David Lindsay-Abaire

David Lindsay-Abaire is, to my mind, one of America's most quietly devastating writers. The Boston-born, Sarah Lawrence-trained playwright won the 2007 Pulitzer for Rabbit Hole, then conquered Broadway again with the 2023 double Tony for Kimberly Akimbo's book and score. What I admire is his refusal to stay in one lane: plays, musicals, screenplays. He writes grief and loss with a lightness that makes the ache land harder, smuggling real humanity in under the comedy. Few writers can make an audience laugh and weep within the same breath. He does it repeatedly, and that consistency is what marks him as the genuine article.

Name (English)

David Lindsay-Abaire

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・リンゼイ＝アベアー

Reading

でゔぃっど・りんぜい＝あべあー

Born

November 30, 1969 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rooster

Origin

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

screenwriter / playwright / writer / lyricist / film screenwriter

University

Sarah Lawrence College

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
• 2023 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
• 2023 Tony Award for Best Original Score

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BC%E3%82%A4%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%A2%E3%83%99%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Massachusetts
• screenwriter
• playwright
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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