David Lindsay-Abaire

Librettist Playwright Lyricist

Council Member, The Dramatists Guild of America David Lindsay-Abaire is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright, lyricist, librettist and screenwriter.  His plays include The BalustersRabbit Hole, Good People, Fuddy Meers, Ripcord, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World and A Devil Inside, among others.  He also wrote the book and lyrics for the musicals Kimberly Akimbo and Shrek the Musical with composer Jeanine Tesori, as well as the book to High Fidelity with Tom Kitt (composer) and Amanda Green (lyricist).  In addition to his work in theatre, David’s screen credits include his film adaptation of Rabbit Hole; Dreamworks’ Rise of the Guardians; The Family Fang starring Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken and Jason Bateman; and an adaptation of Eugene O'neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night, starring Jessica Lange and Ed Harris. He is also, along with Tanya Barfield, co-director of the Playwriting Program at the Juilliard School.  

Highlights

David Lindsay-Abaire has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Rabbit Hole), two Tony Awards (Kimberly Akimbo), the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play (Good People) and Best Musical (Kimberly Akimbo), the Horton Foote Prize (Good People), two Edgerton Foundation New American Play Awards (Ripcord, Good People), the Spirit of America Award (Rabbit Hole), the Lucille Lortel Award (Kimberly Akimbo), the Drama Desk Award (Kimberly Akimbo) and the Ed Kleban Award for lyrics (Shrek the Musical), among others.