Kait Kerrigan
Encyclopedia
Kait Kerrigan is an American
playwright
and musical theater lyricist
and book writer.
and a lyricist
and composer
of musicals. Originally from Kingston, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Wyoming Valley West Senior High School
in Plymouth, Pennsylvania in 1999. Kait is a 2003 graduate of Barnard College
with a degree in English Literature. She is the 2009 winner of the Edward Kleban Award as the most promising musical book writer in America.
She is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop
.
Kerrigan's most recent musical works have been collaborations with Brian Lowdermilk
. Their collaborations include The Woman Upstairs
, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (with Zach Altman) and Wrong Number. She is currently working with Lowdermilk on TheaterworksUSA's adaptation of Henry and Mudge
, which premiered Off-Broadway
in 2006 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Her plays include Imaginary Love, Her Old Possessions, Tender Wars in the Green-Gold Room and Transit.
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playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and musical theater lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
and book writer.
Biography
Kait Kerrigan is a playwrightPlaywright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and a lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of musicals. Originally from Kingston, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Wyoming Valley West Senior High School
Wyoming Valley West Senior High School
Wyoming Valley West Senior High School is a public high school in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania USA...
in Plymouth, Pennsylvania in 1999. Kait is a 2003 graduate of Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
with a degree in English Literature. She is the 2009 winner of the Edward Kleban Award as the most promising musical book writer in America.
She is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is a workshop in New York for musical theatre composers, lyricists and librettists.-History:The BMI Workshop was founded in 1961 by Lehman Engel and the performing rights organization BMI ....
.
Kerrigan's most recent musical works have been collaborations with Brian Lowdermilk
Brian Lowdermilk
Brian Lowdermilk is an American musical theater composer and lyricist.-Biography:Brian Lowdermilk is a composer and lyricist of musicals. He is also a music director, arranger, vocal coach, and pianist....
. Their collaborations include The Woman Upstairs
The Woman Upstairs
The Woman Upstairs is a 1921 British drama film directed by Fred Paul and starring Joan Beverley and Frank Hill. It was part of a Grand Guignol series of films. It focuses on the relationship between a demi-mondaine and a newly married man.-Cast:...
, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (with Zach Altman) and Wrong Number. She is currently working with Lowdermilk on TheaterworksUSA's adaptation of Henry and Mudge
Henry and Mudge
Henry and Mudge is a series of American children's books written by Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant and published by Simon & Schuster. The series is a common read found in curriculums for 2nd grade and 3rd grade...
, which premiered Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
in 2006 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
Her plays include Imaginary Love, Her Old Possessions, Tender Wars in the Green-Gold Room and Transit.
Works
- Henry and MudgeHenry and MudgeHenry and Mudge is a series of American children's books written by Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant and published by Simon & Schuster. The series is a common read found in curriculums for 2nd grade and 3rd grade...
(with Brian Lowdermilk) - Her Old Possessions
- Tender Wars in the Green-Gold Room
- Transit
- Imaginary Love
- The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (music and lyrics by Brian Lowdermilk; book and lyrics by Kait Kerrigan; additional book and concept by Zach Altman)
- The Woman UpstairsThe Woman UpstairsThe Woman Upstairs is a 1921 British drama film directed by Fred Paul and starring Joan Beverley and Frank Hill. It was part of a Grand Guignol series of films. It focuses on the relationship between a demi-mondaine and a newly married man.-Cast:...
(with Brian Lowdermilk) - Wrong Number (with Brian Lowdermilk)