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BIO

David Lindsay-Abaire was most recently nominated for two Tony Awards for his work on Shrek The Musical: Best Book of a Musical and Best Score (with composer Jeanine Tesori). Prior to that he was awarded the 2008 Ed Kleban Award as America's most promising musical theatre lyricist and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Rabbit Hole, which premiered on Broadway at MTC. Rabbit Hole also received five Tony Award nominations, including Best Play, and the Spirit of America Award. His other shows include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World, High Fidelity and A Devil Inside, among others. In addition to his work in theatre, David's screen adaptation of Rabbit Hole is scheduled for release this month. It stars Nicole Kidman and is directed by John Cameron Mitchell. David is a proud New Dramatists alum, a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Juilliard School, as well as a member of the WGA and the Dramatists Guild Council.

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Productions

Shrek The MusicalShrek The Musical
 
[West End, 2024] [Replacement]
Book and Lyrics[Replacement]
Shrek the Musical (Non-Equity)Shrek the Musical (Non-Equity)
 
[US Tour, 2024]
Book
RipcordRipcord
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Writer

Writing

Fuddy Meers
Playwright
Kimberly Akimbo
Playwright
Rabbit Hole
Playwright
Good People
Playwright
Ripcord
Author
High Fidelity
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
Shrek the Musical
Bookwriter
Lyricist

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Book of a Musical

David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo


winner
Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

David Lindsay-AbaireKimberly Akimbo

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lyrics

David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Best Musical

David Lindsay-AbaireKimberly Akimbo

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Score

David Lindsay-AbaireKimberly Akimbo

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Play

David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Play

David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Book of a Musical

David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek The Musical

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek The Musical


winner
- 2008 - Most promising musical theatre lyricist

David Lindsay-Abaire

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Lyrics

David Lindsay-Abaire, Shrek the Musical


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 2007 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole

Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Play

David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole

Helen Hayes Awards - 2001 - The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

David Lindsay-AbaireWonder of the World

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2000 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

David Lindsay-Abaire, Fuddy Meers

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Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL Dazzles at Broadway San Jose Photo
Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL Dazzles at Broadway San Jose

The national tour of Shrek the Musical, in all its gassy, green glory, opened at Broadway San Jose and captivated the audience from start to finish. Hilariously funny, heartwarming, and—strangely enough—healing, Shrek the Musical is theater magic at its finest and is a must-see for audiences of all ages, especially kids.
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Wr Photo
Atlantic Theater Company Unveils 2024 Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program Writers

Atlantic Theater Company has unveiled its Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program writers for 2024, Stephen Brown, Stefani Kuo, and Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke. Learn more about the writers and about the program!
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Comes to Seattle Next Month Photo
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Comes to Seattle Next Month

KIMBERLY AKIMBO, will make its Seattle premiere at The Paramount Theatre in January 2025. Learn more about the upcoming production here and find out how to get tickets!
Review: Carolee Carmello as KIMBERLY AKIMBO at the Eccles Theater is a Treat Photo
Review: Carolee Carmello as KIMBERLY AKIMBO at the Eccles Theater is a Treat

The national tour of Best Musical Tony winner KIMBERLY AKIMBO, currently playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, is darkly funny and lightly sad, anchored by three-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello’s astounding interpretation of the title role. What a treat for Utah audiences to experience a performance of this caliber from a Broadway star.
Tickets On Sale Now KIMBERLY AKIMBO at The Orpheum Theater Photo
Tickets On Sale Now KIMBERLY AKIMBO at The Orpheum Theater

Tickets are on sale now for the Nebraska premiere of KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of five 2023 Tony Awards including Best Musical. The show will play Omaha's Orpheum Theater in February. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Meet the Cast of ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

The world premiere of All In: Comedy About Love will premiere on Broadway on December 11. All In will be performed with a rotating cast of actors. Meet the first cast members taking the stage in the show here!
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Gammage Auditorium Photo
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Gammage Auditorium

KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the 2023 Tony Winner for Best Musical now visiting Gammage Auditorium, manages something remarkable - it finds the bittersweet spot between life's joys and sorrows, letting both exist without cancelling each other out. In an era where musicals often rely on spectacle and flash to make their mark, KIMBERLY AKIMBO succeeds through pure storytelling muscle and emotional authenticity. 
Professor Christian Parker Expands Definition of Dramaturgy at Columbia University Sc Photo
Professor Christian Parker Expands Definition of Dramaturgy at Columbia University School of the Arts

In classes led by Professor of Professional Practice in Theatre Christian Parker ’98, students soon learn their first surprising lesson: as dramaturgs, they are expected to get creatively involved.
Video: LaChanze Takes On 'Heaven on Their Minds' at Miscast Photo
Video: LaChanze Takes On 'Heaven on Their Minds' at Miscast

