Andrew Lippa

Also Credited As: Andrew E. Lippa

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ANDREW LIPPA wrote the music and lyrics for Big Fish, book by John August, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, which recently played the Neil Simon Theater on Broadway. His oratorio, I Am Harvey Milk (words and music), was premiered by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and the recording, released in October, 2013, reached number 2 on the iTunes Classical Chart. I Am Harvey Milk will be seen at LA’s Disney Hall in July and in NYC this fall at a venue soon to be announced. He wrote he Tony-nominated music and lyrics for the Broadway musical The Addams Family, book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (Jersey Boys), which opened in April of 2010 and starred Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. Mr. Lippa wrote the music for the Broadway production of Aaron Sorkin’s (The Social Network, A Few Good Men) The Addams Familynew play The Farnsworth Invention directed by Des McAnuff. Asphalt Beach (music and lyrics) was premiered at Northwestern University by the American Music Theatre Project in October, 2006. The Wild Party (book/music/lyrics) was given its world premiere in 2000 at the Manhattan Theater Club in New York City. The Wild Party won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best Off-Broadway musical of the season and Mr. Lippa won the 2000 Drama Desk Award for best music. 2004 saw the premiere of A Little Princess (book and lyrics by Brian Crawley) at Theatreworks in Palo Alto, CA. In 1999 he contributed three new songs to the Broadway version of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (including “My New Philosophy” for Tony-Award Winner Kristin Chenoweth) and created all new arrangements. He wrote the music and co-wrote the book (with Tom Greenwald) for john & jen, which premiered in New York City in 1995 at The Lamb’s Theater.

The Wild PartyMr. Lippa is proud to have been music director for Kristin Chenoweth since 1999 for many of her concerts. He conducted/played her sold-out shows at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC in 2007, at Carnegie Hall in 2004, and at the Donmar Warehouse in London in 2002. He has conducted the San Francisco, Chicago, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras for Ms.. Chenoweth, among others. Additionally, A Little Princesshe is an accomplished singer having been heard in many venues in New York and, in 2005, as a guest artist at the Adelaide Cabaret Convention in Adelaide, Australia.Recordings include Julia Murney’s CD I’m Not Waiting (producer, 3 songs), The Wild Party (RCA Victor) which he also produced, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (RCA Victor) which earned him a Grammy Award nomination, The Addams Family (Decca Broadway), A Little Princess (Sh-k-boom), and john & jen (Fynsworth Alley) which he associate produced. Jazz phenom Peter Cincotti recorded the song “Raise The Roof” on his CD titled On The Moon (Phil Ramone, producer). In addition, Mr. Lippa produced the original cast recording of Bat Boy for RCA Victor and his singing voice can be heard on The Sondheim Album on Fynsworth Alley and If I Sing on PS Classics. Vocal selections from The Addams Family, A Little Princess, The Wild Party and john & jen are published by Hal Leonard. Hal Leonard also released The Andrew Lippa Song Book in Winter, 2013.

john & jen / You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownAwards include a Tony and Grammy nomination, sharing in an Emmy for the Nickelodeon TV series The Wonder Pets, the Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theater Foundation Award, ASCAP’s Richard Rodgers/New Horizons Award, The Drama Desk, The Outer Critics Circle and second place for the Alice B. Deucey Award for all-around outstanding fifth-grader (lost to Cynthia Fink). Memberships include ASCAP, Actor’s Equity and the American Federation of Musicians. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Mr. Lippa serves on the council of The Dramatists Guild. He was born in Leeds, England but grew up in suburban Detroit.

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Andrew Lippa STAGE CREDITS

[Washington, DC (Regional)]
World Premiere Production, 2016
Governor John Winthrop/Harvey Milk

[Off-Broadway]
2004
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
1997
Alternate for Ted Dykstra (Understudy)

Andrew Lippa Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Book, Music, and Lyrics
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Music
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Vocal Music Arranger
Composer
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Composer
Vocal Music Arranger
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Composer
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Music Arranger
Musical Supervisor
Composer
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Associate Conductor
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Keyboards
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Keyboards

Writing

Lyricist
Composer
Bookwriter
Composer
Composer
Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Composer
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Composer
Bookwriter

Andrew Lippa Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Music

Andrew Lippa, Big Fish

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Lyrics

Andrew Lippa, The Addams Family

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Music

Andrew Lippa, The Addams Family


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Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Lyric

Andrew Lippa, The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club)


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Music

Andrew Lippa, The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club)


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Richard Rodgers Award - 1999 - Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award

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OpenStage to Present BIG FISH - Small Cast Edition This Spring

OpenStage is set to present Big Fish - Small Cast Edition, with book by John August, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Motion Picture written by John August. Learn how to purchase tickets.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY Comes to Lincoln High School

Lincoln High School Theatre in Lincoln, NE will present The Addams Family, a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.

Interview: Andrew Lippa on Being One of The Heroes of The Story for his Musical BIG FISH

Composer Andrew Lippa is probably best known for his musical The Addams Family but his work spans far beyond that one show. He wrote additional songs for the Broadway production of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and wrote the off-Broadway version of The Wild Party.

Meet the Cast of LEMPICKA, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

Performances begin tonight, March 19, at the Longacre Theatre for Lempicka, the new musical celebrating the true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka.  Meet the cast of Lempicka here!

