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Stephen Dolginoff

STEPHEN DOLGINOFF

  
Nationality:    USA
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Stephen Dolginoff is an award winning, New York based, writer/composer. He received Drama Desk Award nominations for Best Musical and Best Music; an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Best Off-Broadway musical; and won an ASCAP Music Award for his musical Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story. Over 100 productions have followed, including a London "Fringe" production that moved to the West End for a limited run (WOS Award Nomination). Thrill Me has also been seen in cities all across the USA including Los Angeles (Garland Award), Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, St. Louis, Orlando, and Philadelphia; in Canada (Vancouver & Toronto); in South America (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); in Australia (Sydney & Melbourne); in several European countries (Spain, Germany, Greece, Belgium); and most notably, in Asia, where there are currently long-running productions in Seoul, South Korea (since 2007) and Tokyo, Japan (since 2011). Stephen's musicals Beauty Sleep, One Foot Out the Door (Backstage Bistro Award-Outstanding Book, Music & Lyrics) and Most Men Are were all produced in New York City and around the USA. His musical adaptation of Journey To The Center Of The Earth; his musical comedy, Panic, the story behind the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast; and his musical suspense thriller, Flames, have been performed in theatres across the world. Stephen received a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts. His work is published by Samuel French and Dramatists Play Service. As an actor, Stephen played "Nathan Leopold" in Thrill Me Off-Broadway and on the Cast album.

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         Flames         Journey To the Centre Of the Earth         Monster Makers         Most Men Are         One Foot Out the Door         Panic         Thrill Me - the Leopold & Loeb Story

Flames

Flames
One year ago, Edmond died in a horrible fire. He took with him the dreams of his fiancee, Meredith, the trust of his best friend, Eric, and the answers to the burning questions that still linger about his death and the terrible crime he committed. But on a stormy night at the cemetery where he rests, the secrets from his past will finally refuse to stay buried; and those he left behind will finally refuse to stay silent. In this original, suspense-filled musical thriller by the author/composer of Thrill Me, there are enough twists, turns and surprises to keep the audience guessing up until the final shocking moments.

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1st Produced:
Lamb Arts Regional Theatre, Sioux City, Iowa     17 Oct 2013

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Genre:
Full Length Musical 90 min

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Journey To the Centre Of the Earth

Journey To the Centre Of the Earth
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Notes:
Music And lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff. Based on the book by Jules Verne

1st Produced:
Toured Us Mid West     1999

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Music:
Studio cast recording: Original Cast Records 1999

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Musical

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Monster Makers

Monster Makers
A musical triple-feature inspired by three monstrously true, behind-the-scenes tales of the most famous monster movies in cinema history! In 1920s Germany, director F.W. Murnau fears he may lose a lawsuit brought by the estate of Bram Stoker over his silent vampire film Nosferatu, which is suspiciously similar to Dracula. Will all of the prints be destroyed? In 1930s Hollywood, make-up man Jack Pierce works carefully to create the defining look for Frankenstein's monster while trying to meet the demands of the studio. Will he get the credit he deserves? In 1970s England, actor Peter Cushing hopes to be able to finish the final British sequels to Frankenstein and Dracula before outside forces threaten to get in the way. Will his horror fans be disappointed? Will all of these men triumph while fighting for their art against the various demons they must face? As these famous monster makers each discover- -sometimes real life can be even more frightening than the movies!

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1st Produced:
Daryl Roth Theatre, NYC     22 Jun 2015

Organisations:
New York Theatre Barn

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Full Length Musical

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Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Most Men Are

Most Men Are
a young man is full of guilt - on the day he was about to leave his lover, the lover told him that he was dying.

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Music And lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff

1st Produced:
Theater Off Park, New York     1995

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Studio recording: Original Cast Records ( OC 9532) 1995

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Genre:
Musical. - - Gay/Lesbian, musical

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One Foot Out the Door

One Foot Out the Door
Three people in therapy

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Music And lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff

1st Produced:
Trocadero Cabaret, New York     1993

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Music:
Original cast recording: Original Cast Records (OC 9354) 1993 1993

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Genre:
Musical. - - Gay/Lesbian, musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Panic

Synopsis:
Behind the scenes look at the broadcast of "War of the Worlds" by Orson Welles

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Music, lyrics and book by Stephen Dolginoff

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Genre:
Musical

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Thrill Me - the Leopold & Loeb Story

Thrill Me - the Leopold & Loeb Story
Based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two 19-year-olds who murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago in 1924, Thrill Me focuses less on the murder itself than on the relationship between Leopold and Loeb. More than 30 years on, the older Nathan speaks at a parole board hearing, recalling the crime and the dynamics of his friendship with Richard, defined largely by their shared intelligence, their passion for Nietzschean philosophy, and their desire for the ultimate thrill. With simple staging requirements, Stephen Dolginoff's tense, two-character musical Drama explores the unusual love story behind the 'crime of the century'.

Notes:
Book, music And lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff

1st Produced:
Abingdon Theater
312 W. 36th Street , Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10018-7570     16 Jul 2003

Organisations:
4th annual Midtown international Theatre festival

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 2006
Samuel French, London (2011)   978-0573180439

Music:
Original Off Broadway Cast Recording: Original Cast Records OC-6158 2005

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Genre:
Musical. - - Gay/Lesbian, historical characters

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  voices

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