Adam Guettel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Adam Guettel
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Dec 16, 1964(1964-12-16)
Age	60
Birthplace	Manhattan
Country	United States
Birth City	Manhattan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Adam Guettel Biography

Adam Guettel is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on December 16, 1964 in Manhattan, Manhattan, United States. Guettel was born on December 16, 1964, to film executive Henry Guettel and writer/composer Mary Rodgers, daughter of famed composer Richard Rodgers, and was raised on the Upper West Side of New York City. He performed as a boy soprano soloist in operas including Pelléas et Mélisande and The Magic Flute, both at the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera, and in another production of Pelléas with the Santa Fe Opera. He was also slated to play Amahl in the film remake of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors”. He later claimed that he ended his career as a boy soprano at age 13, by faking that his voice was changing; he turned to music composition soon afterward. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, School Year Abroad (SYA France), Interlochen Center for the Arts and graduated from Yale University in 1987.

He spent much of the period from 2005 to 2007 working on a musical adaptation of The Princess Bride with original screenwriter William Goldman. As of January 2007, Guettel had written the music for ten songs for the project. An orchestral suite from the score was performed at the Hollywood Bowl in November 2006, and Lincoln Center conducted a workshop of Bride in January

2007. The project was abandoned when Goldman reportedly demanded 75 percent of the author’s share, even though Guettel was writing both the music and the lyrics.

Guettel received an honorary doctorate from Lehman College in 2007.

In summer 2007, Guettel composed incidental music for a production of Anton Chekhov’s play Uncle Vanya at the Intiman Playhouse in Seattle, Washington.

His early works include 1996’s Floyd Collins, Love’s Fire, and Saturn Returns (which was recorded as Myths and Hymns). Guettel’s music was almost immediately characterized by its complexity and chromaticism. His major influences include Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Benjamin Britten, and Stevie Wonder. Stephen Sondheim has referred to Guettel’s work as “dazzling.” Guettel’s songs have been recorded by such artists as Audra McDonald and Brian d’Arcy James. He also contributed original scores to several documentary films, including Arguing the World and Jack: The Last Kennedy Film. In 1999, he performed a concert evening of his own work at New York’s Town Hall.

Adam Guettel Net Worth

Adam Guettel is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Adam Guettel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Adam Guettel (/ˈ ɡ ɛ t əl / ; born December 16, 1964) is an American composer- lyricist of musical theater and opera. The grandson of musical theatre composer Richard Rodgers, he is best known for the musical The Light in the Piazza, for which he won two Tony Awards, for Best Score and Best Orchestrations, and two Drama Desk Awards, for Best Music and Best Orchestrations.

Another major aspect of Guettel’s career is his work as a teacher. Since 1995, he has taught masterclasses and seminars in musical theatre performance and songwriting, considering this to be an important complement to his work as a composer. He has led such classes at DePaul University, New York University, Pace University, Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, Emerson College, Elon University, The Boston Conservatory, Southern Methodist University, Syracuse University, Wagner College and many others.

In 2004, Guettel contributed vocals to Jessica Molaskey’s P.S. Classics album Make Believe, dueting with Molaskey on his grandfather’s song “Glad To Be Unhappy.” After six years working on the project, Guettel’s musical The Light in the Piazza opened on Broadway in 2005. The show, which starred Victoria Clark and Kelli O’Hara, met with mixed critical notices, but on June 5, 2005, Adam Guettel won the Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations.

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Top Facts about Adam Guettel

1. Adam Guettel is an American composer and lyricist.
2. He was born on December 16, 1964 in New York City.
3. Guettel is the grandson of Richard Rodgers, a famous composer.
4. His most well-known musicals are “The Light in the Piazza” and “Floyd Collins.”
5. Guettel has won four Tony Awards for his work in theater.
6. He has also composed music for film and television.
7. Guettel’s style combines classical music with contemporary themes.
8. He often collaborates with playwright Craig Lucas.
9. Guettel’s songs have been performed by many famous singers, including Audra McDonald and Kelli O’Hara.
10. He is considered one of the most innovative composers of his generation.

What is Adam Guettel doing now?

Adam Guettel is a composer/lyricist living in New York City. His To Kill A Mockingbird score was nominated for a Tony for Best Music in 2019. His upcoming project, Millions, is being developed by Sonia Friedman in the United Kingdom.

What musicals has Adam Guettel composed?

Adam Guettel has written 6 shows including Love and Anger (Music), Saturn Returns (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Saturn Returns: A Concert (Bookwriter), Floyd Collins (Composer), The Light in the Piazza (Composer), To Kill A Mockingbird (Music).

What was the first show Jason Robert Brown produced in NYC?

Songs for a New World marked the first major New York production of Brown’s songs. An off-Broadway revue with a limited run, the show was directed by Daisy Prince, daughter of director/producer Hal Prince, and featured the 25 -year-old Brown’s pop-rock-influenced music.

Who composed The Light in the Piazza?

Adam Guettel

What is Richard Rodgers famous for?

Richard Rodgers, (born June 28, 1902, New York City—died Dec. 30, 1979, New York City), one of the dominant composers of American musical comedy , known especially for his works in collaboration with the librettists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II.