Stephen Dolginoff
Stephen Dolginoff | |
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 Stephen Dolginoff | |
| Education | New York University, Tisch School of the Arts |
| Known for | Playwright/Composer/Lyricist |
| Website | Stephendolginoff.com |
Stephen Dolginoff is an award-winning, New York City based playwright-composer. His most notable work is Thrill Me, the musical version of the true story of Leopold and Loeb, which opened Off-Broadway at the York Theatre in 2005.[1] Subsequently it was published by Dramatists Play Service.[2] and has been performed in cities across America, as well as internationally in cities such as Toronto, London, Melbourne & Sydney, Australia; Athens, Greece, Datteln Germany; Tokyo, Japan [3] and Seoul, South Korea [4] Dolginoff won an ASCAP Music Award for the score of Thrill Me and was nominated for New York's Drama Desk Award for both Best Musical and Best Music Score[5] as well as an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Best Off-Broadway Musical.[6] The Los Angeles production was nominated for an Ovation Award for Best Musical in an Intimate Theatre.[7] In 2009, Dolginoff received a Los Angeles Garland Award honorable mention for the Music & Lyrics of Thrill Me.[8]
For his 1994 musical, One Foot Out the Door, he received the Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Book, Music & Lyrics.
Dolginoff has also written the musicals Flames (premiere production 2013),[9] which was subsequently published by Samuel French, Inc.,[10] Monster Makers, which premiered in NYC in 2015 and was also published by Samuel French,[11] Most Men Are, Journey to the Center of the Earth[12] and Panic (which opened at the Lamb Theatre in April 2009).[13] As an actor, Dolginoff portrayed the role of Nathan Leopold, in the Off Broadway,[14] Seattle,[15] and Buffalo[16] productions of Thrill Me. He received a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts.
He was born and raised in Kansas City.
References
- ^ http://yorktheatre.org/History.htm
- ^ http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=3686
- ^ http://www.theaterguide.co.jp/search_result/paid/detail.php?id=24498
- ^ http://www.musicalheaven.co.kr
- ^ http://dramadesk.com/nominations_2006.html
- ^ http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&title=Thrill%20Me%3A%20The%20Leopold%20%26%20Loeb%20Story
- ^ http://www.lastagealliance.com/pdf/ovation/2008/List%20of%20Nominees%203.pdf
- ^ http://www.backstage.com/bso/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003950964
- ^ http://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/lamb-arts-premieres-new-play-flames-as-fundraiser/article_1da33527-c51c-583c-ba53-6116b47f2b78.html
- ^ http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/17390/flames
- ^ http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/59114/monster-makers
- ^ http://www.fullyflighted.com/journey.html
- ^ http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2009/04/24/entertainment/local/301e25cbab2df109862575a1006de877.txt
- ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94334.html
- ^ http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-03-07/arts/blood-lust-and-legacies/
- ^ http://cinemaqueer.com/review%20pages/interviewstephendolginoff.html
External links
- Michael Feingold (May 24, 2005). Theater. Village Voice. Accessed 2008-12-28.
- James Barron (February 5, 2002). Boldface names. New York Times. Accessed 2008-12-28.
- Neil Genzlinger (June 1, 2005). Theatre Review. New York Times. Accessed 2008-12-28
- Official Website Stephen Dolginoff