Almost September
by David Schechter and Steven Lutvak
Music
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Score
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Development Notes
World premiere, mainstage, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, March 11–April 10, 1992 (based on Wind in the Willows; about cousins discovering what growing up really means) Missouri Repertory Theater production TheatreWorks, Palo Alto CA — won 8 Bay Area Critics’ Circle Awards Concert version, Montauk NY David Schechter: also co-created Soul Doctor (Off-Broadway 2014); Hannah Senesh collaborator
Steven Lutvak (1959-2023): Tony Award winner for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Best Musical 2014; 905 Broadway performances; 10 Tony nominations); Kleban Award; Fred Ebb Award; Jonathan Larson Grant (two-time recipient); Johnny Mercer Emerging American Songwriter Award; also wrote Hannah Senesh (Off-Broadway Drama Desk nomination; international tour), Esmeralda (NEA grant; Rep St. Louis), Campaign of the Century (Beverly Hills Theater Guild winner); NYU Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program adjunct professor; died October 9, 2023