Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre

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American Academy of Arts and Letters Richard Rodgers Award
Awarded fordevelopment of the musical theatre
CountryUnited States
Presented by American Academy of Arts and Letters
First awarded1980
Last awarded2022
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The Richard Rodgers Award is an annual award presented by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and was created and endowed by Richard Rodgers in 1978 for the development of new works in musical theatre. These awards provide financial support for full productions, studio productions, and staged readings of new and developing works of musical theatre, and to nurture early-career composers, lyricists and playwrights by enabling their musicals to be produced by nonprofit theatres in New York City. The winners are selected by a jury of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The Richard Rodgers Awards are the Academy's only awards for which applications are accepted.

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Former award recipients include Maury Yeston, for Nine ; Jonathan Larson, for Rent ; Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal, for Juan Darien ; Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, for Lucky Stiff; Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley, for Violet; Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, and Doug Wright, for Grey Gardens ; and Dave Malloy for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 .

2022's jury included David Lang, chairman, Lynn Ahrens, Kristoffer Diaz, Mindi Dickstein, Amanda Green, Michael R. Jackson, Richard Maltby, Jr., and John Weidman. [1]

2022's winners were Driving in Circles by Jay Eddy; and Perpetual Sunshine & the Ghost Girls by Sara Cooper and Lynne Shankel. [1]

