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Adam Guettel
12+ albums
United Statesmusical21st century
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Adam Guettel (pronounced "Gettle"; b. 1965), son of Mary Rodgers and grandson of legendary composer Richard Rodgers, is an American musical theater composer and lyricist best known for 2005's The Light in the Piazza, for which he won a Tony Award. Guettel grew up in New York City's Upper West Side and performed as a boy soprano in operas including Pelléas et Mélisande at the Metropolitan Opera and The Magic Flute at the New York City Opera. Around the time his voice changed, Guettel began composing music, including one piece that Richard Rodgers overheard and asked Guettel to play louder. (Guettel has qualified the compliment, noting that "He was literally on his deathbed on the other side of the living-room wall.") The composer attended Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from Yale in 1987. His early works include 1996's Floyd Collins, Love's Fire, and Saturn Returns (which was recorded as Myths and Hymns). Guettel's music was almost immediately characterized by its complexity and use of various strings. He is perhaps one of the modern musical theater composers most heavily influenced by the work of Stephen Sondheim (for his part, Sondheim has referred to Guettel's work as "dazzling".) Guettel's songs have been recorded by such artists as Audra McDonald and Brian d'Arcy James. After six years working on the project, Guettel's musical The Light in the Piazza opened on Broadway in 2005. The show, which starred Victoria Clark and Kelli O'Hara, was met with critical acclaim
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albums
The Light in the Piazza
Floyd Collins (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Myths and Hymns
Floyd Collins
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Floyd Collins (Original Cast Recording)
Days of Wine and Roses (Original Cast Recording)
The Light in the Piazza (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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How Glory Goes
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The Light in the Piazza (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [International Version]
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Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino
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The Light In The Piazza (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
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Floyd Collins (1996 Original Cast Recording)