Musical and Opera Librettist Biographies

*List of librettists is in order of popularity with the StageAgent community.

Librettists

What is a librettist?

A librettist is a person who writes the text of a work such as musical theatre or opera.

Librettists

Oscar Hammerstein II

Librettist, Lyricist

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Jonathan Larson

Playwright, Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

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Andrew Lippa

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

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Bob Fosse

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

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Harvey Fierstein

Librettist

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Woody Allen

Librettist

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Tim Rice

Librettist, Lyricist

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Alan Jay Lerner

Librettist, Lyricist

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James Lapine

Librettist

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Fred Ebb

Librettist, Lyricist

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Lynn Ahrens

Librettist, Lyricist

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Lorenz Hart

Librettist, Lyricist