Hugh Wheeler

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Hugh Wheeler was a British-born American librettist, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his work on Stephen Sondheim’s musicals such as "A Little Night Music" and "Sweeney Todd."

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instanceOf British-born American
librettist
person
playwright
screenwriter
adaptedFrom Ingmar Bergman’s film Smiles of a Summer Night NERFINISHED
adaptedWork A Little Night Music NERFINISHED
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED
awardReceived Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED
awardReceivedForWork Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for A Little Night Music NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Candide (1974) NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED
basedIn New York City
birthName Hugh Callingham Wheeler NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Harold Prince NERFINISHED
Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1912-03-19
dateOfDeath 1987-07-26
genre musical theatre
mystery fiction
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Hugh Wheeler NERFINISHED
nationality American
British
notableWork A Little Night Music NERFINISHED
A Little Night Music (screenplay) NERFINISHED
Candide (1974 Broadway revision) NERFINISHED
Pacific Overtures NERFINISHED
Something for Everyone (screenplay) NERFINISHED
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED
occupation librettist
playwright
screenwriter
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath New York City
pseudonym Jonathan Stagge NERFINISHED
Patrick Quentin NERFINISHED
Q. Patrick NERFINISHED
wroteBookFor A Little Night Music NERFINISHED
Candide (1974 Broadway revision) NERFINISHED
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED
wroteLibrettoFor A Little Night Music NERFINISHED
Pacific Overtures NERFINISHED
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED

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Judge Turpin createdBy Hugh Wheeler
Mrs. Lovett createdBy Hugh Wheeler
Johanna Barker createdBy Hugh Wheeler
A Little Night Music bookBy Hugh Wheeler