Tony winner LaChanze appears in the latest flashback performance from MCC Theater's MISCAST23! Watch as she sings 'Heaven on Their Minds' from Jesus Christ Superstar in this video. 
Tickets to KIMBERLY AKIMBO in Boston On Sale Now Photo
Tickets to KIMBERLY AKIMBO in Boston On Sale Now

Tickets for the Tony Award-winning production of KIMBERLY AKIMBO, presented by Broadway In Boston, are now available. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO to Make Columbus Premiere at the Ohio Theatre Photo
KIMBERLY AKIMBO to Make Columbus Premiere at the Ohio Theatre

Broadway in Columbus will present the Columbus premiere of KIMBERLY AKIMBO, winner of five 2023 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, for eight shows in June. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Jinkx Monsoon, Nicholas Barasch, Preston Truman Boyd, Samantha Williams Join PIRATES! Photo
Jinkx Monsoon, Nicholas Barasch, Preston Truman Boyd, Samantha Williams Join PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced further casting, design team and a brand-new title for its reimagined The Pirates of Penzance. This jazz-infused, New Orleans-style Broadway production, now titled Pirates! The Penzance Musical.
Tickets on Sale This Month For KIMBERLY AKIMBO in Detroit Photo
Tickets on Sale This Month For KIMBERLY AKIMBO in Detroit

Broadway In Detroit has announced that individual tickets for KIMBERLY AKIMBO, will go on sale this month for the show's upcoming run in March of 2025.
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Curran Theatre Photo
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Curran Theatre

What did our critic think of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Curran Theatre!
Interact Theatre Company to Present Free Staged Readings of Pulitzer & Tony Award-Win Photo
Interact Theatre Company to Present Free Staged Readings of Pulitzer & Tony Award-Winning Plays

Interact Theatre Company will partner with the Los Angeles Public Library to present its fourth season of The Prize Winners — a series of free staged readings featuring Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning plays.
Mandy Greenfield Launches Production Company Red Yes Studio Photo
Mandy Greenfield Launches Production Company Red Yes Studio

Theatrical producer Mandy Greenfield has launched her own independent production company, Red Yes Studio. The company aims to commission, develop, and produce bold new work for the stage and screen.
Photos: GOOD PEOPLE First Look at The Tipping Point Theatre Columbus Photo
Photos: GOOD PEOPLE First Look at The Tipping Point Theatre Columbus

Get a first look at the production. Good People tells the poignant story of Margie Walsh, an unemployed single mother from South Boston who, after losing her job at a dollar store, is desperate to find work. With a life marked by struggle and resilience, Margie reaches out to an old flame, Mike, who has risen to success as a doctor.
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Hollywood Pantages Theatre Photo
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

The show is vibrant and candy-colored, featuring an earnest cohort of character actors perfectly placed into their roles, but with a stirring score by Jeanine Tesori and witty book by David Lindsay-Abaire, the piece is an instant classic of contemporary musical theatre.
Tickets for Season's Final Five Broadway Shows on Sale at The Smith Center Photo
Tickets for Season's Final Five Broadway Shows on Sale at The Smith Center

Going on sale Friday, October 18: the final five shows of The Smith Center’s 2024-2025 Toyota Broadway Las Vegas® Series. The season features productions direct from Broadway that have been collectively showered with multiple Tony Awards®, Drama Desk Awards and Olivier Awards.
Review: A NIGHT FOR BALTIMORE at Everyman Theatre Photo
Review: A NIGHT FOR BALTIMORE at Everyman Theatre

What did our critic think of A NIGHT FOR BALTIMORE AT THE EVERYMAN at Everyman Theatre?
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has David Lindsay-Abaire written?

David Lindsay-Abaire has written 14 shows including Betty Boop Project (Bookwriter), My Man Godfrey (Bookwriter), Fuddy Meers (Playwright), Wonder of the World (Author), Kimberly Akimbo (Playwright), The 24 Hour Plays 2003 (Playwright), The 24 Hour Plays 2004 (Playwright), The 24 Hour Plays 2005 (Playwright), Rabbit Hole (Playwright), High Fidelity (Bookwriter), The 24 Hour Plays 2007 (Playwright), Good People (Playwright), Ripcord (Author), Shrek the Musical (Bookwriter).

What awards has David Lindsay-Abaire been nominated for?

Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Good People, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Good People, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Shrek The Musical, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Shrek The Musical, Most promising musical theatre lyricist () for , Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Shrek the Musical , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Shrek the Musical, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Rabbit Hole, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Rabbit Hole, The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Wonder of the World and John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fuddy Meers .

What awards has David Lindsay-Abaire won?

David Lindsay-Abaire has won several prestigious awards, including Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, and Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo. He was also recognized as the Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist and received The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Rabbit Hole.

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