Chad Beguelin
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Chad Beguelin (born 24 September 1969) is an American playwright who wrote the lyrics and co-book for the Broadway musical The Wedding Singer. He was nominated for two Tony Awards for his work on the musical, as well as a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. Beguelin received an MFA from the graduate writing program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
[edit] Produced works
Beguelin wrote the book and lyrics for the The Rhythm Club which was produced at the Signature Theater and was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. He wrote the book and lyrics for Wicked City, which was produced at the American Stage Company and the Mason Street Warehouse, and he wrote the books for Disney's Aladdin and On the Record.
As a screenwriter, Beguelin sold a script to Grammnet Productions and also worked as a staff writer for Disney's live action film department in California.
He currently lives in Manhattan with his partner Tom and their Yorkshire Terrier Nellie.
[edit] Other awards
Along with two Tony Award nominations and one Drama Desk Award nomination, Beguelin has received the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla [1] Award, and the Edward Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyric Writing. [2]
