David Zippel
David Zippel (born May 17, 1954 in Easton , Pennsylvania ) is an American musical theater writer.
Life
David Zippel grew up in Easton. Even in high school , he wrote funny parody texts on popular pieces of music to make fun of his teachers. At the University of Pennsylvania he wrote a musical called Rotunda with and graduated in 1976. He then attended Harvard Law School to become a lawyer specializing in theater. During his student days, however, he met Wally Harper , Barbara Cook's companion . He was just looking for a songwriting partner. So they wrote several songs together, with Cook two ( Sing a Song With Me and It Takes Nothing Away from Me) premiered at their Carnegie Hall concert , which was then released on their live album.
In 1989 he made his debut with the musical City of Angels , which won several Tony Awards . The Goodbye Girl followed in 1993 , based on the 1977 film The Subtenant .
He made his film debut with the film Die Schwanenprinzessin (1994), for which he not only co-wrote several songs but was also the singing voice for Jean-Bob. He received his first Oscar nomination for the song Go the Distance from Hercules (1997). His second followed just a year later for the Mulan Score , for which he also received an Annie Award .
In 1997 he wrote the theme song for the sitcom Veronica .
In 2004 the musical The Woman in White by Andrew Lloyd Webber followed , based on the novel The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins . In the same year he made his directorial debut with the musical Princesses . In 2009 he was involved in the stage program Liza's at The Palace .... by Liza Minnelli .
In 2011 he wrote the text for the song The Star-Spangled Man from Captain America: The First Avenger , which is based on Irving Berlin .
In 2019 the musical Hercules was released , for which he also wrote lyrics.
Filmography
- 1994: The Schwanenrinzessin (The Swan Princess)
- 1997: Hercules
- 1997: Veronica (Veronica's Closet) (title track)
- 1998: Mulan
- 1998: Pokémon - The Movie (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā: Myūtsū no Gyakushū) (Song: We're a Miracle)
- 1998–1999: Hercules (cartoon series)
- 2001: Wedding Planner - Verliebt, engaged, verplant (The Wedding Planner) (Song: Plan on Forever )
- 2004: Ella - Verflixt & zauberhaft (Ella Enchanted) (Song: True to Your Heart )
- 2004: Mulan 2 (Mulan II) (Song: A Girl Worth Fighting For (Redux) )
- 2011: Captain America: The First Avenger (Song: The Star Spangled Man )
theatre
- 1987: Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theater
- 1989-1992: City of Angels
- 1993: The Goodbye Girl
- 2004: Barbara Cook's Broadway!
- 2004: Princesses (also director)
- 2004-2005: On the Record
- 2005-2006: The Woman in White
- 2008–2009: Liza's at The Palace ....
- 2009: The Best Is Yet To Come: The Music of Cy Coleman (also director)
- 2013: They're Playing His Songs: The Music of Marvin Hamlisch (also director)
- 2015: The Importance of Being Earnest (In New York) (also director)
- 2016: Spamilton: An American Parody (Producer)
- 2019: Hercules
Awards
Nominations
- 1995 : Golden Globe for the best song for Far Longer Than Forever (from Die Schwanenprinzessin , together with Lex de Azevdo )
- 1998 : Oscar for the best song for Go the Distance (from Hercules , together with Alan Menken )
- 1998 : Golden Globe for the best song for Go the Distance (from Hercules , together with Alan Menken )
- 1999 : Oscar for Best Original Score for Mulan (along with Matthew Wilder and Jerry Goldsmith )
- 1999 : Grammy Award for Best Song for True to Your Heart (from Mulan , with Matthew Wilder )
- 1999 : Golden Globe for best song for Reflection (from Mulan , with Matthew Wilder )
- 2006 : Tony Award for Best Original Music for The Woman in White
Won
- 1990: Tony Award for Best Original Music for City of Angels
- 1998: Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production (with Matthew Wilder and Jerry Goldsmith )
Web links
- David Zippel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e David Zippel. In: Masterworks Broadway. Retrieved January 12, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Kenneth Jones: Princesses, the Broadway-Aimed New Musical by Zippel & Company, Opens in Seattle on August 17, August 17, 2005, accessed on January 12, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Zippel, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musical theater writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Easton , Pennsylvania |