David Lindsay-Abaire was most recently nominated for two Tony Awards for his work on Shrek The Musical: Best Book of a Musical and Best Score (with composer Jeanine Tesori). Prior to that he was awarded the 2008 Ed Kleban Award as America's most promising musical theatre lyricist and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Rabbit Hole, which premiered on Broadway at MTC. Rabbit Hole also received five Tony Award nominations, including Best Play, and the Spirit of America Award. His other shows include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World, High Fidelity and A Devil Inside, among others. In addition to his work in theatre, David's screen adaptation of Rabbit Hole is scheduled for release this month. It stars Nicole Kidman and is directed by John Cameron Mitchell. David is a proud New Dramatists alum, a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Juilliard School, as well as a member of the WGA and the Dramatists Guild Council.
David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo
David Lindsay-AbaireKimberly Akimbo
David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo
David Lindsay-AbaireKimberly Akimbo
David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo
David Lindsay-AbaireKimberly Akimbo
David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People
David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People
David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek The Musical
David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek The Musical
David Lindsay-Abaire
David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical
David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical
David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole
David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole
David Lindsay-AbaireWonder of the World
David Lindsay-Abaire, Fuddy Meers
David Lindsay-Abaire has written 14 shows including Betty Boop Project (Bookwriter), My Man Godfrey (Bookwriter), Fuddy Meers (Playwright), Wonder of the World (Author), Kimberly Akimbo (Playwright), The 24 Hour Plays 2003 (Playwright), The 24 Hour Plays 2004 (Playwright), The 24 Hour Plays 2005 (Playwright), Rabbit Hole (Playwright), High Fidelity (Bookwriter), The 24 Hour Plays 2007 (Playwright), Good People (Playwright), Ripcord (Author), Shrek the Musical (Bookwriter).
David Lindsay-Abaire has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career. These include nominations for "Kimberly Akimbo" in categories such as Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards, Best Original Score at the Tony Awards, and Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards. He also received nominations for "Good People" and "Shrek The Musical" in various categories at the Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, Lindsay-Abaire won awards such as The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Rabbit Hole," The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Wonder of the World," and the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Fuddy Meers."
David Lindsay-Abaire has won several awards, including the Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for "Kimberly Akimbo." He also won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical for "Kimberly Akimbo" and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Rabbit Hole." Additionally, he received the Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist award for his work.
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