Martin Charnin

The third stop in WPPAC’s Composer Series will be with Tony-winning lyricist Martin Charnin, who will work with actors to provide techniques for rounding out songs in their repertoire for performance or audition. Charnin has been the director, lyricist, composer, librettist, producer or a combination for over 85 theatrical productions. He is best known for his work as the conceiver, director and lyricist of the Tony Award-winning musical, Annie and its sequel, Annie Warbucks. During his extensive career, Charnin has received four Tony nominations, one Tony Award, seven Grammy Awards, three Emmy Awards, three Gold records, two Platinum records, six Drama Desk Awards and a Peabody Award for Broadcasting.