Susan Birkenhead

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Susan Birkenhead is an American lyricist known for her work on numerous Broadway and off-Broadway musicals, often collaborating on shows that spotlight complex characters and rich musical styles.

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Susan Birkenhead canonical 3

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instanceOf lyricist ⓘ
activeIn Broadway ⓘ
Off-Broadway ⓘ
awardReceived Drama Desk Award ⓘ
collaboratedWith Alan Menken ⓘ
Cy Coleman ⓘ
David Shire ⓘ
George C. Wolfe ⓘ
Henry Krieger ⓘ
Luther Henderson ⓘ
Michael O’Flaherty ⓘ
Micki Grant ⓘ
Richard Maltby Jr. ⓘ
Stephen Schwartz ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
creativeFocus character-driven songs ⓘ
storytelling through lyrics ⓘ
fieldOfWork Broadway musicals ⓘ
Off-Broadway musicals ⓘ
linked to: Off-Broadway

theatre ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
hasRole contributor to musical revues ⓘ
lyricist for stage musicals ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Book or Lyrics of a Musical ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
notableAchievement recognized for contributions to American musical theatre ⓘ
notableFor integrating diverse musical styles into theatre lyrics ⓘ
writing lyrics that spotlight complex characters ⓘ
notableWork A… My Name Is Alice ⓘ
A… My Name Is Still Alice ⓘ
Hats! ⓘ
High Society ⓘ
Jelly’s Last Jam ⓘ
linked to: Jelly's Last Jam

Pieces of Eight ⓘ
The Night They Raided Minsky’s ⓘ
The Secret Life of the American Musical (stage projects related) ⓘ
Triumph of Love ⓘ
What About Luv? ⓘ
Working ⓘ
additional lyrics for revivals and adaptations on Broadway ⓘ
occupation lyricist ⓘ
workLocation New York City ⓘ

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Jelly's Last Jam → lyricist → Susan Birkenhead ⓘ
Working → lyricist → Susan Birkenhead ⓘ