Production Staff
Christopher Durang
Bookwriter/Lyricist
Christopher Ferdinand Durang (January 2, 1949 – April 2, 2024) was an American playwright known for works of outrageous and often absurd comedy. His work was especially popular in the 1980s, though his career seemed to get a second wind in the late 1990s.
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You was Durang's watershed play as it brought him to national prominence when it won him the Obie Award for Best Playwright (1980). His play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2013. The production was directed by Nicholas Martin, and featured ... read more
Mel Marvin
Composer
Robert M. Freedman
Orchestrator
Awards and Nominations
1978 Tony Awards
Best Book of a Musical: Christopher Durang was nominated but did not win.
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