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Amy Powers | |
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| Born | 1960 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Producer and songwriter |
| Spouse | J. Todd Harris |
| Children | Jasper (born 1998) and Cole (born 2000) |
Amy Powers (born 1960) is a lyricist, songwriter and producer who writes songs for film, television, and theater.
Powers graduated from Vassar College, and then attended Columbia University (M.B.A) and Harvard University (law degree). [1]
Powers co-wrote the lyrics for the musical Cinderella: A Musical with composer Dan Levy for Riverside Shakespeare Company at Playhouse 91 in New York, which ran in December 1991 to March 1992. [2] She wrote the lyrics and book for the stage musical Lizzie Borden with composer Christopher McGovern. The musical ran at Goodspeed Musicals Norma Terris Theatre (Chester, CT.) in November 2001. [3] The Game, a stage musical for which Powers is the co-librettist/lyricist, was produced at Barrington Stage Company in August 2003. [4]
She is the co/lyricist with Michael Korie for Doctor Zhivago , a musical based on the Russian novel Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak. [5] The show was revised after its preview run at the La Jolla Playhouse, and premiered at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney in February 2011. [6] [7] [8] The musical premiered on Broadway in April 2015. [9]
Powers, alongside Don Black, was the original co-lyricist for the Andrew Lloyd Webber composed musical adaptation of Sunset Boulevard. [10] Released from the show following a first act developmental presentation at the Sydmonton Festival in 1991, Powers was ultimately given a lyrical development credit for four songs from the show: "With One Look," "The Greatest Star Of All," "Sunset Boulevard" and "As If We Never Said Goodbye". [11]
Powers' first song for film was the title track for the Oscar-Winning When We Were Kings (1996). [12] She has also written songs for the films Sweet Home Alabama, Ella Enchanted and Aquamarine [13] as well as television shows including Guiding Light, All My Children, Laguna Beach, Castle and America's Next Top Model. Powers' songs have been featured in Mattel's Barbie Movies [14] including Barbie & the Diamond Castle , Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper , and Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams .
Powers was nominated for an Outstanding Original Song Daytime Emmy in the Children's/Animated category for "Shine" in Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses in 2007, [15] and an Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Feature Production for her work in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams in 2007. [16]
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