Nathan Tysen & Arthur Perlman win 24th Kleban Prize

5/6/2014 11:42am


The Kleban Foundation has announced that the 24th annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Nathan Tysen and the 24th annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has been awarded to Arthur Perlman.The 2014 prizes will be presented on Mon June 23 in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI. The Kleban Foundation was established in 1988 under the will of Edward L Kleban.  The will made provisions for two annual prizes, which in recent years have totaled $100,000 each, payable over two years, to be given to the most promising lyricist and librettist in American Musical Theatre. The judges making the final determination this year were Jason Danieley, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack & Bill Rosenfield. Press contact: Brett Oberman/Keith Sherman & Associates (212/764-7900)...