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Production Staff

Lynn Ahrens Bookwriter
Lyricist
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Lynn Ahrens' writing spans the Broadway stage, feature film and network television. She won the Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and received two Grammy nominations as lyricist of the Broadway musical Ragtime; in the same year, she received two Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations and a Gold Record for Twentieth Century Fox's animated feature film Anastasia. She wrote book and lyrics for Seussical (Grammy nomination, one of the most performed shows in America); Once On This Island (London Olivier Award, Best Musical, Tony nominations for Best Book and Score); Lincoln Center Theater's The Glorious Ones ... read more
Stephen Flaherty Composer
Composer
Stephen Flaherty writes music for theater, film, recordings and the concert stage. He is perhaps best known as the composer of the Broadway musicals Ragtime (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Grammy nominations), Seussical (Grammy and Drama Desk nominations), Once on This Island (Tony nomination, Olivier Award for London's Best Musical), and also contributed music to Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (original songs) and Neil Simon's Proposals (incidental music). He has also written four musicals produced at Lincoln Center Theatre: The Glorious Ones (Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk nominations), Dessa Rose (Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk ... read more
Rosa Guy Source Material
(Based on novel)
Richard Balcombe Musical Director

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Awards and Nominations

1995 Olivier Awards
Best Director of a Musical: David Toguri and Gwenda Hughes was nominated but did not win.
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical: Sharon D Clarke was nominated but did not win.
Best Theatre Choreographer: David Toguri was nominated but did not win.
The American Express Award for Best New Musical: Stephen Flaherty won.

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