A Conversation with Tony-award-winning writer Steven Levenson ‘06

154 Angell Street,Providence RI 02906

20 April, 2022

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IFF PRESENTS A CONVERSATION WITH TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER, AND TELEVISION WRITER AND PRODUCER IFF is thrilled to present A Conversation with Steven Levenson ‘06, Tony-winning writer of Dear Evan Hansen, tick, tick … BOOM, and Fosse/Verdon! If you’re curious about what goes into making a play, musical, tv show, or film, you won’t want to miss this event and the chance to learn from a Brown alum! STEVEN LEVENSON is a Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and television writer and producer. His plays include If I Forget, Core Values, Seven Minutes In Heaven, and The Language of Trees. He wrote the book for the musical, Dear Evan Hansen, which won six Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Musical, as well as the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. He received a nomination for the Writers Guild Award for his screenplay of Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick…BOOM!, which won an AFI Award as one of the top ten Movies of the Year, as well as being nominated for Critics Choice Association and Producers Guild Awards. Levenson also co-created and executive produced the FX series Fosse/Verdon, which was nominated for seventeen Emmy Awards, including Best Limited Series and Best Writing for a Limited Series, in addition to winning the WGA Award and an AFI Award for Outstanding Series. Current projects include co-creating Up Here, a new musical series for Hulu, with Danielle Sanchez-Witzel and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Other honors include the OBIE Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award. A former Artist In Residence at Ars Nova and a member of the Roundabout Leadership Council, he is an alumnus of the Ars Nova Play Group and the MCC Playwrights Coalition, a founding member of Colt Coeur, and a graduate of Brown University. FREE and open to the public. Seating is first come first served. WHERE // Granoff Martinos Auditorium WHEN // Wednesday, April 20th at 7:30 pm, doors open at 7:00 **Disclaimer: Given that this is a free event, we release more tickets than capacity with the expectation that individuals will not show up. The best way to guarantee admission is to show up before 7:15pm. Standby line is admitted at 7:20pm** Bag and Food Policy: Bags, food, and unsealed drinks are not permitted in the auditorium. Please plan accordingly. To request information about accessibility or accommodations related to a disability, please contact [email protected] with as much notice as possible.