Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre

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American Academy of Arts and Letters Richard Rodgers Award

Awarded for| development of the musical theatre
Country| United States
Presented by| American Academy of Arts and Letters
First awarded| 1980
Last awarded| 2024
Website| [1]

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.

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.

2024's jury included David Lang, chairman, Lynn Ahrens, Mindi Dickstein, Amanda Green, Michael R. Jackson, Richard Maltby, Jr., and John Weidman.[1]

2024's winners were Far From The Tree by Robert Maggio, Kristin Maloney, and Justin Warner; and Lighthouse by abs wilson and Veronica Mansour.[1]

## Recipients

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Year  | Recipient  | Authors  | Type  | Ref.

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1980  | Nine | Mario Fratti
Maury Yeston | —  |
1981  | Child of the Sun | Damien Leake  | Production Award  |
1982  | Portrait of Jennie | Enid Futterman
Howard Marren
Dennis Rosa  | —  |
1983  | — | —  | —  | —
1984  | Brownstone | Andrew Cadiff
Peter Larson
Josh Rubens  | —  |
1984  | Papushko | Andrew Teirstein  | —  |
1985  | — | —  | —  | —
1986  | Break, Agnes, Eulogy for Mr. Hamm, and Lucky Nurse | Michael John LaChiusa | —  |
1986  | Juba | Wendy Lamb
Russell Walden  | —  |
1987  | Henry and Ellen | Michael John LaChiusa | —  |
1987  | Lucky Stiff | Lynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty | —  |
1987  | No Way to Treat a Lady | Douglas J. Cohen  | —  |
1988  | Lucky Stiff | Lynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty | —  |
1988  | Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York | Michael Devon
Todd Graff  | —  |
1988  | Superbia | Jonathan Larson | —  |
1989  | Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass | Elliot Goldenthal
Julie Taymor | —  | —
1990  | Down the Stream | Michael Goldenberg  | —  |
1990  | Swamp Gas and Shallow Feelings | Randy Buck
Shirlee Strother
Jack E. Williams  | —  |
1990  | Whatnot | Howard Crabtree
Dick Gallagher
Mark Waldrop  | —  |
1991  | The Times | Joe Keenan
Brad Ross  | —  |
1991  | Opal | Robert N. Lindsey  | —  |
1992  | The Molly Maguires | Sid Cherry
William Strempek  | —  |
1992  | Avenue X | John Jiler
Ray Leslee  | —  |
1993  | Allos Makar | Scott Frankel
Michael Korie
Valeria Vasilevsky  | —  |
1993  | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Nagle Jackson
Robert Sprayberry  | —  |
1993  | Avenue X | John Jiler
Ray Leslee  | —  |
1993  | Christina Alberta's Father | Polly Pen  | —  |
1994  | The Sweet Revenge of Louisa Mae | Mark Campbell
Burton Cohen
Stephen Hoffman  | —  |
1994  | The Gig | Douglas Cohen  | —  |
1994  | Doll | Scott Frankel
Michael Korie | —  |
1994  | Rent | Jonathan Larson | —  |
1995  | Splendora | Mark Campbell
Stephen Hoffman
Peter Webb  | —  |
1996  | Bobos | James McBride
Ed Shockley  | —  |
1996  | The Hidden Sky | Kate Chisholm
Peter Foley  | —  |
1996  | The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea | Andy Chukerman
Karole Foreman  | —  |
1997  | Barrio Babies | Fernando Rivas
Luis Santeiro  | —  |
1997  | The Ballad of Little Jo | Mike Reid
Sarah Schlesinger  | —  |
1998  | Little Women | Alison Hubbard
Allan Knee
Kim Oler  | —  |
1998  | Summer | Erik Haagensen
Paul Schwartz  | —  |
1999  | Bat Boy: The Musical | Keythe Farley
Brian Flemming
Laurence O'Keefe | —  |
1999  | Blood on the Dining Room Floor | Jonathan Sheffer | —  |
1999  | Dream True: My Life with Vernon Dexter | Ricky Ian Gordon
Tina Landau | —  |
1999  | The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin | Kirsten Childs | —  |
1999  | The Singing | Lenora Champagne
Daniel Levy  | —  |
2000  | Bat Boy: The Musical | Keythe Farley
Brian Flemming
Laurence O'Keefe | —  |
2000  | Suburb | Robert S. Cohen
David Javerbaum | —  |
2000  | The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin | Kirsten Childs | —  |
2001  | Heading East | Leon Ko
Robert Lee  | Reading Award  |
2001  | The Spitfire Grill | Fred Alley
James Valcq | Production Award  |
2002  | The Fabulist | David Spencer
Stephen Witkin  | Reading Award  |
2002  | The Tutor | Andrew Gerle
Maryrose Wood  | Reading Award  |
2003  | Once Upon a Time in New Jersey | Susan DiLallo
Stephen A. Weiner  | —  |
