Dan Collins

Personal Information

With composer Julianne Wick Davis, Collins wrote book and lyrics for Southern Comfort; Wood; and Trevor, based on the Academy Award-winning short film (currently in development with U Rock Theatricals). With Sally Wilfert and Michael Winther, Dan wrote book to Julianne’s music/lyrics for When We Met. He is the recipient of a Jonathan Larson Grant and a GLAAD Media Award in connection with Southern Comfort. Collins received his M.F.A in Musical Theatre Writing at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, and his B.F.A. in Playwriting at The Theatre School of DePaul University.

Credits

Author

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	Trevor	Stage 42	11/10/2021	Book & Lyrics
2	Southern Comfort	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Anspacher Theater	03/13/2016	Book
3	Southern Comfort	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Anspacher Theater	03/13/2016	Lyricist

Awards

		Award	Production	Function
1	NOMINATED	2016 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical	Southern Comfort	Book
			Southern Comfort	Lyricist