Overview
- A panel that included Eden Espinosa, Amber Gray and Anne Kauffman selected the recipients.
- A private presentation at ASCAP on February 2, hosted by Richard Maltby Jr. and Maury Yeston, will feature performances from the winners' work.
- This is the 36th annual Kleban Prize, established by Edward Kleban’s will in 1988 to recognize lyricists and librettists.
- Over its history, the Kleban Prize has distributed more than $6 million to 84 artists.
- Eric Price’s credits include the Fred Ebb Award, a Dramatists Guild fellowship, work as Harold Prince’s assistant and shows such as The Violet Hour and Emma: A Pop Musical, while Phillip Christian Smith is a playwright-director with residencies and fellowships including New Dramatists and the Dramatists Guild Foundation.