33:
1503:
1489:
1546:
1558:
1534:
223:, graduating in 1959. Although he intended to go into science or business, his interest in theater was piqued when he enrolled in a modern drama workshop. He started to compose short plays featuring "outlandish" and long-winded titles, which were staged while he was still an undergraduate. He studied with dramatist
434:. Kopit was responsible for authoring the musical's book, which consisted of the dialogue and parts that were not sung. He revised it up to the time of its debut on Broadway, where it ran for nearly two years. He received his third and final Tony nomination, this time for
240:
After graduating from
Harvard, Kopit undertook a graduate fellowship in Europe. It was during this time that he learned of a playwriting contest organized by the university, which he consequently signed up for. He wrote the play — titled
622:
243:
183:
1155:
1086:
1109:
984:
671:
1188:
1613:
1413:
211:
model. They divorced when he was two years old. He consequently adopted the surname of his stepfather, George Kopit, after his mother remarried. Kopit was raised in
1588:
247: — in Europe and completed it in five days. He ultimately won the contest with a $ 250 prize, even though he had dismissed the play's commercial potential.
1618:
1164:
1078:
951:
1608:
391:(1978). He was inspired by the recovery experience of his stepfather, who suffered a stroke in 1976 that left him unable to speak. The play debuted at
1118:
669:(1969), simultaneously a review of America's treatment of Native Americans and a critique of the Vietnam War; inspired the 1976 film by Robert Altman,
404:
1048:
1361:
605:
Kopit married Leslie Garis in 1968. They remained married for 53 years until his death. Together, they had three children: Alex, Ben, and Kat.
843:
1253:
207:
on May 10, 1937. His family was of Jewish descent. His father, Henry, worked as an advertising salesman; his mother, Maxine (Dubin), was a
1449:
993:
1593:
411:
for her performance. The play was a finalist for the
Pulitzer Prize, marking the second time Kopit's work was nominated for the award.
1598:
1197:
1474:
1288:
548:
457:
441:
Kopit's subsequent plays garnered much promotion now that he was a well-known writer, but were not as successful. For instance,
1517:
1422:
435:
400:
378:. However, it came to nothing after the producer failed to raise the necessary funds. During this time, Kopit also created
1623:
892:
395:, before shifting to Broadway the following year, where it ran for three months. It received three Tony nominations, with
1638:
332:
to be the "most probing and the most totally theatrical
Broadway play of this decade". The play was nominated for three
1603:
886:
212:
1633:
960:
732:
1628:
216:
1512:
1384:
1224:
594:
505:
382:
starting with "The
Discovery of America". This was regarded by his friends as his "most imaginative work".
557:
1039:
224:
1524:
1498:
371:
278:
1353:
446:
852:
1262:
534:
337:
267:, who participated in the production of all of Kopit's work until 1984, with the sole exception of
1445:
608:
Kopit died on April 2, 2021, at his home in
Manhattan. He was 83 and suffered from progressive
320:
as "a gentle triumph" and complimented Kopit for attempting a "multilinear epic", his colleague
135:
748:
499:
282:
1421:
1261:
1196:
1163:
1117:
1038:
992:
959:
851:
1583:
1578:
1550:
630:
363:
8:
1156:"Arthur Kopit, playwright of early promise who later found 'Phantom' success, dies at 83"
526:
462:
367:
1502:
1292:
1040:"Broadway: If This Fellow Keeps This Up He May Some Day Be Known as the Marquee de Sade"
1488:
609:
396:
392:
316:
310:. The play first opened in London to mixed reviews, before moving to Broadway. While
220:
473:
was released as a television mini-series in 1990, before having its stage premiere in
1483:
882:
726:
518:
478:
451:
370:
around 1975. There, he wrote an improvisatory pageant lasting an entire day for the
274:
178:
455:, starting in 1983. However, investors withdrew from the Kopit–Yeston venture when
445:(1984) lasted only four weeks on Broadway, before running at the Rainbow Theater in
1538:
574:
562:
544:
466:
431:
264:
260:
188:
578:
1349:
1323:
876:
590:
530:
1494:
340:
nomination, but ran for only 96 performances. Kopit received $ 250,000 for the
1562:
1328:
687:
665:
420:
302:
269:
256:
173:
149:
144:
143:; May 10, 1937 – April 2, 2021) was an American playwright. He was a two-time
878:
Jews and
American Popular Culture: Music, theater, popular art, and literature
1572:
1508:
1314:
737:
570:
522:
469:
in 1986 and on
Broadway two years later. The two persisted nonetheless, and
362:
in the early 1970s. He ventured into incorporating the carnival aspects of
259:
for over a year, touring for 11 weeks, and culminating in a six-week run on
1016:
741:
679:
582:
552:
415:
387:
311:
289:
252:
155:
706:(1984), a mordant investigation of the arms race and nuclear destruction.
