Elizabeth and Essex - Off-Off-Broadway Creative Team

Engquist wrote the lyrics to a number of musicals, including KUNI-LEML in 1984 which won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best Off Broadway musical. Engquist's other works include a musical version of Maxwell Anderson's drama "Elizabeth the Queen," titled, ELIZABETH AND ESSEX. He worked on a number of shows for the Jewish Repertory Theater including MY HEART IS IN THE EAST (1983) and HALF A WORLD AWAY (1987). Collaborations included "ABIE'S ISLAND ROSE" with Frank Evans and LITTLE HAM (2002) with composer Judd Woldin. LITTLE HAM was a musical based on Langston's Hughes' comedy set in 1920's Harlem. His most recent ... read more