Peter Mills is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. He won the third
Fred Ebb award in 2007.[1]
Career
After graduating from
Princeton University with a degree in english/dramatic literature, he then acquired his MFA in musical theatre writing at the
New York University'sTisch School of the Arts.[2] He is one of the founding members of Prospect Theater Company, which frequently produces his work.
Productions
---(music, lyrics, & book by Mills unless otherwise noted)---
Marco Polo, 2000, lyrics & book (music by Deborah Abramson)
The Flood, 2001, music, lyrics, & book by Mills & Cara Reichel
Death For Five Voices, 2013, book by Mills & Reichel
The Honeymooners, 2017, based on
the television show, lyrics (music by Stephen Weiner, book by Dusty Kay and
Bill Nuss)
The Hello Girls, 2018, book by Mills & Reichel
Personal life
Mills is married to Cara Reichel, whom he met while at Princeton. They started the Prospect Theater Company soon after, and she is his frequent collaborator.[3]