586:
341:
333:
321:
160:
32:
914:
Kelly, Kevin (February 22, 1987). "The
Curious Career of Arthur Kopit".
1479:
1409:
623:
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
566:
408:
379:
244:
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
184:
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
325:
208:
204:
306:(1969) after reading a newspaper article of a shooting incident in
561:
in 2009 based on Kopit's script. The principal cast consisted of
474:
359:
513:
premiered the following year off-Broadway. He soon retitled it
844:"Arthur Kopit, Whose 'Oh Dad' Shook Up the Theater, Dies at 83"
307:
281:
for Best New Play in 1962. Five years later, he was awarded a
985:"Robert Chapman, 81, Playwright And Retired Harvard Professor"
672:
Buffalo Bill and the
Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
366:
from the previous decade into plays. He went on to teach at
1557:
426:
385:
After a nine-year hiatus from writing plays, Kopit produced
298:
On the Runway of Life, You Never Know What's Coming Off Next
263:
in 1963. It also began a long-standing collaboration with
1079:"Arthur Kopit, three-time Tony-nominated playwright, dies"
547:
as Guido. It ended up winning two Tony Awards, including
683:(1978), a more somber story of a stroke victim's recovery
227:, who was the director of Harvard's Loeb Drama Center.
481:
titled "Hands of a
Stranger" in 1987. He later wrote
1522:
758:(2000) — subsequently published under the title
1614:Lawrence High School (Cedarhurst, New York) alumni
1475:The Fales Library guide to the Arthur Kopit Papers
521:did not take place. He donated his papers to the
405:Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
1225:"'Road to Nirvana' Proves a Route Best Not Taken"
691:(1982), an adaptation of Federico Fellini's film
1589:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
1570:
181:(now known as the Drama Desk Award) in 1962 for
1385:"Early Kopit Play Fights Cold War in an Asylum"
497:Kopit's last Broadway credit came in 1998 with
171:(1979), as well as Best Book of a Musical for
1619:People from Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
1414:"Theater: 3 New Works Displaying Originality"
1342:
1189:"Theater; Arthur Kopit's "End of the World…""
288:Kopit continued his success with a series of
477:one year later. Kopit also produced an NBC
336:(including for best play), in addition to a
837:
835:
833:
831:
829:
827:
825:
823:
821:
819:
817:
815:
813:
811:
809:
807:
805:
803:
801:
799:
797:
795:
1609:Jewish American dramatists and playwrights
1501:
1487:
1247:
1245:
1149:
1147:
1145:
1143:
1141:
1139:
1137:
793:
791:
789:
787:
785:
783:
781:
779:
777:
775:
660:The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis
634:(1965) — published in the collection
294:The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis
31:
945:
704:End of the World with Symposium to Follow
449:. He collaborated again with Yeston for
1283:
1281:
943:
941:
939:
937:
935:
933:
931:
929:
927:
925:
399:(who played the main character) winning
1348:
1251:
1242:
1218:
1216:
1153:
1134:
1076:
772:
1571:
1408:
1382:
1110:"Where Have All The Playwrights Gone?"
