Peter Duchan

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Peter Duchan is an American playwright and screenwriter, best known for the film Breaking Upwards and the musical Dogfight. He was also personal assistant to actor-director-producer Bob Balaban. [1] He graduated from Northwestern University, where he participated in the Creative Writing for Media Program. [2]

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Breaking Upwards

He was Associate Producer of Breaking Upwards , which he co-wrote with director Daryl Wein and actress Zoe-Lister Jones. [3] [4] The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival (March, 2009) and was released in theaters by IFC Films on April 2, 2010. [5] [6] His short film Unlocked, also a collaboration with Wein, was an Official Selection of numerous festivals, including the Gijon International Film Festival in 2006 and the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007. [7] [8]

Dogfight

He wrote the book of the stage musical adaptation of Dogfight , Nancy Savoca's 1991 film starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor. [9] [10] [11] The musical, featuring a score by the team, Pasek and Paul, premiered Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre on July 16, 2012, after previews from June 27. It was directed by Joe Mantello and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. [12]

The production earned two 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Choreographer (Christopher Gattelli). [13] It was nominated for five 2013 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical and Outstanding Book of a Musical. [14] Additionally, the show was nominated for Drama League Awards for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical and Distinguished Performance (Lindsay Mendez), as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Lindsay Mendez). [15] [16] During its development, the musical was the recipient of the 2011 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. [17]

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  4. ↑ Rohter, Larry (26 March 2010). "Sweat Equity, the Movie". The New York Times.
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  6. ↑ Breaking Upwards (2009) - Release info - IMDb . Retrieved 2024-07-31– via www.imdb.com.
  7. ↑ "Unlocked". IMDb .
  8. ↑ "Unlocked | Tribeca Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  9. ↑ "Librettist Peter Duchan on the Many 'Pinch Me' Moments in Creating the New Musical Dogfight".
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  12. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "'Dogfight', New Musical About Cruelty and Hope, Opens in NYC; Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena Star" Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine . Playbill, July 16, 2012
  13. ↑ "The Piano Lesson, The Whale & Dogfight Honored at 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards". Broadway.com, May 6, 2011
  14. ↑ "'Pippin' Hot with Outer Critics Circle Nominators". 22 April 2013.
  15. ↑ Cox, Gordon. Off Broadway musicals outnumber Broadway shows in the tuner category". Variety, April 23, 2013
  16. ↑ "Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards; Giant and Hands on a Hardbody Lead the Pack - Playbill.com". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  17. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Musicals by Duchan, Pasek, Paul and Gerle Win 2011 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater". Playbill, February 14, 2011
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