STEPHEN FLAHERTY

'Stephen Flaherty' (born September 18, 1960 in Pittsburgh, PA) is an American composer of musical theatre in collaboration with Lynn Ahrens. They are best known for the shows ''Once on This Island'', which was nominated for eight Tony Awards and ''Ragtime'', which was nominated for twelve Tony Awards and won Best Original Score.

Contents

Musicals

Biography

Movie Soundtrack

External links

Musicals

★ ''Pitts'' (1976)

★ ''Lucky Stiff'' (1988)

★ ''Once on This Island'' (1990)

★ ''My Favorite Year'' (1993)

★ ''Ragtime'' (1998)

★ ''Seussical'' (2000)

★ ''A Man of No Importance'' (2002)

★ ''Dessa Rose'' (2005)

★ ''Loving Repeating'' (2005)

★ ''The Glorious Ones'' (premiering April 2007)

Biography

Stephen Flaherty was born on September 18, 1960, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended South Hills Catholic High School where he was very active in the school's acclaimed theater department throughout his student years. He matriculated to Cincinnati College Conservatory and graduated in 1982. When he was 12 he knew he wanted to write musicals. When he was 14, he had already composed his first musical score. He was mentored by Lehman Engel. He entered the BMI Workshop right after he graduated college. He was also a member of DECA.

Movie Soundtrack

★ ''Anastasia'' (1997)

★ ''Bartok the Magnificent'' (1999)

External links

★ Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty official website

★ Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty - ''Downstage Center'' 2005 interview at American Theatre Wing.org