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Andrew Lippa

ANDREW LIPPA

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Sendroff & Baruch LP  

Andrew Lippa's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Andrew Lippa's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Addams Family, The         Asphalt Beach         Big Fish         John & Jen         Pound of Feathers, A         Wild Party         You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised Edition)
Addams Family, The

Addams Family, The
musical comedy based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles addams. In this original story, the famously macabre addams Family is put to the test when outsiders come to dinner, hurling Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Fester, Grandmama and Lurch headlong into a night that will change the family forever.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Andrew Lippa; book by Marshall Brickman And Rick elice. Based on the cartoons of Charles Addams

1st Produced:
Ford Center For The Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre In Chicago     13 Nov 2009

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Broadway cast recording: Decca

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Asphalt Beach

Synopsis:
New Jersey Catholic schoolgirls.

Notes:
Written by T C Smith And Peter Spears. Music And lyrics by Andrew Lippa

1st Produced:
-     2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Big Fish

Big Fish
Edward Bloom has always told his son Will tall tales. Will is about to have a son of his own and sets out to discover if his father's stories are true

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa; book by John August. Based on the movie "Big Fish" screenplay by John August

1st Produced:
Oriental Theatre, Chicago     19 Apr 2013

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
Orginal Broadway recording: Broadway Records 2014

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  8            Other:  1 young boy and a flexible ensemble

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John & Jen

John & Jen
Starting in the 1950s and on into the 1990s. Jen and John are brother and sister. John is killed in Vietnam. When Jen has a son she names him John.

Notes:
written by Tom Greenwald And Andrew Lippa. Music by Andrew Lippa

1st Produced:
Lambs Theater, New York     1995

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Varese (5688)

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Pound of Feathers, A

Synopsis:
Musical version of "Shtetl Tales"

Notes:
Written by Tom Greenwald; Andrew Lippa; Jeffrey Seller and Rachel Urist

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wild Party

Wild Party
This rowdy, decadent musical, based on the notorious 1920s poem, tells the story of Queenie and Burrs, a vaudeville couple whose relationship is marked by vicious behavior and recklessness, mirroring the times in which they live. they decide to throw a party to end all parties, inviting an assortment of people living on the edge for one wild evening in their Manhattan apartment. as the clock ticks on, relationships are forged and torn apart, and ultimately becomes the greatest night they'll ever regret."

Notes:
Book, lyrics And music by Andrew Lippa. musical based on the long poem by Joseph Moncure Marc

1st Produced:
Manhatten Theater Club, New York     2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: RCa (09026-63695-2) 2000

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Genre:
Musical. - - Gay/Lesbian, musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised Edition)

Synopsis:
Charlie Brown, Snoppy, Lucy and the rest of the Peanuts Gang

Notes:
Original by Clark Gesner

1st Produced:
-     1999

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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