1107:
949:
1452:from the original on January 16, 2021
1278:
1186:
922:
913:
874:
841:
134:
1222:
1213:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1066:
982:
424:(1982), which was based on the film
203:Kopit was born Arthur Lee Koenig in
1518:The Samuel French Arthur Kopit page
1108:Lester, Elenore (August 22, 1976).
952:"Arthur Kopit – A Life on Broadway"
543:returned to Broadway in 2003, with
314:described the latter production in
159:. He was also nominated for three
13:
1594:20th-century American male writers
1383:Bommer, Lawrence (June 23, 1994).
1364:from the original on June 28, 2021
1089:from the original on April 3, 2021
1051:from the original on April 4, 2021
1019:. John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
881:. Praeger Publishers. p. 62.
14:
1650:
1468:
1187:Klein, Alvin (November 5, 1989).
1063:
895:from the original on July 4, 2014
489:, both of which debuted in 1991.
347:
1599:City College of New York faculty
1556:
1544:
1532:
1047:. New York City. March 1, 1963.
600:
324:likened it to "bad burlesque".
1438:
1402:
1376:
1307:
1180:
1154:Schudel, Matt (April 4, 2021).
1077:Kennedy, Mark (April 3, 2021).
983:Pace, Eric (October 24, 2000).
648:Sing to me through open windows
593:. Kopit was inducted into the
447:Norwalk State Technical College
376:Lewis and Clark: Lost and Found
110:
16:American playwright (1937–2021)
1513:Internet Off-Broadway Database
1252:Witchel, Alex (May 10, 1991).
1223:Rich, Frank (March 21, 1991).
1101:
1031:
1009:
976:
950:Shewey, Don (April 29, 1984).
907:
868:
842:Gates, Anita (April 3, 2021).
492:
285:in Drama and Performance Art.
235:
187:and was nominated for another
1:
991:. p. C23. Archived from
765:
730:(1992), a musical version of
636:Chamber Music and Other Plays
595:American Theater Hall of Fame
219:. He studied engineering at
198:
1116:. p. 65. Archived from
958:. p. 88. Archived from
300:. He was inspired to write
7:
1624:Wesleyan University faculty
296:, as well as the three-act
273:. Kopit was conferred the
10:
1655:
1639:20th-century American Jews
1499:Internet Broadway Database
372:United States Bicentennial
279:Outer Critics Circle Award
1604:Harvard University alumni
698:Good Help is Hard to Find
549:best revival of a musical
230:
120:
97:
89:
81:
65:
42:
30:
23:
1446:"Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)"
752:(Broadway musical, 1998)
733:The Phantom of the Opera
615:
555:later directed the film
535:City College of New York
458:The Phantom of the Opera
338:Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1634:Yale University faculty
1448:. Concord Theatricals.
1354:"Arthur Kopit obituary"
656:The conquest of Everest
644:The questioning of Nick
537:throughout his career.
529:in 2005. He taught at
213:Lawrence, Nassau County
1629:Writers from Manhattan
740:. Music and Lyrics by
506:The Philadelphia Story
436:best book of a musical
503:, which was based on
283:Guggenheim Fellowship
1295:on November 20, 2009
875:Buhle, Paul (2007).
612:prior to his death.
517:after the predicted
217:Lawrence High School
177:(1982). He won the
1254:"On Stage, and Off"
1160:The Washington Post
722:, Ecco Press, 1991)
527:New York University
463:Andrew Lloyd Webber
368:Wesleyan University
364:avant-garde theater
358:Kopit relocated to
76:New York City, U.S.
60:New York City, U.S.
1418:The New York Times
1352:(April 12, 2021).
