Kirsten Childs
Kirsten Childs | |
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Born | 1952 (age 72–73) Los Angeles, California, USA |
Occupation | Playwright, librettist |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin; Bella: An American Tall Tale |
Kirsten J. Childs (born 1952)[1] is an American playwright, librettist, and former actress.[2]
Early life and performing career
Childs was born in Los Angeles, California.[3] Her parents were schoolteachers. She began her theatrical career in the late 1970s as a Broadway performer, when Bob Fosse cast her in a production of Chicago. She went on to appear in productions of Dancin', Jerry's Girls, and Sweet Charity in the 1980s. Primarily a stage actress, her one major film role was the 1989 comedy See No Evil, Hear No Evil, in which she played the long-suffering sister of Richard Pryor's character.[4][5]
Later writing career
Childs subsequently turned to writing her own theatrical productions, beginning with the semi-autobiographical work The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (2000),[6][7] an off-Broadway musical which received an Obie Award.[8] Her other musicals include Miracle Brothers (2005)[9] and Bella: An American Tall Tale (2016), a winner of the Weston Playhouse New Musical Award.[10][11]
Childs has also served as an assistant professor in New York University Tisch School of the Arts' Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program.[12]
References
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ "Artist Interview: Kirsten Childs". Playwrights Horizons. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Aaron Dobbs; Lily Oei (11 August 2005). "Kirsten Childs, Musical Theater Writer". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
- ^ Mandell, Jonathan (18 June 2000). "Theater: Beyond Black, Just Herself". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
- ^ Klein, Alvin (15 July 1979). "When 'Chicago' Is in Trouble, It Goes Into a Dance". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017.
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Brantley, Ben (21 June 2000). "Theater Review: Wearing Perkiness That's Cut on the Bias". The New York Times.
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value (help) - ^ Billington, Michael (8 February 2017). "The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin review – witty, vivacious musical". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017.
- ^ "2001 Obie Awards". Obie Awards. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (19 September 2005). "Dolphins Turn Human and Trouble Ensues". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015.
- ^ Murray, Larry (29 January 2016). "Kirsten Childs' "Bella: An American Tall Tale" wins Weston Playhouse New Musical Award". Berkshire on Stage. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016.
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- ^ "Kirsten J. Childs - Adjunct Assistant Professor". NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
External links
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts – Profile
- Broadway World – Profile
- Kirsten Childs at IMDb
- Kirsten Childs at the Internet Broadway Database
- 1952 births
- Living people
- American women dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century American actresses
- African-American dramatists and playwrights
- African-American actresses
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- Actresses from Los Angeles
- Writers from Los Angeles
- American stage actresses
- American film actresses
- Tisch School of the Arts faculty