David Lindsay-Abaire Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
David Lindsay-Abaire (born November 14, 1969) is an American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for his play Rabbit Hole, which also earned several Tony Award nominations.
[re Rabbit Hole (2010)] There are no words in the climax of the movie, and in the play there are only words. The sister character in the play is a source of comic relief, which is helpful in a play about the death of a child. But her part in film was cut away, and that concerned me. Not until I saw the film with an audience did I realize there's all this new stuff that got laughs that I didn't know was there. When I sat in a Broadway house, I knew where all the laughs were.
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Fact
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Has provided the screenplay for both films on which Nicole Kidman has served as both leading lady and producer; Rabbit Hole (2010) and The Family Fang (2015). Following their first collaboration, Kidman personally handpicked him to pen the adaptation of Kevin Wilson's novel "The Family Fang".
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Was originally going to work with Sam Raimi on Rabbit Hole (2010), but Raimi dropped out due to other commitments. However, Raimi later hired him as the screenwriter for Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).
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His play, "Good People," at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2013 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Large Play Production.
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Attended his local Boys and Girls Club when he was young.
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Nominated for two 2009 Tony Awards (Best Musical and Best Book for a Musical) for "Shrek - The Musical" written (Book and Lyrics) in collaboration with Jeanine Tesori who composed the music.
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After signing on as a writer for The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), he became the second Pulitzer winner to take on writing a Spiderman screenplay. Michael Chabon, who won the award for his novel, "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay", in 2001 co-wrote Spider-Man 2 (2004).
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His critically acclaimed play "Rabbit Hole" won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Family Fang
2015
screenplay
Poltergeist
2015
screenplay
Shrek the Musical
2013
book
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
screenplay
Rise of the Guardians
2012
screenplay
Rabbit Hole
2010
based on his play: "Rabbit Hole" / screenplay
Inkheart
2008
screenplay
Robots
2005
screenplay / story
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shrek the Musical
2013
lyrics: "Big Bright Beautiful World", "Story of My Life", "The Goodbye Song", "Don't Let Me Go", "I Know It's Today", "What's Up, Duloc?", "Travel Song", "Donkey Pot Pie", "This is How a Dream Comes True", "Who I'd Be", "Morning Person", "I Think I Got You Beat", "The Ballad of Farquaad", "Make a Move", "When Words Fail", "Morning Person reprise", "Build a Wall", "Freak Flag", "Big Bright Beautiful World reprise", "This Is Our Story"
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
lyrics: "The Munchkin Welcome Song" / writer: "The Munchkin Welcome Song"
Rise of the Guardians
2012
lyrics: "Still Dream"
The 63rd Annual Tony Awards
2009
TV Special lyrics: "Freak Flag", "What's Up, Duloc?"
Shrek the Third
2007
writer: "Little Birdy", "Final Showdown"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shrek the Musical
2013
lyricist
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shrek Forever After
2010
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 63rd Annual Tony Awards
2009
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Book of a Musical & Best Original Score
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