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TIMOTHY A MCDONALD
(1966 - )
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Timothy A. McDonald was born in a small lumber town in northern California and is a respected playwright, and director. In 1997 Tim was recruited by MTI CEO FrEddie Gershon to create and develop the first educational division in a major musical Theatre licensing firm. For ten years Tim supervised, adapted or developed every show - over 30 titles - in MTI's educational division. He worked side-by-side with theatrical greats (including Cameron Mackintosh, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Schwartz and Sheldon Harnick) to create age-appropriate versions of classic musicals such as Les Miserables, Annie, MerEdith Willson's the Music Man and Into the Woods for students to perform, along with corresponding educational materials. While at MTI, Tim also teamed with Disney theatricals to adapt eight beloved Disney animation titles - including Aladdin, the Jungle Book, CinderElla and Mulan - for the stage, virtually creating the "direct to licensing" musical Theatre market. Tim further solidified his reputation as a playwright through his work on the musical Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, co-writing the book with Leslie Bricusse and adapting the score from the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Leslie Bricusse and anthony Newley. the premiere production set attendance records at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and went on a three-year national tour, which included a special command performance for the President and First Lady at the White House. Tim was invited back to the Kennedy Center to direct the Phantom Tollbooth in the fall of 2007; the production enjoyed rave reviews and sold-out shows and a subsequent national tour. Tim is continuing to define the educational Theater market by creating new musicals for children. He wrote the books for the Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley the new show Frankly Ben, and the ant and the Elephant with Tony award winner Lisa Lambert. Tim also served as playwright for Jim Henson's Emmet Otter that opened at Goodspeed Musicals in 2008. Tim is currently serving as playwright for Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, with composer and lyricist Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)
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Between The Lines
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Music and lyrics by Kate Anderson; Ellysa Samsel; book by Timothy A McDonald. Based on the novel "Between The Lines" by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
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James and the Giant Peach
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James is sent by his aunts to chop down the peach tree. He discovers a magic potion and a peach on the tree grows to enormous proportions
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Music and lyrics by Justin Paul; Benj Pasek; book by Timothy A McDonald. Based on the book by Roald Dahl
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Jim Henson's Emmet Otter
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As Christmas approaches the world of Frogtown Hollow, Emmet Otter and his Ma can only dream of buying each other gifts. So when a Christmas Eve talent contest is announced, both secretly enter, hoping to win the prize money. In a heartwarming twist on "the Gift of the Magi," Emmet and Ma risk all they have and end up with the greatest grand prize of all. Based on director Jim Henson's television feature, this new theatrical adaptation features a lovable mix of actors and puppet characters from the Jim Henson Company and a toe-tapping score.
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by Timothy A McDonald; Songs by Paul Williams; book by Christopher Gattelli. Based on the book "Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas" by Russell Hoban. Musical Also known As "Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas"
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Goodspeed Opera House
07 Dec 2008
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Goodspeed Musicals
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Music Theatre International
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Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, The
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Stanley Lambchop is your ordinary, every day, run-of-the-mill ten-year-old: normal mom and dad, normal little brother, normal life. That's just the problem. . .for Stanley, life is too normal. He wants to travel the world, do something amazing, something no one's ever seen before. Careful what you wish for, Stanley!
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Brooks Center, Clemson Sc
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Work Light Productions
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New Musical Adventures Of Flat Stanley, The
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Based on the popular children's series by Jeff Brown with illustrations by Scott Nash. Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning flat. . .really, really flat. He can slide under locked doors, roll up like a mat, become a trampoline, and even put himself in a big envelope and travel around the world from Washington, DC to France to Honolulu and beyond
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Book And Lyrics by Timothy A. McDonald; Music by David Weinstein, Jonathan K. Waller, Timothy A. McDonald, & Stephen Gabriel. (Page to Stage Festival, Washington DC, 2009)
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Adventure Theatre, Washington Dc
2010
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Willy Wonka
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Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which features the songs from the classic family film "Willy Wonka And the Chocolate Factory."
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Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; Anthony Newley; book by Leslie Bricusse; Timothy Allen McDonald. Based on the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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