Recipients

YearRecipientAuthorsTypeRef.
1980 Nine Mario Fratti
Maury Yeston
1981Child of the SunDamien LeakeProduction Award
1982Portrait of JennieEnid Futterman
Howard Marren
Dennis Rosa
1983
1984 Brownstone Andrew Cadiff
Peter Larson
Josh Rubens
1984PapushkoAndrew Teirstein
1985
1986Break, Agnes, Eulogy for Mr. Hamm, and Lucky Nurse Michael John LaChiusa
1986JubaWendy Lamb
Russell Walden
1987Henry and Ellen Michael John LaChiusa
1987 Lucky Stiff Lynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty
1987No Way to Treat a LadyDouglas J. Cohen
1988 Lucky Stiff Lynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty
1988Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New YorkMichael Devon
Todd Graff
1988Superbia Jonathan Larson
1989 Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass Elliot Goldenthal
Julie Taymor
1990Down the StreamMichael Goldenberg
1990Swamp Gas and Shallow FeelingsRandy Buck
Shirlee Strother
Jack E. Williams
1990WhatnotHoward Crabtree
Dick Gallagher
Mark Waldrop
1991The TimesJoe Keenan
Brad Ross
1991OpalRobert N. Lindsey
1992The Molly MaguiresSid Cherry
William Strempek
1992Avenue X John Jiler
Ray Leslee
1993Allos Makar Scott Frankel
Michael Korie
Valeria Vasilevsky
1993They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Nagle Jackson
Robert Sprayberry
1993Avenue XJohn Jiler
Ray Leslee
1993Christina Alberta's FatherPolly Pen
1994The Sweet Revenge of Louisa MaeMark Campbell
Burton Cohen
Stephen Hoffman
1994The GigDouglas Cohen
1994Doll Scott Frankel
Michael Korie
1994 Rent Jonathan Larson
1995SplendoraMark Campbell
Stephen Hoffman
Peter Webb
1996BobosJames McBride
Ed Shockley
1996The Hidden SkyKate Chisholm
Peter Foley
1996The Princess and the Black-Eyed PeaAndy Chukerman
Karole Foreman
1997Barrio BabiesFernando Rivas
Luis Santeiro
1997The Ballad of Little JoMike Reid
Sarah Schlesinger
1998Little WomenAlison Hubbard
Allan Knee
Kim Oler
1998SummerErik Haagensen
Paul Schwartz
1999 Bat Boy: The Musical Keythe Farley
Brian Flemming
Laurence O'Keefe
1999Blood on the Dining Room Floor Jonathan Sheffer
1999Dream True: My Life with Vernon Dexter Ricky Ian Gordon
Tina Landau
1999The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin Kirsten Childs
1999The SingingLenora Champagne
Daniel Levy
2000 Bat Boy: The Musical Keythe Farley
Brian Flemming
Laurence O'Keefe
2000SuburbRobert S. Cohen
David Javerbaum
2000The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin Kirsten Childs
2001Heading EastLeon Ko
Robert Lee
Reading Award
2001 The Spitfire Grill Fred Alley
James Valcq
Production Award
2002The Fabulist David Spencer
Stephen Witkin
Reading Award
2002The TutorAndrew Gerle
Maryrose Wood
Reading Award
2003Once Upon a Time in New JerseySusan DiLallo
Stephen A. Weiner
2003The Devil in the FleshJeffrey Lunden
Arthur Perlman
2003The TutorAndrew Gerle
Maryrose Wood
2004To Paint the EarthDaniel Frederick Levin
Jonathan Portera
Reading Award
2004Unlock'dSam Carner
Derek Gregor
Reading Award
2004The TutorAndrew Gerle
Maryrose Wood
Production Award
2005Dust & Dreams: Celebrating SandburgDavid Hudson
Paul Libman
Reading Award
2005BroadcastNathan Christensen
Scott Murphy
Reading Award
2005Red Brian Lowdermilk
Marcus Stevens
Reading Award
2006The Yellow WoodMichelle Elliott
Danny Larsen
Reading Award
2006True FansChris Miller
Bill Rosenfield
Nathan Tysen
Reading Award
2006 Grey Gardens Scott Frankel
Michael Korie
Doug Wright
Production Award
2007 Calvin Berger Barry WynerReading Award
2007Main-Travelled RoadsDave Hudson
Paul Libman
Reading Award
2008Alive at TenKirsten A. Guenther
Ryan Scott Oliver
Reading Award
2008KingdomAaron Jafferis
Ian Williams
Reading Award
2008See Rock City & Other DestinationsBrad Alexander
Adam Mathias
Reading Award
2009Cheer WarsKarlan Judd
Gordon Leary
Reading Award
2009Rosa ParksScott Ethier
Jeff Hughes
Reading Award
2010Buddy's TavernRaymond De Felitta
Alison Louise Hubbard
Kim Oler
Reading Award
2010Rocket SciencePatricia Cotter
Jason Rhyne
Stephen Weiner
Reading Award
2011GloryanaAndrew GerleReading Award
2011 Dogfight Peter Duchan
Benj Pasek
Justin Paul
Production Award
2012 Witness Uganda Matt Gould
Griffin Matthews
Reading Award
2013 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Dave Malloy Production Award [2]
2013The Kid Who Would Be PopeTom Megan
Jack Megan
Production Award [2]
2014 Witness Uganda Matt Gould
Griffin Matthews
Production Award
2015StringAdam Gwon
Sarah Hammond
Production Award [3]
2016 Cost of Living Timothy Huang Reading Award [4]
2016 We Live in Cairo Patrick Lazour
Daniel Lazour
Reading Award [4]
2016 Hadestown Anaïs Mitchell Production Award [4]
2017What I Learned from PeopleWill Aronson
Hue Park
Production Award [5]
2018Gun & PowderRoss Baum
Angelica Chéri
Studio Production Award [6]
2018 KPOP Jason Kim
Helen Park
Max Vernon
Woodshed Collective
Studio Production Award [6]
2019Bhangin’ ItMike Lew
Rehana Lew Mirza
Sam Willmott
Studio Production Award [7]
2019The Lucky OnesAbigail Bengson
Shaun Bengson
Sarah Gancher
Studio Production Award [7]
2020 In the Green Grace McLeanReading Award [8]
2020The LoopholeZeniba Now
Jay Adana
Reading Award [8]
2021The Monster Chelsea Marcantel
Michael Mahler
Alan Schmuckler
Studio Production Award [9]
2021Oratorio for Living ThingsHeather ChristianStudio Production Award [9]
2021TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke RemixEllaRose Chary
Brandon James Gwinn
Studio Production Award [9]
2022Driving in CirclesJay EddyReading Award [10]
2022Perpetual Sunshine & the Ghost GirlsSara Cooper
Lynne Shankel
Reading Award [10]

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