Peter Mills (composer)

Peter Mills is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. He won the third Fred Ebb award in 2007.[1]

Peter Mills
Birth namePeter Mills
GenresMusical theatre
Occupation(s)Composer, songwriter,
Websitewww.petemillsmusic.com

Career

After graduating from Princeton University with a degree in english/dramatic literature, he then acquired his MFA in musical theatre writing at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[2] He is one of the founding members of Prospect Theater Company, which frequently produces his work.

Productions

---(music, lyrics, & book by Mills unless otherwise noted)---

  • Marco Polo, 2000, lyrics & book (music by Deborah Abramson)
  • The Flood, 2001, music, lyrics, & book by Mills & Cara Reichel
  • Illyria, 2002
  • The Alchemists, 2003, book by Mills & Reichel
  • Lonely Rhymes, 2004
  • The Pursuit of Persephone, 2005, book by Mills & Reichel (reopened as The Underclassman in 2014)
  • Iron Curtain 2006, lyrics (music by Stephen Weiner, book by Susan DiLallo)
  • The Rockae, 2007, rock musical based on The Bacchae, book by Mills & Reichel
  • Honor, 2008, based on As You Like It, music, lyrics, & book by Mills & Cara Reichel
  • Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge, 2009, book by Mills & Reichel
  • Evergreen, 2009, book by Mills & Reichel
  • Death For Five Voices, 2013, book by Mills & Reichel
  • The Honeymooners, 2017, based on the television show, lyrics (music by Stephen Weiner, book by Dusty Kay and Bill Nuss)
  • The Hello Girls, 2018, book by Mills & Reichel

Personal life

Mills is married to Cara Reichel, whom he met while at Princeton. They started the Prospect Theater Company soon after, and she is his frequent collaborator.[3]

Awards and nominations

References

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