NEW YORK CITY:<\/strong> The Kleban Foundation has named Ryan Scott Oliver and Ethan Lipton<\/a> the recipients of the 2023 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre.<\/a> Oliver is being acknowledged as a lyricist, whereas Lipton is being acknowledged as a librettist. <\/p>\n \u201cFor over three decades, the Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre has been one of the theatre\u2019s most distinctive honors, and after the last few challenging years, Ed Kleban\u2019s legacy may be more important than ever,\u201d Kleban Foundation president Richard Maltby Jr. mentioned in an announcement. \u201cThe Kleban Prize identifies, celebrates, and supports the most promising writing talent in the theatre, just when emerging writers and established writers need help the most.\u201d<\/p>\n The awards shall be offered at a ceremony on Feb. 6 hosted by the American Society Composers, Author and Publishers<\/a> and Broadcast Music, Inc.,<\/a> that includes musical performances. The ceremony shall be accessible to stream through Broadway On Demand<\/a> starting Feb. 10.<\/p>\n Oliver is thought for writing the rating for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition<\/em>, based mostly on pictures by Matthew Murphy; Jasper in Deadland<\/em>, for which he additionally co-wrote the guide with Hunter Foster; Darling, Havana!<\/em>; Otherbody, a short musical allegory<\/em>; Mrs. Sharp<\/em>; We Foxes<\/em>; and Three Points of Contact<\/em>. He has obtained commissions from Broadway Across America,<\/a> Grove Entertainment,<\/a> Disney Theatricals,<\/a> and Universal Stage Productions,<\/a> and his work has been learn at Playwrights Horizons.<\/a> Oliver is the recipient of the Jonathan Larson Grant<\/a> and the Richard Rodgers Award<\/a> and is a Lucille Lortel Award<\/a> nominee. He is at the moment engaged on the unique musical fee Tomorrow, The Island Dies<\/em> and several other variations of Shirley Jackson\u2019s work, in addition to Party of the Century<\/em>, a musical based mostly on Truman Capote\u2019s Black and White Ball<\/em>, with librettist Kirsten Guenther for FourthWall Theatrical.<\/a> Oliver holds an MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.<\/a><\/p>\n Lipton\u2019s produced performs embody Tumacho<\/em>, Red-Handed Otter<\/em>, Luther<\/em>, Goodbye April Hello May<\/em>, 100 Aspects of the Moon<\/em>, and Meat<\/em>. He obtained an Obie Award<\/a> for No Place to Go<\/em>, for which he wrote each the guide and songs, and obtained a Lortel Award nomination for The Outer Space<\/em>, each of which premiered with the Public Theater.<\/a> Lipton is a former member of the Public\u2019s Emerging Writers Group and has obtained a Guggenheim Fellowship,<\/a> amongst others. His commissions embody Clubbed Thumb,<\/a> Playwrights Horizons, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,<\/a> True Love Productions,<\/a> the New York Public Library,<\/a> and extra. He has additionally performed venues all through New York and past together with his band, Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra.<\/p>\n The Kleban Foundation was established in 1988 by means of the need of Edward L. Kleban, an award-winning author finest often known as the lyricist of the musical A Chorus Line<\/em>. For over 30 years, the Kleban Prize has acknowledged and honored the American musical theatre\u2019s brightest creating skills, awarding over $6 million to 81 artists.<\/p>\n
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