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Biography
David Lindsay-Abaire (né Abaire; born November 30, 1969) is an American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for his play Rabbit Hole, which also earned several Tony Award nominations. Lindsay-Abaire won both the 2023 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Original Score for the musical adaptation of his play Kimberly Akimbo. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Lindsay-Abaire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 2023
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 2023
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 2007
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2011 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 2009 · nominated
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- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 2009 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2006 · nominated
Filmography8 titles

Rise of the Guardians
2012Screenplay
2012Screenplay

Shrek the Musical
2013Book, Musical
2013Book, Musical

Rabbit Hole
2010Screenplay, Theatre Play
2010Screenplay, Theatre Play

Robots
2005Screenplay, Story
2005Screenplay, Story

Inkheart
2008Screenplay
2008Screenplay

The Family Fang
2015Screenplay
2015Screenplay

Oz the Great and Powerful
2013Screenplay
2013Screenplay

Poltergeist
2015Screenplay
2015Screenplay