1258:The New York Times
1193:The New York Times
1114:The New York Times
989:The New York Times
956:The New York Times
848:The New York Times
610:Lewy body dementia
519:eponymous problems
414:Kopit worked with
403:. She also won a
397:Constance Cummings
393:The Public Theater
317:The New York Times
221:Harvard University
1412:(June 14, 1981).
479:police procedural
275:Vernon Rice Award
251:proceeded to run
179:Vernon Rice Award
128:
127:
90:Years active
47:Arthur Lee Koenig
1646:
1561:
1560:
1549:
1548:
1547:
1537:
1536:
1535:
1528:
1505:
1491:
1462:
1461:
1459:
1457:
1442:
1436:
1435:
1433:
1431:
1425:
1420:. Archived from
1406:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1395:
1380:
1374:
1373:
1371:
1369:
1350:Coveney, Michael
1346:
1340:
1339:
1337:
1335:
1311:
1305:
1304:
1302:
1300:
1291:. Archived from
1285:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1266:on July 11, 2021
1265:
1260:. Archived from
1249:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1235:
1220:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1201:on July 11, 2021
1200:
1195:. Archived from
1184:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1173:
1168:on July 11, 2021
1167:
1162:. Archived from
1151:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1122:on July 11, 2021
1121:
1105:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1083:Associated Press
1074:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1056:
1042:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1024:
1013:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1002:
996:
980:
974:
973:
971:
969:
964:on April 3, 2021
963:
947:
920:
919:
916:The Boston Globe
911:
905:
904:
902:
900:
872:
866:
865:
863:
861:
856:on April 9, 2021
855:
850:. Archived from
839:
720:Plays in One Act
575:Marion Cotillard
563:Daniel Day-Lewis
545:Antonio Banderas
443:End of the World
432:Federico Fellini
265:Roger L. Stevens
189:Drama Desk Award
163:: Best Play for
142:
131:Arthur Lee Kopit
114:
112:
72:
56:
54:
35:
21:
20:
1654:
1653:
1649:
1648:
1647:
1645:
1644:
1643:
1569:
1568:
1567:
1555:
1545:
1543:
1533:
1531:
1523:
1471:
1466:
1465:
1455:
1453:
1444:
1443:
1439:
1429:
1427:
1426:on May 24, 2015
1407:
1403:
1393:
1391:
1389:Chicago Tribune
1381:
1377:
1367:
1365:
1347:
1343:
1333:
1331:
1324:Rotten Tomatoes
1313:
1312:
1308:
1298:
1296:
1287:
1286:
1279:
1269:
1267:
1250:
1243:
1233:
1231:
1229:Chicago Tribune
1221:
1214:
1204:
1202:
1185:
1181:
1171:
1169:
1152:
1135:
1125:
1123:
1106:
1102:
1092:
1090:
1075:
1064:
1054:
1052:
1037:
1036:
1032:
1022:
1020:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1000:
998:
997:on May 11, 2021
981:
977:
967:
965:
948:
923:
912:
908:
898:
896:
889:
873:
869:
859:
857:
840:
773:
768:
710:Road to Nirvana
618:
603:
531:Yale University
495:
483:Road to Nirvana
465:debuted at the
418:on the musical
356:
238:
233:
215:, and attended
201:
116:
113: 1968)
108:
104:
77:
74:
70:
61:
58:
52:
50:
49:
48:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1652:
1642:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1566:
1565:
1553:
1541:
1521:
1520:
1515:
1506:
1492:
1477:
1470:
1469:External links
1467:
1464:
1463:
1437:
1401:
1375:
1341:
1329:Fandango Media
1306:
1277:
1241:
1212:
1179:
1133:
1100:
1062:
1030:
1017:"Arthur Kopit"
1008:
975:
921:
906:
887:
867:
770:
769:
767:
764:
763:
762:
760:Because He Can
753:
745:
723:
718:(published in
713:
707:
701:
695:
684:
676:
662:
627:
617:
614:
602:
599:
515:Because He Can
494:
491:
355:
346:
257:Jerome Robbins
237:
234:
232:
229:
225:Robert Chapman
200:
197:
145:Pulitzer Prize
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
106:
102:
101:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
75:
73:(aged 83)
67:
63:
62:
59:
46:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1651:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1552:
1551:New York City
