SUSAN DILALLO (Book and Lyrics) is a recipient of the coveted Kleban Foundation Award, given annually to “the most promising librettist in musical theatre,” as well as a 2008 Jonathan Larson Award. She wrote book and lyrics to an original comedy, ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW JERSEY, which won a Richard Rodgers Award, given by the American Academy of Arts & Letters (Stephen Sondheim, Chairman), as well as The Global Search for New Musicals Competition, Cardiff 2005. It has had several regional and international productions. Other credits include: book and lyrics for the Mattel/Clear Channel production of BARBIE LIVE! IN FAIRYTOPIA (based on the best-selling DVD); lyrics for THAT’S LIFE (Outer Critics Circle nominee); book and lyrics for PINOCCHIO, A FAMILY MUSICAL ABOUT ADOPTION (winner, KIDDSTUFF New Play Competition, 2003); and the librettos for Hear Our Song (Harmony Entertainment Group) and IRON CURTAIN (2006 NYC Innovative Theater Award, Best Production of a Musical), which was just selected to be part of the 2008 O’Neill Music Theater Conference.
