John Weidman
John Weidman · Arts & Literature
Tony Award — Best Musical
1946, New York City, United States
United States
John Weidman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Tony Award — Best Musical
Weidman is a librettist who wrote the books for the Stephen Sondheim musicals 'Pacific Overtures' and 'Assassins' and for the Tony-winning 'Contact' (2000), and has long written for 'Sesame Street'. He is the son of the Jewish-American novelist Jerome Weidman, and thus of Jewish descent on his father's side. He served for a decade as president of the Dramatists Guild of America.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Tony Award for Best Musical
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Tony Award — Best Musical
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Tony Award for Best Musical
