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Henry Krieger (born February 9, 1945) is an American musical theatre composer. He most notably wrote the music for the Broadway shows Dreamgirls (1981, with lyrics and book by Tom Eyen), The Tap Dance Kid (1983), and Side Show (1997).
Henry Krieger began composing for Off-Off Broadway productions (and television’s Captain Kangaroo!) in his twenties. That led to his meeting playwright-lyricist Tom Eyen. Together with director-choreographer Michael Bennett, they created the long-running Broadway hit musical Dreamgirls.
Henry Krieger is known for Dreamgirls (2006), Hail, Caesar! (2016) and Death at a Funeral (2010).
Henry Krieger has written 11 shows including Tom Eyen's Dirtiest Musical (Composer), Dreamgirls (Composer), The Tap Dance Kid (Composer), Dangerous Music (Composer), Side Show...
Henry Krieger is known for Dreamgirls (2006), Hail, Caesar! (2016) and Death at a Funeral (2010).
Speaker Was a man who pushed everything. He pushed himself, pushed himself, pushed everybody else, didn’t sleep because he was thinking of new things to do on stage. And if he wasn’t thinking of...
Mr. Krieger's musical Romantic Poetry, written with John Patrick Shanley, was presented at the Manhattan Theater Club. His collaborations with Side Show authoR&Bill Russell include the musicals Kept, Lucky Duck, and, at the Kennedy Center, Up in the Air, directed by Amon Miyamoto.
