters across the United States and abroad, has passed away after a battle with cancer. 
Review: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA at Arizona Broadway Theatre Photo
Review: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA at Arizona Broadway Theatre
by Herbert Paine - Jun 23, 2025

In Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of CINDERELLA, audiences of all ages will find the magic they came for…and in that space, a story once deemed simple becomes something richer.
The Morgan-Wixson Theatre to Bring SISTER ACT to The Stage Photo
The Morgan-Wixson Theatre to Bring SISTER ACT to The Stage
by Emmy Rice - Jun 21, 2025

The Morgan-Wixson Theatre brings Sister Act, the hit movie turned stage musical, to Santa Monica this summer. Sister Act is a lively stage adaptation of the beloved 1992 film about a nightclub singer turned accidental nun.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Douglas Carter Beane written?

Douglas Carter Beane has written 16 shows including Maggie May (Book Writer), Advice from a Caterpillar (Playwright), White Lies (Songs & Sketches), As Bees in Honey Drown (Playwright), The Country Club (Playwright), Music from a Sparkling Planet (Playwright), Mondo Drama (Playwright), Xanadu (Bookwriter), The Little Dog Laughed (Playwright), Mr. & Mrs. Fitch (Playwright), Lysistrata Jones (Bookwriter), Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Bookwriter), The Nance (Playwright), Shows For Days (Writer), In Your Arms (Story), Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure (Bookwriter).

What awards has Douglas Carter Beane been nominated for?

Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Lysistrata Jones, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Lysistrata Jones, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sister Act, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Xanadu, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Xanadu, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Little Dog Laughed, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for As Bees in Honey Drown, John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for As Bees in Honey Drown and Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for As Bees in Honey Drown.

What awards has Douglas Carter Beane won?

Douglas Carter Beane has won the Outstanding Book of a Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for Xanadu. He also received the Outstanding Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for As Bees in Honey Drown and the John Gassner Playwriting Award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for As Bees in Honey Drown.

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