![]() She received the Betty Comden Lilly Award for Lyrics, and Syracuse University’s highest honor, the Arents Award. Ahrens is an Emmy Award-winner for her work as a television writer and producer. Ahrens and Flaherty are Council members of the Dramatists Guild of America and proud co-founders of the DGF Fellows Program for Emerging Writers. In 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Their mutual honors include the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement, London’s Olivier Award and four Grammy nominations. Their many stage credits include Broadway’s Once On This Island and its recent revival (2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical) Seussical (one of the most produced shows in America) Rocky Ragtime (Broadway premiere and 2009 revival) Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life Lincoln Center Theater’s My Favorite Year, A Man of No Importance, Dessa Rose and The Glorious Ones Lucky Stiff and two upcoming musicals, Knoxville and Marie. They wrote the score for Twentieth Century Fox’s animated feature film Anastasia, earning two Academy Award nominations and two Golden Globe nominations, and they also adapted the hit musical Anastasia for Broadway. ![]() ![]() They are considered the foremost theatrical songwriting team of their generation.įor Broadway’s Ragtime, Ahrens and Flaherty won the Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Lynn Ahrens has enjoyed a musical partnership with composer Stephen Flaherty since 1983. ![]()
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