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Amy Powers is an Emmy Award and Annie Award nominated lyricist, songwriter and producer who creates songs for film, television, theater, animation, pop and country artists, theme parks and children’s brands. Her work has been featured in Oscar and Tony winning productions and recorded by #1-selling and multi-platinum artists worldwide.

Early Life

Amy Powers was born on March 29th, 1961, in Bethpage, Long Island and grew up in Seaford and Merrick, New York. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College with a B.A. in Cognitive Science, was awarded a full fellowship to Columbia University, where she received her M.B.A. in 1984, and went on to complete her J.D. at Harvard Law School in 1987. After law school, Powers took a job in the Real Estate Finance department at White & Case in New York, where she remained for 2 1/2 years.

Career

Musical Theater

Powers' musical training began in 1988 when she was accepted to the prestigious BMI Musical Theater Workshop in New York. Her first project was The Game, a musical version of Les Liasions Dangereuses, performed at NYU, in 1989, directed by Frank Ventura. In 1991, Powers collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black on songs for the Tony Award winning musical Sunset Boulevard, including "As If We Never Said Goodbye" and "With One Look." She went on to co-write Cinderella: A Musical with composer Dan Levy for Riverside Shakespeare Company at Playhouse 91 in New York, and then Lizzie Borden with composer Christopher McGovern in 2001, starring Christiane Noll which played at the Goodspeed Opera House. In 2003, The Game was produced at Barrington Stage Company, starring Sara Ramirez. An encore production of The Game will take place at Barrington Stage Company in August 2011. Her next musical, Zhivago, based on the 20th century novel Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak, played at the La Jolla Playhouse, in CA in 2006. It was revised and premiered as Doctor Zhivago at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney in February 2011, starring Anthony Warlow to critical acclaim.

Recording Artists

Powers's songs have been recorded by such artists as Barbara Streisand, Alabama, Bryan McKnight, Ashley Tisdale, Patti Lupone, Tina Arena, Avalon, RBD, and Katherine McPhee.

Film & TV

Power's first song for Film was the title track for the Oscar-Winning When We Were Kings. She has since written songs for films such as Sweet Home Alabama Ella Enchanted and Aquamarine as well as many TV shows including Guiding Light, All My Children, Laguna Beach, Castle and America's Next Top Model.

Family Entertainment

Power's songs have been featured in Mattel's Barbie Movies, Annie Award nominated Disney Princess: Enchanted Tales, Universal Home Entertainment's The Little Engine That Could, and more.

Personal Life

Powers lives in Los Angeles with her husband, film and theater producer J. Todd Harris, and their two sons, Jasper and Cole.

Nominations

Powers was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for "Shine" in Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses in 2007, and for an Annie for Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams in 2008.

References

  1. Faculty Directory, Frank Ventura, NYU.edu.
  2. Track 10: With One Look (from "Sunset Boulevard"), BarbaraStreisand.com.
  3. Robbins, Norman. Cinderella: A Musical, Rochester.edu.
  4. Musical Lizzie Borden is a Bloody Hit, Playbill.com.
  5. The Game's Afoot in World Premiere of Dangerous-Liaisons Musical, Playbill.com.
  6. Current Season, The Game, Barrington Stage Company
  7. SUMMER STAGES: THEATER; Really Far Off Broadway, The New York Times.
  8. Creative Team, DrZhivago.com.au.
  9. Legit Reviews, Variety.com
  10. Sydney Reviews, Doctor Zhivago, AustralianStage.com.
  11. "Movies: Complete Production Credits for When We Were Kings", The New York Times
  12. IMDB.com, When We Were Kings Soundtrack.
  13. ^ IMDB.com, Amy Powers.
  14. IMDB.com, Awards - Amy Powers.