Steven Lutvak
Steven Lutvak | |
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| Born | July 18, 1959 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 2023 (aged 64) New York City, U.S. |
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| Notable work | A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder |
| Spouse |
Michael McGowan (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | stevenlutvak |
Steven Jaret Lutvak (July 18, 1959 – October 9, 2023) was an American composer who worked in musical theatre, film, and television. He was best known for writing the music and co-writing the lyrics for the musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2014.
Life and career
[edit]Steven Lutvak was born in The Bronx, New York, on July 18, 1959.[1] He attended Binghamton University, earning a bachelor's degree in music in 1980. He went on to attend the first graduate program in musical theatre writing at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1983.[2]
Lutvak wrote a number of musicals which were performed Off-Off Broadway and in regional theatre, and frequently collaborated with Robert L. Freedman.[2] For their musical Campaign of the Century, they won the California Musical Theater Competition from the Beverly Hills Theater Guild.[3] However, they were best known for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2012).[2] It ran for over two years on Broadway and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. For his work on the show, Lutvak was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score.[4][5]
Lutvak composed the title track to the documentary film Mad Hot Ballroom,[6] and wrote music for The Wayside Inn, Esmeralda, Almost September, and Campaign of the Century. He also released his own album, entitled The Time it Takes.[7]
Lutvak's musical Alfred Hitchcock Presents (based on the television series) will premiere posthumously in Bath in March 2025.
Personal life and death
[edit]Lutvak married Michael McGowan in 2015.[8] They had a daughter.[2] Lutvak died from a pulmonary embolism at his studio in Manhattan on October 9, 2023, at the age of 64.[2][9]
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 2014, Lutvak and Freedman's A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, and was also nominated for Outstanding Music. The show was also nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score, and received a Tony Award nomination for Original Score.[10] In 2006, Lutvak received the Kleban Award for Lyric Writing for the Theater, as well as the Fred Ebb Award for Songwriting for the Theater alongside Robert L. Freedman.[11] Lutvak was a 2005 recipient of the American Theatre Wing's Jonathan Larson Grant.[12] Lutvak was associated with the Sundance Theatre Institute, won a Johnny Mercer Foundation Emerging American Songwriter Award, two Bistro Awards, and three MAC Awards, and was a multi-time recipient of an ASCAP Award.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Tynam, William (June 19, 2000). "Steven Lutvak". TIME. TIME, USA, LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Sandomir, Richard (October 18, 2023). "Steven Lutvak, Whose Darkly Comic Show Won a Tony, Dies at 64". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Hall, Margaret (October 10, 2023). "Steven Lutvak, Composer Behind the Tony-Winning Musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Dies at 64". PLAYBILL. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Steven Lutvak". Playbill. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Steven Lutvak – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Steven Lutvak". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "The Time It Takes by Steven Lutvak on iTunes". iTunes Store. January 2002. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Steven Lutvak, Michael McGowan". The New York Times. New York Times. March 15, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Tony-Nominated Composer Steven Lutvak Passes Away at 64". Broadway World. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (Broadway, Walter Kerr Theatre, 2013)". Playbill. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Steven Lutvak". The American Theatre Wing. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "America Theatre Wing". The American Theatre Wing. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Steven Lutvak – About Steve". stevenlutvak.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Playbill: A Chat With Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman, the Gentlemen Behind the Murder
- Steven Lutvak discography at Discogs
- Steven Lutvak at IMDb
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- American LGBTQ composers
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- American musical theatre composers
- Binghamton University alumni
- Broadway composers and lyricists
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- Deaths from pulmonary embolism
- Drama Desk Award winners
- LGBTQ people from New York (state)
- Male musical theatre composers
- Musicians from the Bronx
- Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni