Henry Krieger
Henry Krieger (born February 9, 1945 in New York City ) is an American composer .
Life
Krieger attended Scarborough School in Scarborough , New York . He studied art and music at American University in Washington, DC, and Columbia University in New York City, and then graphics at the Xaveriana Pontifical University in Bogotá , Colombia . Before he turned 30, he began writing music for off-off Broadway works. Krieger composed the music for the Broadway musical Dreamgirls ( filmed in 2006 ) in 1981 , the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid 1983 and the Broadway musical Side Show 1997.
Krieger was nominated for Best Music for Dreamgirls and for Side Show at the Tony Awards , and won a Grammy Award for his music album for the Broadway musical Dreamgirls , which was filmed in 2006. In 2007 he received three Oscar nominations for the songs "Listen", "Love You I Do" and "Patience". He wrote the music for many other American television productions.
Since 1995, Krieger has lived with Canadian actor Robert Joy in New York City.
Awards and prizes (selection)
- Tony Award nomination for Best Music for Dreamgirls and for Side Show
- Grammy Award for his music album on Dreamgirls
- 2007: Oscar nominations for the songs " Listen ", " Love You I Do " and " Patience " in the film version of Dreamgirls
Web links
- The Villager: Henry Krieger
- Henry Krieger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TheVillager: Henry Krieger
- ↑ TheBarrieExaminer: Joy gets to join his daughter on stage ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 11, 2011
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Warrior, Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |