JOHN WEIDMAN has written the books for a wide variety of musicals, including Pacific Overtures (Tony nomination, Best Book) and Assassins (Tony Award, Best Musical Revival), both with scores by Stephen Sondheim; Contact (Tony nomination, Best Book; Tony Award, Best Musical), co-created with director/choreographer Susan Stroman; Happiness, score by Scott Frankel and Michael Korie, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman; Take Flight and Big (Tony nomination, Best Book), scores by Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire; and the new book, co-authored with Timothy Crouse, for the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes (Tony Award, Best Musical Revival; Olivier Award, Best Musical Production). Since his children were pre-schoolers, Weidman has written for “Sesame Street,” receiving 12 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Children’s Program. He is a former president of the Dramatists Guild of America.

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	Assassins	East 13th Street/CSC Theatre	11/14/2021	Book
2	Pacific Overtures	East 13th Street/CSC Theatre	05/04/2017	Book
3	Happiness	Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater	03/30/2009	Book
4	Road Show	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater	11/18/2008	Book
5	Contact	Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater	10/07/1999	Book
6	Assassins	Playwrights Horizons	12/18/1990	Book
7	Diamonds	Circle in the Square Downtown	12/16/1984	Book
8	Pacific Overtures	Promenade Theatre	10/25/1984	Book

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	I Can Get It For You Wholesale1	East 13th Street/CSC Theatre	10/30/2023	Dramaturgical Advisor

		Award	Production	Function
1	NOMINATED	2022 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival	Assassins	Book
2	NOMINATED	2022 Drama League Award, Outstanding Revival of a Musical	Assassins	Book
3	WON	2022 Off Broadway Alliance Award, Best Revival	Assassins	Book
4	NOMINATED	2022 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Revival of a Musical	Assassins	Book
5	NOMINATED	2018 Drama League Award, Outstanding Revival of a Musical	Pacific Overtures	Book
6	NOMINATED	2018 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Revival of a Musical	Pacific Overtures	Book
7	NOMINATED	2009 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical	Road Show	Book
8	NOMINATED	2009 GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway and Off-Broadway	Road Show	Book
9	NOMINATED	2009 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical	Happiness	Book
10	WON	2000 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Musical	Contact	Book