Charles Leipart
Charles Leipart is an American musical theatre bookwriter-lyricist and playwright. He was born in Chicago and graduated from Northwestern University. He lives in New York City.
Works (selection)
[edit]MUSICALS Book & Lyrics for all works:
- Good Girls Only, the Rehearsal Club Musical, music by Jamey Grisham; additional music by John Kroner and Eric Scott Reed
- Dickens' Haunted Christmas, the new mystery musical, music by Eric Schorr
- Me and Miss Monroe,[1] an original musical, music by William Goldstein
- Enchanted April, a new musical romance adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's novel The Enchanted April, music by Richard B. Evans
- Frog Kiss, a musical adapted from The Frog Prince by Stephen Mitchell, music by Eric Schorr
- The Showgirl of 52nd Street, an original musical, music by John Kroner
- The Price of Everything, an original musical adapted from Thorstein Veblen's The Theory of The Leisure Class, music by Richard B. Evans
- espresso trasho, an original musical, music by Eric Schorr
- The Doctor's Wife, a musical adapted from Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, music by Eric Schorr
PLAYS
- George and Martha's Wedding Gift, a Play of Enslavement
- Tailoring Hitler, Made-to-Measure in One Act
- The Adolf I Knew, a Play of Collective Memory
- A Kind of Marriage, a play about the private life of British novelist E. M. Forster
- Swimming at the Ritz,[2][3] a stage play about Pamela Churchill Harriman
- Underfoot in Show Business, a stage play adapted from the comic memoir by Helene Hanff.
- Mr. & Mrs. "A", a stage play
- Deep Sleepers, a comedy, published by Dramatists' Play Service[4]
- The Undefeated Rhumba Champ, a one-act comedy, published by Dramatists Play Service[5]
Awards
[edit]- LGBT History Playwriting Initiative Award 2015, Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, A Kind of Marriage Honorable Mention
- Excellence in Writing: Lyrics, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss[6]
- Most Promising Musical, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss Honorable Mention[6]
- Excellence in Writing: Book, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss Honorable Mention[6]
- Finalist, The Fred Ebb Award, 2005, 2006 & 2008
- Global Search for New Musicals, Cardiff, Wales, 2005, Frog Kiss[7]
- Edward Kleban Foundation Award—Outstanding Librettist, 2001, The Showgirl of 52nd Street[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Me and Miss Monroe, With Rachel York, Michael Rupert, J. Robert Spencer, Begins Free Run April 21". Playbill.com. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ Published on Friday 18 June 2010 12:10 (2010-06-18). "Review: Swimming at the Ritz - News". Eastbourne Herald. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Flood, Tony (2011-03-17). "Swimming At The Ritz, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, March 15 (From The Argus)". Theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Dramatists Play Service, Inc". Dramatists.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Dramatists Play Service, Inc". Dramatists.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ a b c "NYMF Gala to Honor the Weisslers; 2010 Awards for Excellence Winners Announced". Playbill.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "The Global Search for New Musicals". Chapter. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "BMI | Search Results".
- ^ "Leipart, Bucchino and Cook Win 2001 Kleban Award". Playbill.com. 2001-03-08. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
External links
[edit]- www.charlesleipart.com
- http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Rachel_York_Leads_AMAS_ME_AND_MISS_MONROE_42123_20110321
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110726141533/http://www.amasmusical.org/recentevents.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100908064703/http://www.frogkissthemusical.com/FROG_KISS_THE_MUSICAL/The_Lilly_Pad.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101220213327/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144966-PHOTO-CALL-Bebe-Neuwirth-Chita-Rivera-Joshua-Henry-and-More-at-the-NYMF-Awards
- http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/reviews/10-2010/nymf-2010-roundup-2_31017.html
- http://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/theatre/argustheatrereviews/8915539.Swimming_At_The_Ritz__Devonshire_Park_Theatre__Eastbourne__March_15/
- http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/review_swimming_at_the_ritz_1_1434158
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121022032626/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/58925-Leipart-Bucchino-and-Cook-Win-2001-Kleban-Award
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