Stephen Flaherty

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephen Flaherty
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Sep 18, 1960(1960-09-18)
Age	64
Birthplace	Pittsburgh
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Virgo

Stephen Flaherty Biography

Stephen Flaherty is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on September 18, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

He moved to New York City in 1982 and joined the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, founded by music director Lehman Engel, where he met Lynn Ahrens, who was to become his longtime collaborator. He also studied Musical Theater in the graduate program at New York University during this time, where his teachers included Richard Maltby, Jr. and Arthur Laurents, among others. The first Ahrens and Flaherty collaboration that was produced was a one-act children’s show, The Emperor’s New Clothes, for TheatreWorks USA in 1985. Their next produced musical was Lucky Stiff , produced Off-Broadway in 1988 at Playwrights Horizons.

Flaherty was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began studying piano at the age of seven. When he was twelve, he knew he wanted to write musicals and by age fourteen he had already composed his first musical score. He attended South Hills Catholic High School in Pittsburgh and later studied musical composition and piano at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, graduating in 1982. with a B.M. in Musical Composition. He did additional graduate studies in Musical Theater at New York University.

Stephen Flaherty Net Worth

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

Stephen Flaherty (born September 18, 1960) is an American composer of musical theatre and film. He works most often in collaboration with the lyricist/book writer Lynn Ahrens. They are best known for writing the Broadway musicals Ragtime, which was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and won the Tony for Best Original Score; Once On This Island, which won the Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical, the Olivier Award for London’s Best Musical, and was nominated for a Grammy Award and eight Tony Awards; and Seussical, which was nominated for a Grammy and is now one of the most performed shows in America. Flaherty was also nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards (with Lynn Ahrens) for his songs and song score for the animated film musical Anastasia.

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For his work in film, Flaherty was nominated for two Academy Awards with lyricist Ahrens (for Best Song and Best Score, the latter shared with David Newman) and two Golden Globe Awards for his first film, Twentieth Century Fox’s animated Anastasia (1997). He also composed the film score and wrote the songs for its animated sequel, Bartok The Magnificent (1999). He wrote the original film score for the documentary After the Storm (2009), which follows a group of teenagers as they perform Ahrens and Flaherty’s Once On This Island in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina. He composed the song score and co-wrote the film score for Lucky Stiff (2014), which was based on his and Ms. Ahrens’ stage musical of the same name.

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Sudhanshu Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Stephen Flaherty celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.

Following the success of Ragtime, Flaherty and Ahrens returned to Broadway in 2000 with Seussical Based on the works of Dr. Seuss, and co-conceived with Eric Idle, Seussical brought beloved characters like Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and Gertrude McFuzz to life on stage. After an out of town run in Boston, the show opened at the Richard Rodgers Theater on November 30, 2000.

What has Stephen Flaherty composed?

STEPHEN FLAHERTY is the composer of the Broadway musicals Ragtime (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Awards, two Grammy nominations), Seussical (Grammy, Drama Desk nominations), Once on This Island (Tony nomination, Olivier Award, Best Musical) and Rocky.

Who wrote the music for Anastasia movie?

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What was the first Broadway musical written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn

Ahrens?

Lucky Stiff was the first collaboration between Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. It was initially performed Off-Broadway and won the Richard Rodgers Award in 1988.

Who wrote the music for ragtime musical?

Stephen Flaherty

Why is ragtime called Ragtime?

Musical form According to some sources the name “ragtime” may come from the “ragged or syncopated rhythm” of the right hand. A rag written in 3/4 time is a “ragtime waltz.”