2003  | The Devil in the Flesh | Jeffrey Lunden
Arthur Perlman  | —  |
2003  | The Tutor | Andrew Gerle
Maryrose Wood  | —  |
2004  | To Paint the Earth | Daniel Frederick Levin
Jonathan Portera  | Reading Award  |
2004  | Unlock'd | Sam Carner
Derek Gregor  | Reading Award  |
2004  | The Tutor | Andrew Gerle
Maryrose Wood  | Production Award  |
2005  | Dust & Dreams: Celebrating Sandburg | David Hudson
Paul Libman  | Reading Award  |
2005  | Broadcast | Nathan Christensen
Scott Murphy  | Reading Award  |
2005  | Red | Brian Lowdermilk
Marcus Stevens  | Reading Award  |
2006  | The Yellow Wood | Michelle Elliott
Danny Larsen  | Reading Award  |
2006  | True Fans | Chris Miller
Bill Rosenfield
Nathan Tysen | Reading Award  |
2006  | Grey Gardens | Scott Frankel
Michael Korie
Doug Wright | Production Award  |
2007  | Calvin Berger | Barry Wyner  | Reading Award  |
2007  | Main-Travelled Roads | Dave Hudson
Paul Libman  | Reading Award  |
2008  | Alive at Ten | Kirsten A. Guenther
Ryan Scott Oliver | Reading Award  |
2008  | Kingdom | Aaron Jafferis
Ian Williams  | Reading Award  |
2008  | See Rock City & Other Destinations | Brad Alexander
Adam Mathias  | Reading Award  |
2009  | Cheer Wars | Karlan Judd
Gordon Leary  | Reading Award  |
2009  | Rosa Parks | Scott Ethier
Jeff Hughes  | Reading Award  |
2010  | Buddy's Tavern | Raymond De Felitta
Alison Louise Hubbard
Kim Oler  | Reading Award  |
2010  | Rocket Science | Patricia Cotter
Jason Rhyne
Stephen Weiner  | Reading Award  |
2011  | Gloryana | Andrew Gerle  | Reading 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]
2013  | The Kid Who Would Be Pope | Tom Megan
Jack Megan  | Production Award  | [2]
2014  | Witness Uganda | Matt Gould
Griffin Matthews | Production Award  |
2015  | String | Adam 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]
2017  | What I Learned from People | Will Aronson
Hue Park  | Production Award  | [5]
2018  | Gun & Powder | Ross Baum
Angelica Chéri  | Studio Production Award  | [6]
2018  | KPOP | Jason Kim
Helen Park
Max Vernon
Woodshed Collective  | Studio Production Award  | [6]
2019  | Bhangin’ It | Mike Lew
Rehana Lew Mirza
Sam Willmott  | Studio Production Award  | [7]
2019  | The Lucky Ones | Abigail Bengson
Shaun Bengson
Sarah Gancher  | Studio Production Award  | [7]
2020  | In the Green | Grace McLean  | Reading Award  | [8]
2020  | The Loophole | Zeniba Now
Jay Adana  | Reading Award  | [8]
2021  | The Monster | Chelsea Marcantel
Michael Mahler
Alan Schmuckler  | Studio Production Award  | [9]
2021  | Oratorio for Living Things | Heather Christian  | Studio Production Award  | [9]
2021  | TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix | EllaRose Chary
Brandon James Gwinn  | Studio Production Award  | [9]
2022  | Driving in Circles | Jay Eddy  | Reading Award  | [10]
2023  | Lewis Loves Clark | Dylan MarcAurele
Mike Ross  | Reading Award  | [11]
2023  | Marie in Tomorrow Land | Maggie-Kate Coleman
Erato A. Kremmyda  | Reading Award  | [11]
2024  | Far From The Tree | Robert Maggio
Kristin Maloney
Justin Warner  | Studio Production Award  | [12]
2024  | Lighthouse | abs wilson
Veronia Mansour  | Reading Award  | [12]

## See also

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* ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award

## References

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General

* "American Academy of Arts and Letters Richard Rodgers Award". Retrieved January 20, 2018.

Specific

1. ^ a b "Two Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards". artsandletters.org. March 6, 2024.
2. ^ a b "2013 Richard Rodgers Awards Winners".
3. ^ "2015 Richard Rodgers Awards Winners".
4. ^ a b c "2016 Richard Rodgers Awards Winners".
5. ^ "New Musical Maybe Happy Ending, Directed by Michael Arden, Opens January 29".
6. ^ a b "Two Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards".
7. ^ a b "Two Musicals Win 2019 Richard Rodgers Awards".
8. ^ a b "Two Musicals Win 2020 Richard Rodgers Awards".
9. ^ a b c "Three Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards".
10. ^ "Two Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards".
11. ^ a b "Richard Rodgers Award Recipients Revealed".
12. ^ a b "Two Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards".

## External links

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* American Academy of Arts and Letters' official site