Douglas Carter Beane
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He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and the Yale School of Drama. He has written plays, musicals, and screenplays, and has also directed films. He is best known for his work on the Broadway musicals Xanadu and The Little Dog Laughed. He has also written for television, including the series Smash and Sex and the City. Douglas Carter Beane is an American writer, director, and playwright from Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and the Yale School of Drama, and is best known for his work on the Broadway musicals Xanadu and The Little Dog Laughed. He has also written for television, including the series Smash and Sex and the City, and has written and directed films such as To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar and Advice from a Caterpillar.
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1980

Beane trained as an actor, graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts' New York campus in 1980. He is very involved with his alma mater, workshopping new pieces with the students.

2007

Beane wrote the book for Xanadu, a stage musical adaptation of the 1980 film of the same name, adding new plot twists and humor parodying the original movie. The musical was workshopped in 2006 and early 2007 with Director Christopher Ashley and actors Jane Krakowski, Tony Roberts, and Cheyenne Jackson. The musical opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on July 10, 2007, with a budget of $5 million. Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson were the Broadway leads. Beane won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

2011

In 2011, Beane was hired to "doctor" the book for the musical Sister Act alongside Bill and Cheri Steinkellner for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, Best Book of a Musical.

2013

Beane wrote the book for the musical Lysistrata Jones and rewrote the book for a new adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella which opened on Broadway in 2013. Also opening in 2013 was his new play for Lincoln Center, The Nance, starring Nathan Lane and directed by Jack O'Brien. Beane has revised the libretto for the Metropolitan Opera's new production of the operetta Die Fledermaus which was performed in 2013- 2014.

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