1542:
1540:
1530:
1529:
1526:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1510:
1507:
1504:
1500:
1496:
1493:
1490:
1485:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1472:
1451:
1447:
1441:
1424:
1419:
1415:
1411:
1405:
1390:
1386:
1379:
1363:
1359:
1355:
1351:
1345:
1330:
1326:
1325:
1320:
1318:
1310:
1294:
1290:
1284:
1282:
1264:
1259:
1255:
1248:
1246:
1230:
1226:
1219:
1217:
1199:
1194:
1190:
1183:
1166:
1161:
1157:
1150:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1138:
1120:
1115:
1111:
1104:
1088:
1084:
1080:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1067:
1050:
1046:
1041:
1034:
1018:
1012:
995:
990:
986:
979:
962:
957:
953:
946:
944:
942:
940:
938:
936:
934:
932:
930:
928:
926:
917:
910:
894:
890:
888:9780275987954
884:
880:
879:
871:
854:
849:
845:
838:
836:
834:
832:
830:
828:
826:
824:
822:
820:
818:
816:
814:
812:
810:
808:
806:
804:
802:
800:
798:
796:
794:
792:
790:
788:
786:
784:
782:
780:
778:
776:
771:
761:
757:
754:
751:
750:
746:
743:
739:
738:Gaston Leroux
735:
734:
729:
728:
724:
721:
717:
714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
694:
690:
689:
685:
682:
681:
677:
674:
673:
668:
667:
663:
661:
657:
653:
649:
645:
641:
640:Chamber music
637:
633:
632:
631:Chamber Music
628:
625:
624:
620:
619:
613:
611:
606:
601:Personal life
598:
596:
592:
588:
584:
580:
579:Penélope Cruz
576:
572:
571:Nicole Kidman
568:
564:
560:
559:
554:
550:
546:
542:
538:
536:
532:
528:
524:
523:Fales Library
520:
516:
512:
508:
507:
502:
501:
490:
488:
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
464:
460:
459:
454:
453:
448:
444:
439:
437:
433:
429:
428:
423:
422:
417:
412:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
389:
383:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
354:
350:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
318:
313:
309:
305:
304:
299:
295:
291:
290:one-act plays
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
271:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
245:
228:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
196:
194:
190:
186:
185:
180:
176:
175:
170:
166:
162:
158:
157:
152:
151:
147:finalist for
146:
141:
137:
132:
123:
119:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
69:April 2, 2021
68:
64:
45:
41:
37:Kopit in 2011
34:
29:
22:
19:
1509:Arthur Kopit
1495:Arthur Kopit
1480:Arthur Kopit
1454:. Retrieved
1440:
1428:. Retrieved
1423:the original
1417:
1404:
1392:. Retrieved
1388:
1378:
1366:. Retrieved
1358:The Guardian
1357:
1344:
1332:. Retrieved
1322:
1316:
1309:
1297:. Retrieved
1293:the original
1268:. Retrieved
1263:the original
1257:
1232:. Retrieved
1228:
1203:. Retrieved
1198:the original
1192:
1182:
1170:. Retrieved
1165:the original
1159:
1124:. Retrieved
1119:the original
1113:
1103:
1091:. Retrieved
1082:
1053:. Retrieved
1044:
1033:
1023:September 4,
1021:. Retrieved
1011:
999:. Retrieved
994:the original
988:
978:
966:. Retrieved
961:the original
955:
915:
909:
897:. Retrieved
877:
870:
858:. Retrieved
853:the original
847:
759:
755:
749:High Society
747:
742:Maury Yeston
731:
725:
719:
715:
709:
703:
697:
692:
686:
678:
670:
664:
659:
655:
651:
647:
643:
639:
635:
629:
621:
607:
604:
583:Sophia Loren
556:
553:Rob Marshall
540:
539:
514:
510:
509:. His play
504:
500:High Society
498:
496:
486:
482:
470:
456:
450:
442:
440:
425:
419:
416:Maury Yeston
413:
401:best actress
386:
384:
375:
357:
352:
348:
329:
315:
312:Clive Barnes
301:
297:
293:
287:
268:
253:off-Broadway
248:
242:
239:
202:
192:
191:in 1979 for
182:
172:
168:
164:
154:
148:
139:
130:
129:
103:Leslie Garis
71:(2021-04-02)
57:May 10, 1937
25:Arthur Kopit
18:
1584:2021 deaths
1579:1937 births
1410:Gussow, Mel
587:Kate Hudson
493:Later years
380:play cycles
342:film rights
334:Tony Awards
328:considered
322:Walter Kerr
236:Early works
167:(1970) and
161:Tony Awards
1573:Categories
1360:. London.