Valley Youth Theatre To Present THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SNOOPY This April

Valley Youth Theatre has announced its upcoming production of The World According to Snoopy at its main location on First Street and Filmore in Downtown Phoenix.

Andrew Lippa's WILD PARTY Will Return For Four Shows at Jaxx Theatre

Jaxx Theatricals has announced their 17 Year Anniversary Extension of Andrew Lippa's Wild Party as part of the Jaxx Theatre's Grand Re-Opening in their new home on Wednesday, March 27th through March 30th, 2024.

Review: BIG FISH at Oak Grove

What did our critic think of BIG FISH at Oak Grove?

Lisa Vroman to Return to The Green Room 42 With INGENUE… INGE-NOT-SO-NEW

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present the return of internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Vroman in “Ingénue... Ingé-not-so-new!” on Sunday, March 31 at 7:00 PM. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY & More Set for Theatre Tuscaloosa 24-25 Season

Theatre Tuscaloosa has revealed its 2024-25 season. See the plays and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: Stephanie J Block Shows her Softer Side In THE MOTHER at 92nd Street Y

Unlike the characters she often plays on stage, this view of Stephanie J Block was sentimental, vulnerable, cozy, and very very warm. It was an evening filled with gratitude for the blessings of life that was brimming over with humor, mostly self-deprecating. The amazing thing is the picture of the artist is just as badass as any of her onstage alter egos.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Comes to Roxy Regional Theatre in March

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is opening at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Thursday, March 14, at 7:00pm.

Interview: Ford Haeuser of THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre

They may be mysterious and spooky and all together ooky, but they’re coming to Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre February 23-March 30. The Addams Family musical comedy first hit Broadway in 2010. Ford Haeuser, the choreographer for this production, shared some insights into this kooky family.

Review: Celebrating the Peanuts with YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Brookfield Theatre For The Arts

Nostalgia is a powerful tool. It can bring back memories that you had long forgotten, and it can make you smile with fondness. Everyone experiences nostalgia differently, but at its core, its job is to make us feel. The cast and crew come together to bring the joy of the Peanuts to life at Brookfield Theatre with You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Photos: First look at Imagine Productions' THE ADDAMS FAMILY

The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Performances run Feb. 16, 17, 23, 24, @ 7:30pm and Feb. 18, 25, @ 2pm at Columbus Performing Arts Center, Van Fleet Theatre, 549 Franklin Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43125. For tickets or more information, visit: https://www.imaginecolumbus.org/

Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY - MUSICAL IN CONCERT, London Palladium

On its West End debut, The Addams Family musical makes the most of its graveyard humour and kooky characters, even if the star casting is questionable.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY & DEAR EVAN HANSEN Will Launch New National Tours

BroadwayWorld has learned that new touring productions of both Dear Evan Hansen and The Addams Family will hit the road as part of the 2024/2025 touring season.

Review: Renée Fleming Dazzles with VOICE OF NATURE: THE ANTHROPOCENE at Symphony Hall

What did our critic think of VOICE OF NATURE: THE ANTHROPOCENE at Symphony Hall? With her sold-out Celebrity Series of Boston performance this past Sunday at Symphony Hall, Renée Fleming offered a splendid reminder, although none is needed, of why she is widely considered to be the preeminent American soprano of today.

Review: Arendi's THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Creepy, Kooky, and Captivating

The performing arts education Arendi returned to the stage on January 27 and 28 2024 with The Addams Family musical at Teater Besar, Taman Ismail Marzuki. This production marks their return after 2019’s Into the Woods Jr. Arendi collaborates with leading Indonesian musical theatre creatives for the show, including Pasha Prakasa as show director, Andrea Miranda as vocal director, and Putri Indam Kamila as the choreographer. Wishnu Dewanta 

Wild Project Unveils Additional Programming For February And March

wild project has revealed additional programming for February and March. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THE ADDAMS FAMILY Concert, Starring Ramin Karimloo and Michelle Visage!

All new rehearsal images have been released from The Addams Family live in concert, starring Ramin Karimloo and Michelle Visage. The Addams Family will play at the London Palladium from 12-13 February 2024. Check out the photos here!

Andrew Lippa FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Andrew Lippa written?

Andrew Lippa has written 11 shows including You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Composer), john and jen (Composer), john & jen (Bookwriter), The Wild Party (Bookwriter), Chef's Theater: A Musical Feast (Songs), A Little Princess (Composer), Jerry Christmas (Composer/Lyricist), Asphalt Beach (Composer/Lyricist), The Addams Family (Composer), Big Fish (Composer), I Am Anne Hutchinson - I Am Harvey Milk (Words and Music).

What awards has Andrew Lippa been nominated for?

Andrew Lippa has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Music for "Big Fish" at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Lyrics for "The Addams Family" at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Music for "The Addams Family" at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Lyric for "The Wild Party" at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Outstanding Music for "The Wild Party" at the Manhattan Theatre Club, and the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award at the Richard Rodgers Award.

What awards has Andrew Lippa won?

Andrew Lippa has won several awards, including Outstanding Lyric and Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for The Wild Party at the Manhattan Theatre Club. He has also received the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award from the Richard Rodgers Award.

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