Tom Eyen
Tom Eyen
Tom Eyen (1940-1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, television writer and director. He received a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Dreamgirls in 1981.
Eyen is best known for works at opposite ends of the theatrical spectrum. Mainstream theatergoers became acquainted with him in 1981, when he partnered with composer Henry Krieger and director Michael Bennett to write the book and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical Dreamgirls, about an African-American female singing trio. Eyen's career started, however, with experimental theatre that he wrote and directed Off-Off Broadway in the 1960s. This led to his Off-Broadway success with The Dirtiest Show in Town (1970), a musical revue, and Women Behind Bars (1975), a camp parody of women's prison exploitation films. Eyen died of AIDS-related complications in Palm Beach, Florida at the age of fifty.
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Dreamgirls
Henry Krieger, Tom Eyen
Full-Length Musical, DramaDreamgirls
Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 4m plus ensemble
A sweeping and inspirational journey through 20th century American pop music, Dreamgirls chronicles one Motown group's rise from obscurity to superstardom.
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Dreamgirls
Henry Krieger, Tom Eyen
Full-Length Musical, DramaDreamgirls
Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 4m plus ensemble
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Women Behind Bars
Tom Eyen
Full-Length Play, Dark ComedyWomen Behind Bars
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy