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)
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,'' an original musical, music b
William Goldstein a new musical romance adapted from
Elizabeth von Arnim's novel ''
The Enchanted April
''The Enchanted April'' is a 1922 novel by British writer Elizabeth von Arnim. The work was inspired by a month-long holiday to the Italian Riviera, probably the most widely read (as an English and American best seller in 1923) and perhaps the ...
'', 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 a stage play about
Pamela Churchill Harriman
Pamela Beryl Harriman (''née'' Digby; March 20, 1920 – February 5, 1997), also known as Pamela Churchill Harriman, was an English-born American political activist for the Democratic Party, diplomat, and socialite. She married three times ...
* ''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
* ''The Undefeated Rhumba Champ'', a one-act comedy, published by Dramatists Play Service
Awards
LGBT History Playwriting Initiative Award 2015 Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation,
' Honorable Mention
* Excellence in Writing: Lyrics, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010,
'
* Most Promising Musical, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010,
' Honorable Mention
* Excellence in Writing: Book, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010,
' Honorable Mention
* Finalist, The Fred Ebb Award, 2005, 2006 & 2008
* Global Search for New Musicals, Cardiff, Wales, 2005,
'
* Edward Kleban Foundation Award—Outstanding Librettist, 2001, ''The Showgirl of 52nd Street''
References
External links
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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American dramatists and playwrights
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Northwestern University alumni