![]() Aya (she/ze/we) is a Black girl from the Bronx. The award was established by the estate of Lanford Wilson and is presented by the Dramatists Guild Council to a dramatist based primarily on their work as an early career or “emerging” playwright. This year’s Lanford Wilson Award went to playwrights Nissy Aya and Candrice Jones. Coming in 2024 is the Broadway version of Smash. Currently represented on Broadway with Some Like It Hot (which just garnered 13 Tony nominations, including Best Musical and Best Score), his other Broadway credits with co-lyricist Scott Wittman are Hairspray (Tony & Grammy Awards), Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nom) and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. He has won a Tony, an Emmy, a Grammy and has garnered seven Oscar nominations. ![]() Shaiman is a composer/lyricist/arranger/performer working in films, television, musical theatre, and recordings. ![]() ![]() The award is funded by the Frederick Loewe Foundation and presented annually by the Dramatists Guild Council to a composer recognizing achievement in a theatrical score presented on or Off-Broadway during the previous theatrical season. Marc Shaiman received the Frederick Loewe Award for Some Like It Hot. In addition to the six previously announced winners, this year’s DG award recipients included Marc Shaiman, Nissy Aya, Candrice Jones, Dave Harris, and Iakowi:he’ne’ Oakes. NEW YORK CITY: The Dramatists Guild of America honored their 2023 awards recipients in a ceremony at Joe’s Pub on May 15. ![]()
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