Martin Charnin


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Martin Charnin (born November 24, 1934) is an American lyricist, writer, and theatre director.

Born in New York City, Charnin began his theatrical career as a performer, appearing as one of the Jets in the original production of West Side Story. His first assignment as a lyricist was Hot Spot (1963), with music by Mary Rodgers. He made his directing debut with Nash at Nine, a 1973 revue he conceived (based on the works of Ogden Nash and starring E.G. Marshall). Charnin's best-known work is as lyricist for the hit musical Annie.

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Stage work

  • The Girls Against the Boys (1959) – standby to Dick Van Dyke
  • Zenda (1963) - lyricist
  • La Strada (1969) – additional lyrics
  • Two By Two (1971) – lyricist; music by Richard Rodgers
  • "Annie"(1977)-conceived, director and lyricist, music by Charles Strouse
  • I Remember Mama (1979) – lyricist; music by Richard Rodgers
  • The Madwoman of Central Park West (1979) – lyricist
  • The First (1981) – lyricist, director
  • A Little Family Business (1982) – director
  • Cafe Crown (1989) – director
  • Sid Caesar & Company (1989) - director
  • Annie Warbucks (1993) – director, lyricist; music by Charles Strouse
  • The Flowering Peach (1997) – director
  • Jeanne La Pucelle (1997) - director

Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 1977 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical – Annie
  • 1977 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics – Annie
  • 1977 Tony Award for Best Original Score – Annie
Nominations
  • 1977 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – Annie
  • 1982 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical – The First
  • 1982 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – The First

References

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Awards
Preceded by
–		 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics
1976-1977
for Annie		 Succeeded by
Carol Hall
for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
v • d • e
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Arthur Laurents (1975) · Michael Bennett (1976) · Martin Charnin (1977) · Peter Masterson / Tommy Tune / Stephen Schwartz (1978) · Harold Prince (1979) · Harold Prince (1980) · Wilford Leach (1981) · Tommy Tune (1982) · George Abbott (1983) · James Lapine (1984) · Wilford Leach (1986) · Mike Ockrent (1987) · Harold Prince (1988) · Tommy Tune (1990) · Scott Ellis (1991) · Jerry Zaks (1992) · Des McAnuff (1993) · Nicholas Hytner (1994) · Harold Prince (1995) · Christopher Renshaw (1996) · Walter Bobbie (1997) · Julie Taymor (1998) · Matthew Bourne (1999) · Michael Blakemore (2000) · Susan Stroman (2001) · Michael Mayer (2002) · Jack O'Brien (2003) · Joe Mantello (2004) · James Lapine (2005) · John Doyle (2006) · Michael Mayer (2007) · Bartlett Sher (2008)






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