Louis H. Rosen Biography (1955-)
Born January 31, 1955, in Chicago, IL; son of Arnold G. and Judith Ruth (maiden name, Sinton) Rosen; married Charlotte A. Maier, December 26, 1983.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer
- Birth Details
- January 31, 1955
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
- WRITINGS
- Musical Theatre
- Book and lyrics, The Ugly Duckling, Ann Arbor Summer Arts Festival, 1984
- Book and co-libretto, Book of the Night, Goodman Theatre, Chicago,IL, 1991
- Book and co-libretto, A Child's Garden, Manhattan Theatre Company,1996
- Stage Scores
- Arms and the Man, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1985
- A Christmas Carol, McCarter, 1991
- Mother Courage and Her Children, Shakespeare Theater, Washington,DC, 1992-93
- Picnic, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1994
- Northeast Local, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1995-96
- Coriolanus, The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC, 2000
- Also scored Peer Gynt, Shakespeare Theater; As You Like It,Shakespeare Theater; Titus Andronicus, New York Shakespeare Festival/Delacorte, New York City; Twelfth Night, Seattle Repertory, Seattle, WA; A Winter's Tale, Guthrie Theatre; Galileo, Goodman Theatre;The Tempest, Goodman Theatre; Orchids, Acting Company; The Art of Self-Defense, Manhattan Punch Line; On the Verge; and FirstYoung Playwrights Festival, Circle Reparatory.
- Stage Music
- Guitars
- The Rainmaker, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
- Stage Writing
- Adapted his book, The South Side: The Racial Transformation of an American Neighborhood, for the stage.
- Nonfiction
- The South Side: The Racial Transformation of an American Neighborhood, Ivan R. Dee, Inc., 1998