Adam Guettel
Adam Guettel (; born December 16, 1964) is an American composer-lyricist of musical theater and opera. Born into a musical theater family, he is the son of Mary Rodgers and the grandson of Richard Rodgers. Guettel has received two Tony Awards and two Drama Desk Awards.
Guettel attended Yale University where he met future frequent collaborator Tina Landau. He established himself as a composer writing the music and lyrics to the historical musical Floyd Collins which premiered off Broadway in 1996 and made its Broadway debut in 2025. For his musical romance The Light in the Piazza (2005) he won two Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations. He was also Tony-nominated for his work on the Aaron Sorkin play To Kill a Mockingbird (2019) and for his musical Days of Wine and Roses (2024).
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