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Chad Beguelin (born September 24, 1969) is an American playwright and four-time Tony Award nominee. He wrote the book for Disney's ''Aladdin'', as well as additional lyrics for the score. He was nominated for Best Original Book and Best Original Score for ''Aladdin''. He also who wrote the lyrics and co-book for the Broadway musical ''The Wedding Singer''. He was nominated for two Tony Awards for his work on the musical, as well as a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. He also wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical ''Elf the Musical''. ==Biography== Beguelin, a native of Centralia, Illinois, received an MFA from the graduate writing program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Beguelin wrote the book and lyrics for ''The Rhythm Club'' which was produced at the Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia in 2000〔Jones, Kenneth; Ehren, Christine. ("Who's Got Rhythm? Musical 'Rhythm Club' Still Strummin'" ) playbill.com, August 2, 2002〕 and was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. He wrote the book and lyrics for ''Wicked City'', which was produced at the American Stage Company and the Mason Street Warehouse, and he wrote the books for Disney's ''Aladdin'' and ''On the Record''. As a screenwriter, Beguelin sold a script to Grammnet Productions and also worked as a staff writer for Disney's live action film department in California. Casey Nicholaw directed and choreographed the stage musical ''Aladdin'' which ran at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, Washington, July 7–31, 2011. 〔("Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre Premieres ''Aladdin'', 7/7-31" ), BroadwayWorld.com, January 13, 2011〕 The musical uses songs from the 1992 film ''Aladdin'', with a new book by Beguelin and new lyrics by Beguelin and Alan Menken. The musical opened on Broadway on March 20, 2014 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Disney's 'Aladdin' Will Arrive on Broadway in February 2014" ), Playbill.com, August 29, 2013〕〔(''Aladdin'' Broadway" ) Playbill Vault, accessed October 15, 2015〕 Beguelin will make his off-broadway playwrighting debut with ''Harbor'', directed by Mark Lamos, presented by Primary Stages.〔Propst, Andy. ("Chad Beguelin's Harbor to Dock in New York" ) theatremania.com, January 10, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chad Beguelin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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