Robert Lopez
ROBERT LOPEZ's first two Broadway musicals, Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon, have both been critical and commercial smash hits and Best Musical Tony Award winners. He shared Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Book for The Book of Mormon. He also shared a Tony for Best Original Score and a Grammy nomination for Avenue Q, which he co-wrote and conceived. With wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he co-wrote Finding Nemo: The Musical (playing at Walt Disney World since 2006), the Broadway-bound original musical Up Here and songs for Winnie the Pooh (Disney feature animation, 2011). He shared two Emmy Awards for his music for The Wonder Pets and an Emmy nomination for the Scrubs musical episode. Member BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild, WGA, AEA, Yale grad, native NY'er. Bio as of December, 2011. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: Working in the Theatre (video) Production: Avenue Q - September, 2003 - Watch now. Downstage Center (audio) Bobby Lopez - March, 2012 SpringboardNYC Cues from Tony Nominees (video) What has been the most important part of your training? - Watch Now. Other than awards recognition, how do you define success in the theatre? - Watch Now. SpringboardNYC Mentor - 2004 Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)