I Collabor Him and He Collabors Me

Sep 21, 2022

Lin-Manuel Miranda, David Ives, James Lapine, and John Weidman - Photos by Bronwen Sharp
Lin-Manuel Miranda by Bronwen Sharp
James Lapine by Bronwen Sharp
David Ives by Bronwen Sharp
John Weidman by Bronwen Sharp

Lin-Manuel Miranda: “I collabor him and he collabors me,” that quote by George Furth.

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James Lapine

is a Tony, Peabody, and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, librettist, and director whose Broadway writing credits include, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Passion, Falsettos, Act One, and Flying Over Sunset. He serves on Council for the Guild.

David Ives

has adapted four French verse comedies: The Liar, The School For Lies, The Heir Apparent, and The Metromaniacs.

John Weidman

has written for the musical theatre for almost 30 years. He has written the hook for a wide variety of musicals, including Contact, Pacific Overtures, and Assassins, and has been nominated for three Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical. A long-time contributor to Sesame Street, he has received eleven Emmy awards for Outstanding Writing for a Children’s Program. Mr. Weidman received his law degree from Yale Law School.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter, actor, director, and producer. Creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning Hamilton and In the Heights. Additional Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme (Co-Founder, Special Tony Award Recipient), Bring It On: The Musical (co-composer/co-lyricist), and West Side Story (2009 revival, Spanish translations). TV/Film: Encanto, Vivo, In the Heights, Hamilton, His Dark Materials, Fosse/Verdon, Moana, Mary Poppins Returns, and tick, tick … BOOM!