John Weidman

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John Whitney Weidman (born September 25, 1946 in New York City ) is an American librettist .

Life

John Weidman came in 1946 as the son of the author Jerome Weidman and his wife, the author Elizabeth Weidman, b. Payne, born in New York.

He has written the books for a variety of musicals, including three in collaboration with Stephen Sondheim (Pacific Overtures, Assassins, and Road Show) . In 1999 he was involved in the work on the Tony-winning musical Contact, for which Susan Stroman directed and was responsible for the choreography. He was nominated three times for the Tony Award (best book for a musical) .

Weidman has been a copywriter for Sesame Street since 1986 and has won more than a dozen Emmy Awards for outstanding writing for a children's program.

From 1999 to 2009 he was President of the Dramatists Guild of America .

Weidman received a BA from Harvard University and a JD ( Juris Doctor ) from Yale Law School .

He has been married to the therapist Lila Coleburn since 1978. You have two children.

Stage work

  • Pacific Overtures - 1976 (Tony Award nomination for best book in a musical)
  • Anything Goes - 1987 (revision of the original, Tony Award nomination for Best Musical Revival)
  • Assassins - 1991 (Drama Desk Award nomination and Tony Award for Best Musical Revival)
  • Big - 1996 (Tony Award nomination for the best book in a musical)
  • Contact - 2000 (Tony Award nomination for the best book in a musical and Tony Award for the best musical)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b John Weidman Biography (1946-) , filmreference.com, accessed March 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ List IMDB.com (accessed: March 20, 2014)

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personal data
SURNAME Weidman, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weidman, John Whitney (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American librettist
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City