Paper Moon - Broadway Creative Team

Ellen Fitzhugh (died July 16, 2023) was an American musical theatre lyricist and librettist. She was most notable for lyrics to the Broadway musical Grind, for which she was nominated for the 1985 Tony Award for Best Original Score. Other musicals included Herringbone, Paper Moon, Don Juan de Marco, Paradise Found and Los Otros. For film, she contributed lyrics to songs in The Great Mouse Detective and The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue. Highlights include Jerry Zaks' 1992 Guys and Dolls, The Boy From Oz starring Hugh Jackman, and Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life. As music director for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Hummel composed 3 songs for their 75th celebration in 2007.