Michael R. Jackson
Michael R. Jackson is a New York City based playwright, composer, and lyricist. He is originally from Detroit, Michigan, and holds both a B.F.A. and M.F.A. from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, in Playwriting and Musical Theatre Writing, respectively.[1]
Career[edit]
Jackson wrote the book and lyrics for Only Children with composer Rachel Peters, which was presented at NYU's Frederick Loewe Theatre.[2] He also wrote lyrics and co-wrote book, with Anna K. Jacobs, for the musical adaptation of the 2007 indie film Teeth.[3]
In 2019, his song cycle, The Kids on the Lawn, was published in The New York Times Magazine's culture issue. The issue, organized around the theme "America 2024," imagines what America will be like five years into the future[4].
Jackson's musical, A Strange Loop, receives its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons in New York City in 2019.[5]
Awards and Recognition[edit]
Jackson received the 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant from the American Theatre Wing, alongside Maggie-Kate Coleman and Erato A. Kremmyda, Ty Defoe and Tidtaya Sinutoke, and Ben Bonnema. Jackson was also one of 11 winners of the 2017 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award.[6] He is a Sundance Theatre Institute Composer Fellow and a 2016-2017 Dramatist Guild Fellow.[7] He has showcased his work at The Public Theatre's Joe's Pub in association with Musical Theatre Factory.[8]
In 2018, Jackson was named one of the "Black Male Writers for our Time" by The New York Times.[9]
In 2019, Jackson received a Whiting Award for drama.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jonathan Larson Grant 2017 Recipient: Michael R. Jackson". American Theatre Wing.
- ↑ "Reading of Only Children Musical, Inspired By Spring Awakening, Set for Jan. 9". Playbill. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Michael R. Jackson". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ↑ "America 2024". The New York Times Style Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ↑ "A Strange Loop". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ↑ AMERICAN THEATRE EDITORS. "Lincoln Center Announces 2017 Emerging Artists". American Theatre Magazine.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Recipient: Michael R. Jackson". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Michael R. Jackson presented in association with Musical Theatre Factory". The Public Theatre. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ Mathis, Ayana. "Black Male Writers for Our Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ↑ Dwyer, Colin. "'The Future Of Literature': Whiting Awards Celebrate 10 Emerging Writers". NPR. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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