766:References
638:including
567:Judi Dench
409:Obie Award
199:Early life
85:Playwright
82:Occupation
53:1937-05-10
1539:Biography
597:in 2017.
326:John Lahr
209:millinery
205:Manhattan
93:1962–2021
1456:July 10,
1450:Archived
1430:April 3,
1394:April 3,
1362:Archived
1334:April 3,
1299:April 2,
1270:April 3,
1234:April 3,
1205:April 4,
1172:April 4,
1126:April 4,
1093:April 3,
1087:Archived
1055:April 4,
1049:Archived
968:April 3,
893:Archived
860:April 3,
652:The hero
533:and the
467:West End
261:Broadway
121:Children
1563:Theatre
1525:Portals
1511:at the
1497:at the
1289:"Kopit"
1001:May 10,
727:Phantom
716:Success
666:Indians
487:Success
475:Houston
471:Phantom
452:Phantom
407:and an
374:titled
360:Vermont
330:Indians
303:Indians
165:Indians
150:Indians
115:
107:
1486:
1368:May 8,
899:May 3,
885:
712:(1991)
700:(1982)
626:(1963)
591:Fergie
589:, and
308:Saigon
249:Oh Dad
231:Career
140:Koenig
138:
98:Spouse
680:Wings
616:Works
388:Wings
349:Wings
292:like
193:Wings
169:Wings
156:Wings
109:(
105:
1484:IMDb
1458:2021
1432:2021
1396:2021
1370:2021
1336:2021
1317:Nine
1301:2009
1272:2021
1236:2021
1207:2021
1174:2021
1128:2021
1095:2021
1057:2021
1045:Time
1025:2024
1003:2021
970:2021
901:2021
883:ISBN
862:2021
688:Nine
558:Nine
541:Nine
485:and
421:Nine
353:Nine
351:and
277:and
270:Nine
174:Nine
153:and
66:Died
43:Born
1482:at
756:Y2K
736:by
551:.
525:at
511:Y2K
461:by
430:by
255:by
1575::
1416:.
1387:.
1356:.
1327:.
1321:.
1280:^
1256:.
1244:^
1227:.
1215:^
1191:.
1158:.
1136:^
1112:.
1085:.
1081:.
1065:^
1043:.
987:.
954:.
924:^
891:.
846:.
774:^
693:8½
658:,
654:,
650:,
646:,
642:,
585:,
581:,
577:,
573:,
569:,
565:,
438:.
427:8½
344:.
195:.
136:né
111:m.
1527::
1460:.
1434:.
1398:.
1372:.
1338:.
1319:"
1315:"
1303:.
1274:.
1238:.
1209:.
1176:.
1130:.
1097:.
1059:.
1027:.
1005:.
972:.
918:.
903:.
864:.
744:.
675:.
133:(
124:3
55:)
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)