Robert Lopez

about

A native of the picturesque Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, renowned for generations as the residence of avant-garde artists, Robert Lopez became interested in songwriting from an early age (he wrote his first song at 7.) He attended Hunter College High School and received a B.A. in English from Yale University, where he was a member of the Yale Spizzwinks. In 1998, while participating in the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, he met another aspiring songwriter, Jeff Marx. Their first project together, Kermit, Prince of Denmark, a Muppet parody of Hamlet, won the Kleban Award for lyrics, though The Jim Henson Company rejected the script, saying it didn't have enough "kid appeal." In 1999, Lopez and Marx, who collaborate on both music and lyrics, began work on Avenue Q, a stage musical which, using puppet-like characters, similar to those on Sesame Street, dealt with adult themes and ideas. The show, for which Lopez also provided the animated segments, was his first professional experience. After playing Off-Broadway, it transferred in July 2003 to Broadway's John Golden Theatre, where it proved both a critical and popular success, winning the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical, and earning Lopez and Marx's a 2004 Tony Award for their musical score. As of 2007, the musical's Grammy Award-nominated Original Cast Album has sold over 150,000 copies. In early 2006, Robert Lopez collaborated with his brother, Billy, on several episodes of the Nick

top songs

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Frozen

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Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Deluxe Edition)

Avenue Q

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Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)

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Frost (Svenskt Original Soundtrack/ Deluxe Edition)

Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]

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Winnie the Pooh

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Let It Go (Epic Metal Cover)

Remember Me (From "Coco")

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Disney's Frozen Deluxe Soundtrack

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Frost (Originalt Dansk Soundtrack/Deluxe Edition)

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Let it Go (From Disney's "Frozen")

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