Eddie Sugarman
EDDIE SUGARMAN holds a BFA in musical theatre performance from the University of Michigan and is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the BMI-Lehman Engle Musical Theatre Writing Workshop. His musical Meet John Doe (written with Andrew Gerle) was produced and/or developed at GMI, ASCAP, NYMF, NAMT, TheatreWorks (Palo Alto), the Carousel Dinner Theatre, the Hartt School and Goodspeed Musicals. John Doe received its world premiere at the historic Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. for which it was nominated for Seven Helen Hayes Awards and won two. Eddie also collaborates with composers Jihwan Kim and Bruce Kiesling and is very grateful for the support and friendship of Ted Shen and his Foundation. Eddie is proud to be the Managing Director of the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center in Illinois where he lives with his wife Kara and his kids Sam and Lucy. Bio as of February, 2009. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient - 2006