Talk:John Weidman

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Official biography courtesy of Music Theatre International

John Weidman wrote the book for Pacific Overtures (Tony nominations, Best Book and Best Musical), produced and directed on Broadway by Hal Prince. He co-authored the new book for Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony Award-winning revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes, a new production of which was mounted last fall by Trevor Nunn at the National Theatre. Weidman wrote the book for Assassins, score by Stephen Sondheim, directed Off-Broadway by Jerry Zaks and in London’s West End (Drama Critics’ Award for Best Musical) by Sam Mendes. He wrote the book for big (Tony nominations, Best Book), score by Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire, directed on Broadway by Mike Ockrent, and, with director/choreographer Susan Stroman, co-created the musical Contact (Tony nomination, Best Book), which won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical. Weidman is writing the book for Bounce, score by Stephen Sondheim, direction by Harold Prince, which is currently in production at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. Since 1986, he has written for “Sesame Street,” receiving eleven Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Children’s Program. Weidman is President of the Dramatists’ Guild of America.