"Frozen" songwriters to be honored at O'Neill gala
EGOT alert!
This summer's gala at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is honoring songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Since the married duo both were at the O'Neill's National Music Theater Conference with projects — he developing "Avenue Q" in 2002 and she working on "In Transit" in 2008 — they've enjoyed a whole lot of success.
Their most famous collaboration: they wrote the songs for the film "Frozen" and won an Oscar for "Let It Go."
They've achieved a great deal separately, too. Lopez, who also co-created the musical "The Book of Mormon," is an EGOT winner, meaning he's received at least one each of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He's the youngest person to have nabbed all four.
Anderson-Lopez's "In Transit" enjoyed an off-Broadway production after its O'Neill run, and a revival will play Broadway later this year.
The gala takes place Saturday in the O'Neill's Sunken Garden.
O'Neill Gala, 6 p.m. Saturday, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, 305 Great Neck Road, Waterford; start at $195; (860) 443-5378.
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