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Robert L. Freedman Awards and Nominations

BroadwayWorld Awards - 2014 - Best Book of a Musical

Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Lyrics

Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Book of a Musical

Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

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A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER to be Presented at Santa Fe Playhouse in July

Santa Fe Playhouse will present the four Tony Award-winning Edwardian-style murderous musical farce, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder this summer.

Farmington Players Present A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

Get ready for murder to serve up lots of laughs on stage in a tightly woven “knock ‘em dead romp.” The Farmington Players Barn is excited to open A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman; music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. 

Opera Saratoga Presents DON PASQUALE This July

Opera Saratoga will present a 2023 summer festival season that will be anchored in the heart of Saratoga Springs.

Opera Saratoga Presents THE SELFISH GIANT, Beginning July 1

Opera Saratoga will present a 2023 summer festival season that will be anchored in the heart of Saratoga Springs.

A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER to Open as Part of Opera Saratoga's Summer Festival

Opera Saratoga's 2023 summer festival season that will be anchored in the heart of Saratoga Springs.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL and More Set For Baltimore Center Stage 2023/2024 Mainstage Season

Baltimore Center Stage has announced the complete 2023/24 Season, the final season programmed by Stephanie Ybarra in her tenure as Artistic Director. Memberships for the 23/24 Season go on sale on May 18, 2023, and single ticket sales will go on sale in the summer. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Opera Saratoga Announces 2023 Summer Festival Lineup at Universal Preservation Hall

Opera Saratoga has shared a 2023 summer festival season that will be anchored in the heart of Saratoga Springs. Learn more about the lineup here!

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Alex Brightman, and More Join Kleban Prize For Musical Theatre Presentation

The Kleban Foundation will present the 33rd annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre on Monday, February 6 at 5PM in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI at BMI's New York City headquarters (7 World Trade Center).

2023 Kleban Prize For Musical Theatre Will Be Presented To Ryan Scott Oliver and Ethan Lipton

The Kleban Foundation has announced the recipients of the 33rd annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. The 2023 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Ryan Scott Oliver.

Feature: Looking Back at Some of Our Favorite San Diego Theatre Experiences in 2022

Here is a list of some of my favorite theatre experiences in San Diego in 2022! This is by no means a complete list of everything that was excellent in this past year, but now we get to turn towards 2023 and all of the fantastic theatre that is sure to come our way.

Photos: Go Inside the 2022 Fred Ebb Award Ceremony

See photos from the eighteenth annual Fred Ebb Award ceremony. Julia Riew was the recipient of the Fred Ebb Award. The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, was presented by Beth Leavel on Monday November 28th from 6-8pm at a by-invitation-only ceremony in the Penthouse Lounge of The American Airlines Theater.

Julia Riew to Receive 18th Annual Fred Ebb Award

The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company will present the eighteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Julia Riew.

Santa Fe Playhouse to Present SWEAT, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER, and More for 2023 Season

The exciting performance schedule includes the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder and the Pulitzer Prize-winning labor rights drama, Sweat. The first play, The Baby Monitor, written by Santa Fe resident David Stallings, opens March 4. 

Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Desert Theatreworks

How can eight murders onstage bring an audience to laughter that almost raises the roof? I suggest you get to Desert Theatreworks' production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder to find out for yourself! Great music, acting, directing and sets - this show has it all.

Brandy, Bernadette Peters & More to Celebrate CINDERELLA in New 20/20 Special

ABC News Studios will air “Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20” featuring members of its all-star cast — Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander and Veanne Cox. Billy Porter, Todrick Hall, Debra Martin Chase, Neil Meron, and costumer Ellen Mirojnick will also make appearances.

Photos: WaterTower Theatre Presents A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

WaterTower Theatre presents A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, a musical comedy by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak. See photos from the production!

Review: WITNESSES at CCAE Theatricals is inspiring, heartbreaking, and not to be missed

CCAE Theatricals brings the world premiere of WITNESSES to stage through July 30th and this inspiring, heartbreaking, and ambitious work is not one you want to miss.

Photos: First Look At The World Premiere Musical WITNESSES At CCAE Theatricals

Get a first look at newly released production photos from the World Premiere Musical, WITNESSES, making its World Premiere in the Center Theater at California Center for the Arts, Escondido (CCAE), from July 15 - 30.

Interview: Jordan Beck & J. Scott Lapp talk about the world premiere of WITNESSES at CCAE Theatricals

Interview with Jordan Beck, who conceived of WITNESSES, & is also the Managing Producer of Theatrical Productions for CCAE, along with the show Director and CCAE’s Artistic Director J. Scott Lapp about the process of bringing this piece to the stage, and what they hope audiences take away from it.

Photos: Get A First Look Inside The Rehearsal Room For the World Premiere of WITNESSES At CCAE Theatricals

WITNESSES, making its World Premiere in the Center Theater at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, from July 15 - 30, is a riveting, heartfelt and incredibly powerful theatrical event based on the diaries of five Jewish teenagers during the Holocaust. Get a first look inside rehearsals here.

Robert L. Freedman FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Robert L. Freedman has written 2 shows including A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (Bookwriter), The Flamingo Kid (Book and Lyrics).

Robert L. Freedman has been nominated for several awards, including Best Book of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards), Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards), and Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards), all for the Broadway show A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder. He was also nominated for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for the same show. Additionally, he was recognized as a Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist.

Robert L. Freedman has won several awards for his work in Broadway. These include Best Book of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards), Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards), and Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards), all for the musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder". He also won Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for the same show. In addition, he was recognized as the Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist.

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