- Greg Kotis
Greg Kotis is a
New York -basedplaywright , who specializes in dark, disturbing comedies with socially relevant themes that often go overlooked in critical reviews of his work.He is best known for writing the book and co-writing the lyrics of "
Urinetown the Musical". He got the idea for Urinetown the Musical when, on an ill-budgeted visit toParis in 1995, he had to limit his trips to the pay toilets that are ubiquitous in that city. "Urinetown the Musical" received tenTony Award nominations: Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, two nominations for Best Actress in a Musical (Nancy Opel and Jennifer Laura Thompson), Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Choreography, and Best Orchestration. Urinetown has been performed around the world and in hundreds of American cities.His most recently produced play is "
Pig Farm ", which premiered at The Roundabout Theater in New York City in June, 2006.He has appeared on stage with and written for the
Neo-Futurists and Cardiff-Giant. He holds a degree in political science from theUniversity of Chicago where he was a member ofOff-Off Campus . He is married to the writerAyun Halliday , with whom he has two children.
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