Benjamin Scheuer and Melissa Li and Kit Yan
Lyricist Benjamin Scheuer and co-librettists Melissa Li and Kit Yan have been selected as the winners of the 31st annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. While the award celebrates the artists career work overall, all three winners recently created works that center the transgender community and experience.
The 2021 prizes will be presented March 16 during a free virtual ceremony at 10 AM on
NewDramatists.org. The event will feature musical performances from this year s recipients; Tony winners and Kleban board members Richard Maltby, Jr. and Maury Yeston will host.
Scheuer, who won Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist, created