Ira Gasman

Ira Gasman

Ira Gasman is an American theatre writer and lyricist and newspaper columnist.

Gasman was nominated for both Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his contributions to "The Life", the 1997 Broadway musical that had its first production at off-Broadway's Westbeth Theatre seven years earlier.

Gasman's other credits include "What's a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State Like This?" (1985) and "Radiant Baby", based on the life of artist Keith Haring, which was presented by the Public Theater in 2003 and received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Musical.

Gasman regularly writes a column for "The Sag Harbor Express", which serves the South Fork of Long Island.

External links

* [http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Ira&middle=&last=Gasman/ Lortel Archives listing]


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