Itamar Moses
Itamar Moses is an American playwright, author, and television writer.Biography
Moses grew up in a Jewish family in Berkeley, California, earned his bachelor's degree at Yale University, and his Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University. He has taught playwriting at both Yale and New York University, and he has written for Men of a Certain Age and Boardwalk Empire.
His most prominent work, the musical The Band's Visit, opened on December 8, 2016 at the Atlantic Theater Company. That production won the 2017 Obie Award for Musical Theatre Off-Broadway. After closing on January 9, 2017, the musical moved to Broadway. It began previews on October 7, 2017 and officially opened on November 9, 2017 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. For his work on The Band's Visit, Moses won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.Works
- Dorothy and Alice, world premiere at the Manhattan Theatre Source, January 2001
- Bach at Leipzig, world premiere at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, New York, July 2002.
- Outrage, world premiere at Portland Center Stage, 2003. Workshop at Just Add Water: A Playwright's Festival in 2001.
- Authorial Intent and Idea,, world premiere as a double-bill at Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, April 2005
- Celebrity Row, world premiere at Portland Center Stage, March 2006
- The Four of Us, world premiere at the San Diego Old Globe Theatre, February 3, 2007
- Szinhaz,, world premiere at the Duke Theater, New York City, April 2007
- Yellowjackets, world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, September 2008
- Back Back Back, world premiere at the San Diego Old Globe Theatre, September 2008
- Love/Stories ,, world premiere at the Flea Theater, New York City, February 2009
- Completeness, world premiere at South Coast Repertory Theatre, April 17, 2011
- Nobody Loves You, co-written with Gaby Alter; at San Diego Old Globe Theatre, May 24, 2012; at Second Stage Theatre, July 18, 2013
- The Fortress of Solitude, world premiere at Public Theater, New York City, September 2014
- The Band's Visit, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek
