Profile
Adam Guettel
Composer + Lyricist + Musician
Male
Born
Dec 16, 1964
Age
48
Hometown
New York City, Ne...
Genres
Musical theatre
Record Label
Nonesuch Records
Adam Guettel is an American composer-lyricist of musical theater and opera . He is best known for the musical The Light in the Piazza, for which he won two Tony Awards, for Best Score and Best Orchestrations, and two Drama Desk Awards, for Best Music… Read More
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Ananda WatsonMarried 2009
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Mariana ToscaDated 2007
News + Updates
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Not Enough Clear Urgency For A Musical About A Man Trapped In A CaveChicago Times - Jun 18, 2012
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On The Boards Theater Listings ArtvoiceGoogle News - Aug 25, 2011
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92 Y Tribeca To Host Playwrights Horizons Season Discussion, 9/12 Broadway WorldGoogle News - Aug 24, 2011
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Heavyweight Play Puts 'August' Heat On Cast Charlotte ObserverGoogle News - Aug 23, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Adam Guettel.
CHILDHOOD
1964
Birth
Born on December 16, 1964.
TWENTIES
1987
22 Years Old
He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Interlochen Center for the Arts and graduated from Yale University in 1987.
THIRTIES
1996
31 Years Old
His early works include 1996's Floyd Collins, Love's Fire, and Saturn Returns (which was recorded as Myths and Hymns).
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1999
34 Years Old
In 1999, he performed a concert evening of his own work at New York's Town Hall.
2004
39 Years Old
In 2004, Guettel contributed vocals to Jessica Molaskey's P.S. Classics album Make Believe, dueting with Molaskey on the song "Glad To Be Unhappy."
FORTIES
After six years working on the project, Guettel's musical The Light in the Piazza opened on Broadway in 2005.
As of January 2007, Guettel had written the music for ten songs for the project.
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2009
44 Years Old
In July 2009, the Signature Theatre of Arlington, Virginia commissioned Guettel to write a new musical for their 2011-2012 season, under the auspices of their American Musical Voices Project.
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