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Dick Scanlan (born 1960) is an American librettist, writer, and actor.
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Biography
Scanlan has written articles that have appeared in The New York Times "Arts & Leisure" section, The Village Voice, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Advocate, Playboy and Theatre Week.[1]
His short stories have been published in many magazines and are included in Best American Gay Fiction (1996). Scanlan was a guest editor for the Tony Award edition of Playbill for 1997 and 1998. His critically acclaimed novel Does Freddy Dance was published in 1995.[1]
Theatre
He is an accomplished actor, best known for his portrayal of Miss Great Plains in the 1991 musical Pageant.[1][2]
He is the co-book writer and lyricist of the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, which premiered on Broadway in 2002. He is the co-writer, with Sherie Rene Scott, of the musical Everyday Rapture, which opened Off-Broadway in May 2009 and again on Broadway on April 29th, 2010.[3][4]
Personal
He is HIV-positive.[5] [6] He said: "I never want to imply that I lived because I have a stronger life drive than the people who died", Scanlan says, emphatically crediting his rebound to the anti-HIV drug cocktail instead. "I've lost so many people who I knew to be passionate and committed to their lives. That said, it is absolutely true that your outlook contributes to your longevity. I chose to keep investing in my future--even when I had no future."
Awards
- 2002 Tony Award Best Book of a Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie [nominee]
- 2002 Tony Award Best Original Musical Score, Thoroughly Modern Millie [nominee]
- 2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie [nominee]
- 2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics, Thoroughly Modern Millie [nominee]
- 2010 Tony Award Best Book of a Musical, "Everyday Rapture" [nominee]
- 2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical, Everyday Rapture [nominee]
References
- ^ a b c "About Dick Scanlan" masterworksbroadway.com, accessed February 4, 2010
- ^ 'Pageant' Off-Broadway listing lortel.org, accessed February 4, 2010
- ^ "Sherie Blossom Time" tdf.org, accessed February 4, 2010
- ^ Sommer, Elyse."A CurtainUp Review:'Thoroughly Modern Millie' " curtainup.com, April 23, 2002
- ^ Williams, Bradley David. THOROUGHLY DICK outsmartmagazine.com, December 2003
- ^ Scanlon, Dick.POZ Work poz.com, January 2000
External links
- Internet Broadway Database listing
- Production: Thoroughly Modern Millie - Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2002
Categories:- 1961 births
- People with HIV/AIDS
- American musical theatre composers
- American novelists
- American short story writers
- American musical theatre actors
- Gay writers
- LGBT writers from the United States
- Living people
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