Kristen Anderson-Lopez

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Kristen Anderson-Lopez is an American actress and songwriter.[1] Anderson-Lopez, along with her husband Robert Lopez and Henry Jackman, wrote and produced music for the 2011 Disney film Winnie the Pooh,[2] for which they were nominated for an Annie Award for Best Music in a Feature Production.[3][4] She also provided the voice of Kanga in the film.[5] Additionally, she wrote songs for a Walt Disney World production of Finding Nemo - The Musical.[6] She and her husband also wrote the music for Disney's Frozen.[7]

Kristen Anderson-Lopez is the co-creator of the Drama Desk Award winning, Broadway-bound musical In Transit, developed at the O’Neill Musical Theatre Conference, opened Off Broadway in 2010, and after receiving Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel recognition, is slated for a Broadway production in 2013.

Her work for young audiences includes numerous short and full-length musical adaptations for Theatreworks/USA (Diary Of A Worm, Fancy Nancy, Condensed Classics.) Kristen has written several songs for TV and was a staff writer for the award-winning children’s show, The Wonder Pets, on Nick Jr.

Anderson-Lopez is currently working on the new romantic stage musical Up Here with her husband and Alex Timbers.[8] The couple are also working on another musical, Disney's Bob the Musical, with Allan Loeb writing the story.[9]

Personal life

Anderson-Lopez, born Kristen Anderson, is married to three-time Tony Award-winning[10][11] composer and lyricist Robert Lopez, known for Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon. They have two daughters; Katie and Annie, who both had voice parts in Frozen.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Kristen Anderson-Lopez". IMDB. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Full cast and crew for Winnie the Pooh (2011)". IMDB. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  3. ↑ King, Susan ('Rango' wins the Annie Award for animated feature). "'Rango' wins the Annie Award for animated feature". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  4. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (February 4, 2012). "'Rango' Wins Annie Award for Best Animated Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Winnie the Pooh (2011)". IMDB. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Finding Nemo – The Musical Entertainment at Disney's Animal Kingdom® Park". Walt Disney World. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ Disney's 'Frozen': Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel to voice animated tale Retrieved December 1, 2013
  8. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (27 Oct 2011). "Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Alex Timbers Developing Romantic Musical Up Here". Playbill. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  9. ↑ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/186324-Allan-Loeb-Enlisted-for-Disneys-Bob-the-Musical-Featuring-a-Score-by-Robert-Lopez-and-Kristen-Anderson-Lopez?tsrc=hph
  10. ↑ "2004 Tony Award Winners". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Who's Nominated? - All Categories". tonyawards.com. May 3, 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  12. ↑ Alexander, Bryan. "'Frozen': Family affair for married songwriters". USA Today. Retrieved 4 December 2013. 

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