Andrew Lippa
Andrew Lippa | |
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Leeds, England | |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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Spouse | David Bloch (married 2008, divorced 2019) Tom Regouski (married 2022) |
Website | andrewlippa.com |
Andrew Lippa (born December 22, 1964) is an American
Early life
Lippa was born in Leeds, England,[1] to English parents. He emigrated to the United States in October 1967 and grew up in Oak Park, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Lippa attended Oak Park High School and later the University of Michigan, where he studied vocal performance but eventually transferred into music education and received his bachelor's degree in music education. After graduating from college,[2] Lippa moved to New York City in 1987 and became a middle school music teacher at Columbia Grammar and Prep School (CGPS) on the Upper West Side. He was promoted his second year at CGPS to dean of 7th and 8th grade students – an assistant principal position – and held that post, in addition to teaching music, until June 1991. In 1988 Lippa was accepted into the celebrated
Musical theatre career
Lippa began his professional theatrical career at the
The Goodspeed produced Lippa’s first musical,
Lippa then went on to write the book, music, and lyrics for
In 1999, Lippa contributed three new songs to the Broadway version of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and created all new arrangements. The three songs were "My New Philosophy" (to be sung by Kristin Chenoweth), “Beethoven Day”, and the new version of the title song. Lippa also produced the original cast recording and was honored with a Grammy Award nomination for his work on that recording.[5]
In 2001, Lippa joined Brian Crawley to create
In 2006, the musical Asphalt Beach, with music and lyrics by Lippa and the book by T. C. Smith and
Lippa wrote the music and lyrics for
Additional work
In 1998, Lippa was commissioned by the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver to create an anthem for a concert celebrating Israel's 50th birthday, to be sung by 350 singers and conducted by Sergiu Comissiona of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
As a singer, Lippa has performed at
He has acted as Kristin Chenoweth's music director since 1999 and has conducted and played Chenoweth's concerts at the
For Halloween weekend, 2011, the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Stuart Malina premiered The Addams Family Casket of Orchestral Grotesqueries, a symphonic suite from Lippa's musical The Addams Family, arranged by Lippa and Larry Hochman and orchestrated by Hochman. That same weekend the New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus, under the direction of Aaron Howe, premiered Lippa’s “Move Toward The Darkness” from The Addams Family in a new choral arrangement by Lippa’s frequent collaborator Mary-Mitchell Campbell.
A show called Jerry Christmas, with music and lyrics by Lippa and book by Daniel Goldfarb, was produced by New York Stage and Film in 2007 but has since been shelved.
Lippa wrote the music and lyrics for The Man in the Ceiling, a musical based on
In 2012, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and several other gay men's choruses commissioned Lippa to write a musical tribute to the life and legacy of Harvey Milk. The resulting 60-minute oratorio, entitled I Am Harvey Milk and starring Lippa as Harvey Milk, premiered at San Francisco's Nourse Theater on June 26, 2013—the same day on which the U.S. Supreme Court declared Section 3 of DOMA and California Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
In November 2013, Lippa made his London debut with two concert performances at the
The Life of the Party: A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa premiered at London's Menier Chocolate Factory in May 2014.[16] The musical revue, performed by Lippa, Caroline O’Connor, Damian Humbley, and Summer Strallen, featured songs from Lippa's Broadway, Off-Broadway, and unproduced shows.[17] The Life of the Party had its American debut in August 2016 at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.[18]
Recordings and publications
Recordings include Julia Murney’s CD I’m Not Waiting (producer, 3 songs), The Wild Party (RCA Victor) which he also produced, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (RCA Victor) which earned him a Grammy Award nomination, The Addams Family (Decca Broadway), A Little Princess (Ghostlight), I Am Harvey Milk (A Cappella), and john & jen (Ghostlight) which he associate produced. Jazz phenom
Personal life
Lippa married film marketing executive David Bloch in July 2008 in Los Angeles, California, shortly after that state's supreme court handed down a ruling permitting marriage of same-sex couples. They had been dating since they met through a mutual friend in 1998 seeing William Finn's A New Brain.
Lippa moved to Columbus, Ohio in 2017. [2]
Lippa married Tom Regouski in Columbus, Ohio on March 19, 2022. Guests included Kristin Chenoweth.
Awards and nominations
- Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theater Foundation Award (winner)
- ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award (winner)
- Robert and Adele S. Blank Jewish Arts Award (winner)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music (2000) - The Wild Party (winner)
- Outer Critics Circle Award(2000) - The Wild Party (winner)
- Grammy Award(2000) - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (nominee)
- Tony Award for Best Original Score (2010) - The Addams Family (nominee)
References
- ^ "Leeds Songwriter in Notes from New York". The British Theatre Guide. 28 October 2003. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ "1999-2000 Awards". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Siegel, Barbara; Siegel, Scott (15 May 2000). "2000 Drama Desk Award Winners". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Andrew Lippa". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Blaschke, Jayme (7 September 2011). "Lippa, Crawley to premiere 'A Little Princess' at Texas State". www.txstate.edu. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Moore, Judy (19 October 2006). "AMTP premieres rock musical 'Asphalt Beach' Oct. 27". www.northwestern.edu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ Gans, Andrew; Jones, Kenneth (4 May 2010). "2010 Tony Nominations Announced; Fela! and La Cage Top List". Playbill. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "The 55th Annual Drama Desk Awards Winners". New York Theatre Guide. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Gioia, Michael (5 May 2013). "Big Fish, With Norbert Leo Butz and Kate Baldwin, Ends Chicago Run May 5; Broadway Is Next". Playbill. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (25 April 2014). "2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced; Gentleman's Guide Earns 12 Nominations". Playbill. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Andrew Lippa - Composer". Texas State University Department of Theatre and Dance. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Lippa, Andrew (29 August 2019). "Andrew Lippa Breaks Down His Score for The Man in the Ceiling". Playbill. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Andrew Lippa in Concert". St. James Theatre. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016.
- ^ "The Life of the Party: A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa". www.menierchocolatefactory.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Shenton, Mark (3 June 2014). "The Life of the Party - A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa". London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Andrew Lippa's THE LIFE OF THE PARTY Makes US Premiere at TheatreWorks this August". BroadwayWorld.com. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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