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Lynn Ahrens

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

October 01, 1948

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https://ahrensandflaherty.com/

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Lynn Ahrens has enjoyed a musical partnership with composer Stephen Flaherty since 1983. They are considered the foremost theatrical songwriting team of their generation.

For Broadway’s Ragtime, Ahrens and Flaherty won the Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. They wrote the score for Twentieth Century Fox’s animated feature film Anastasia, earning two Academy Award nominations and two Golden Globe nominations, and they also adapted the hit musical Anastasia for Broadway. Their many stage credits include Broadway’s Once On This Island and its recent revival (2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical); Seussical (one of the most produced shows in America); Rocky; Ragtime (Broadway premiere and 2009 revival); Chita Rivera Lynn Ahrens has enjoyed a musical partnership with composer Stephen Flaherty since 1983. They are considered the foremost theatrical songwriting team of their generation.

For Broadway’s Ragtime, Ahrens and Flaherty won the Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. They wrote the score for Twentieth Century Fox’s animated feature film Anastasia, earning two Academy Award nominations and two Golden Globe nominations, and they also adapted the hit musical Anastasia for Broadway. Their many stage credits include Broadway’s Once On This Island and its recent revival (2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical); Seussical (one of the most produced shows in America); Rocky; Ragtime (Broadway premiere and 2009 revival); Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life; Lincoln Center Theater’s My Favorite Year, A Man of No Importance, Dessa Rose and The Glorious Ones; Lucky Stiff; and two upcoming musicals, Knoxville and Marie. Their mutual honors include the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement, London’s Olivier Award and four Grammy nominations. In 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Ahrens and Flaherty are Council members of the Dramatists Guild of America and proud co-founders of the DGF Fellows Program for Emerging Writers.

Individually, Ms. Ahrens is an Emmy Award-winner for her work as a television writer and producer. She received the Betty Comden Lilly Award for Lyrics, and Syracuse University’s highest honor, the Arents Award. She is a mainstay singer/songwriter for ABC-TV’s famed animated series Schoolhouse Rock, and she provided lyrics for the holiday extravaganza A Christmas Carol (composer, Alan Menken) which ran for ten holiday seasons at Madison Square Garden. She wrote the teleplay adaptation of A Christmas Carol for NBC, and the adapted screenplay for the movie version of Lucky Stiff. Her short stories and essays have been published nationally and have earned nominations for Best American Essays and the Pushcart Prize. ...more

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	Ragtime the Musical: Vocal Selections by Lynn Ahrens (Lyrics), Stephen Flaherty (Music) 4.52 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anastasia: The New Broadway Musical - Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty (Composer) 4.59 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ragtime the Musical: Complete Vocal Score by Lynn Ahrens (Lyrics), Stephen Flaherty (Music) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anastasia: Vocal Selections by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty (Composer), Aaron Stang (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anastasia Songbook: The New Broadway Musical it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Songs from Ragtime, the Musical: Piano Arrangements by Lynn Ahrens (Lyricist), Dan Coates 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once on This Island Jr. Actor's Script 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ragtime (Choral Selections): Featuring "Ragtime," "New Music," "Till We Reach That Day," "Wheels of a Dream," "Our Children," "Make Them Hear You," and "Success" by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty (Composer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Is Jesus the Only Way to God, the Father? 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ahrens & Flaherty Songbook: Piano/Vocal/Chords Sheet Music Songbook Collection (Piano/Vocal/Chords) by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars