- Lynn Ahrens
Lynn Ahrens (born
October 1 ,1948 ) is an Americanmusical theatre lyricist who most-frequently works withStephen Flaherty . They are best known for the shows "Once on This Island ", which was nominated for eightTony Awards , and "Ragtime", which was nominated for twelve Tony Awards and won Best Original Score. They also collaborated on songs for the movie "Anastasia". Ms. Ahrens is much beloved for her work writing music and lyrics and performing songs from "Schoolhouse Rock " and small late '70's/early '80's PSA's on ABC and "Captain Kangaroo " on CBS.She is a graduate of
Syracuse University . She and Flaherty met at the BMI Workshop in 1982 and started working together in 1983.Musicals
* "
Lucky Stiff " (1988)
* "Once on This Island " (1990)
* "My Favorite Year" (1992)
* "A Christmas Carol" (1995) (produced as a TV film in 2004)
* "Ragtime" (1998)
* "Seussical the Musical " (2000)
* "A Man of No Importance" (2002)
* "Dessa Rose" (2005)
* "The Glorious Ones " (openingApril 19 ,2007 )Contributions
* "I Eat", contribution to for
Audra McDonald External links
* [http://www.ahrensandflaherty.com Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty official website]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=7450 Internet Broadway Database credits]
* [http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Lynn&last=Ahrens&middle= Lortel listings]
* [http://www.musictheatreinternational.com/bio.asp?bID=3399 bio at MTI]
* [http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/boston/boston62.html interview, date unknown]
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