Richard Maltby, Jr.

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Richard Maltby, Jr. (born October 6, 1937) is an American theatre director and producer, lyricist, and screenwriter.

Born in Ripon, Wisconsin, Maltby is a graduate of Yale University. He made his Broadway debut with the Fats Waller revue Ain't Misbehavin', which he conceived and directed, in 1978.

Maltby's first screenplay was Miss Potter, based on the life of Peter Rabbit creator Beatrix Potter. The 2006 film stars Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.

Maltby and frequent writing parter David Shire won the Outer Critics Circle Award for the successful 1989 off-Broadway revue Closer Than Ever. Their latest projects are the two-character musical A Time For Love. And a musical about the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindhberg calles "Take Flight"

Maltby has contributed crossword puzzles to New York Magazine and creates the cryptic crossword for Harper's Magazine.

Maltby is married to Janet Brenner and has three sons, Nicholas, David, and Jordan, and two daughters, Emily and Charlotte, who regularly attend the upstate New York summer theater camp Stagedoor Manor, where Maltby has worked closely with the aspiring actors.

[edit] Additional Broadway credits

"The Pirate Queen", (Lyrics and Book)
Ring of Fire, 2006 (Creator and Director)
Bea Arthur on Broadway, 2002 (Production Consultant)
Fosse, 1999 (Creator and Director)
Big, 1996 (Lyricist)
Nick & Nora, 1991 (Lyricist)
Miss Saigon, 1991 (Lyricist)
Blood Knot, 1985 (Producer)
Song and Dance, 1985 (Producer, Director, and Lyricist)
Baby, 1983 (Director and Lyricist)
"Ain't Misbehavin'", 1978 (Director and Creator) -- TONY AWARD BEST DIRECTOR

[edit] Awards and nominations

2001 Laurence Olivier Award (Fosee, winner)
1999 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (Fosse, nominee)
1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (Fosse, nominee)
1996 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Big, nominee)
1996 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics (Big, nominee)
1992 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Nick & Nora, nominee)
1991 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Miss Saigon, nominee)
1990 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics (Closer Than Ever, nominee)
1990 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Score (Closer Than Ever, winner)
1986 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (Song and Dance, nominee)
1986 Tony Award for Best Musical (Song and Dance, nominee)
1986 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Song and Dance, nominee)
1986 Tony Award for Best Play (Blood Knot, nominee)
1984 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (Baby, nominee)
1984 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Baby, nominee)
1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics (Baby, nominee)
1978 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (Ain't Misbehavin', winner)
1977 Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Recording (Starting Here, Starting Now, nominee)