Brian Yorkey
Brian Yorkey (born October 23, 1970 in Omaha , Nebraska ) is an American playwright and songwriter who received the Pulitzer Prize for Theater in 2010 for the libretto for the musical Next to Normal and the Tony Award 2009 for the best original music.
Life
At the age of 10, Yorkey and his family moved to Issaquah , Washington state . He attended high school there and graduated in 1989. He then studied at Columbia University in New York.
Yorkey initially wrote a few plays such as his debut Funny Pages (1993). His greatest success so far was with the libretto for the musical Next to Normal (2008) for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Theater in 2010 and the Tony Award for the best original music in 2009 . It was also nominated for the Tony Award for best musical .
Yorkey developed the series Dead Girls Don't Lie , which started in 2017 , based on the Jay Asher novel of the same name .
Dramas
- Book Of Jobs
- Play It By Heart
- 1993: Funny Pages
- 1998: Making Tracks
- 2008: Next to Normal
Web links
- Brian Yorkey in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Entry (Complete Guide to Playwrights)
- Brian Yorkey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yorkey, Brian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American playwright, songwriter, and Pulitzer Prize winner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Omaha , Nebraska , United States |