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American dramatist

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 by William Goldstein
Enchanted April, a new musical romance adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's novel The Enchanted April, 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
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, A Kind of Marriage Honorable Mention
Excellence in Writing: Lyrics, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss
Most Promising Musical, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss Honorable Mention
Excellence in Writing: Book, New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2010, Frog Kiss Honorable Mention
Finalist, The Fred Ebb Award, 2005, 2006 & 2008
Global Search for New Musicals, Cardiff, Wales, 2005, Frog Kiss
Edward Kleban Foundation Award—Outstanding Librettist, 2001, The Showgirl of 52nd Street

References

"Me and Miss Monroe, With Rachel York, Michael Rupert, J. Robert Spencer, Begins Free Run April 21". Playbill.com. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
Published on Friday 18 June 2010 12:10 (2010-06-18). "Review: Swimming at the Ritz - News". Eastbourne Herald. Retrieved 2012-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Flood, Tony (2011-03-17). "Swimming At The Ritz, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, March 15 (From The Argus)". Theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
"Dramatists Play Service, Inc". Dramatists.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
"Dramatists Play Service, Inc". Dramatists.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
^ "NYMF Gala to Honor the Weisslers; 2010 Awards for Excellence Winners Announced". Playbill.com. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
"The Global Search for New Musicals". Chapter. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
"BMI | Search Results".
"Leipart, Bucchino and Cook Win 2001 Kleban Award". Playbill.com. 2001-03-08. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-07-09.

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