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Brian Yorkey

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LyricistBook Writer b. 1970

Brian Yorkey is an American playwright and lyricist. His works often explore dark and controversial subject matter such as mental illness, grief, the underbelly of suburbia, and ethics in both psychiatry and public education.

Also credited on3 works

Next to Normal
If/Then
The Last Ship

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature4 passages

  • In a manner of speaking, bookwriter-lyricist Brian Yorkey was not making his Broadway debut when Next to Normal opened on April 27, 2009. Although he didn’t have a single Broadway credit, he’d been represented at the Golden Theatre for the past six years.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Brian Yorkey’s book and lyrics, among the cleverest of the day, were set to Tom Kitt’s driving music, at times too rock to deliver character content, though the intricate interlocking of dialogue and song gave the show one of the most integrated scores since Carousel . Under Michael Greif’s direction, the cast was very strong, Ripley in p…ebooks/Mordden, Ethan/Anything Goes_ A History of American Musical Theatre - Ethan Mordden.txt
  • 5 previews) Second Generation presents: MAKING TRACKS; Concept/Book, Welly Yang; Book/Lyrics, C. Matthew Eddy, Brian Yorkey; Music, Woody Pak; Director, Lenny Leibowitz; Choreography, Shawn Ku; Musical Directors, David Jenkins, Tom Kitt; Set, Sarah Lambert; Projections, Elaine McCarthy; Lighting, Stephentheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1998-99 Season, v. 55 (Willis).txt
  • Next to Normal Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Director, Richard Hopkins; Sets, April Soroko; Costumes, Sara J. Hinkley; Lighting, David M. Upton; Sound, Eric Stahlhammer; PSM, Kelli Karen; Cast: Stacia Fernandez (Diana), Mike Backes (Gabe), Leo Daignault (Dan), Ashley Picciallo (Natalie), James LaRosa (Henry), Scott Guthrie (D…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2011-12 Season, v. 68 (Willis).txt

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