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Janusz Stokłosa

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Janusz Stokłosa
Born (1954-05-15) May 15, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityPolish
Alma materJagiellonian University, Kraków
Known forMetro
AwardsMedal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (Poland)
Websitestoklosa.art.pl

Janusz Stokłosa (born 15 May 1954) is a Polish pianist and composer. He graduated from the Department of Theory and History of Music at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (1978). From 1984 to 1990 he was the musical director of Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw,[1] where he co-starred musicals: Brel, Hemar, Wysocki with Wojciech Młynarski and Janusz Józefowicz. From 1986 to 1991 he worked with Michał Bajor.

In 1991 he composed music for the musical Metro,[1] directed and choreographed by Janusz Józefowicz. For the music for this musical Stokłosa was nominated for the Broadway Tony Award for Best Musical Score in the 1991/92 season.[2] By January 2016 more than 1,900 performances of this musical were performed.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "Biografia". Janusz Stokłosa – strona oficjalna. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1992 Tony Award Winners and Nominees". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "25 lat od premiery musicalu "Metro"". Polsat News. January 30, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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