Jeff Marx

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Jeff Marx (born September 10, 1970) is a Jewish-American composer and lyricist of musicals. He is best known for creating the Broadway musical Avenue Q with collaborator Robert Lopez. Together, they wrote all the show's 21 songs. Lopez and Marx both write lyrics and they both write music, together, in the same room, at the same time.

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September 10 - 1970 - Jewish-American - Composer - Lyricist - Musicals - Broadway musical - Avenue Q - Robert Lopez

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Avenue Q won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical. Lopez/Marx's musical score earned them a 2004 Tony Award. A third 2004 Tony Award was awarded to Avenue Q bookwriter Jeff Whitty.

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Avenue Q - Tony Award for Best Musical - Tony Award - Jeff Whitty

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The musical's Original Cast Album, on the RCA/Victor label, was nominated for a Grammy Award. To date, it has sold over 100,000 copies.

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Lopez and Marx met in the famed BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. Their very first project together, a spec Muppet movie, Kermit, Prince of Denmark, which was very loosely based on Hamlet, won them (as part of a tie) part of the $150,000 Kleban Award.

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BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop - Muppet - Hamlet

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They are currently working on an original movie musical for Universal Pictures, and a stage musical in collaboration with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park.

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Universal Pictures - Matt Stone - Trey Parker - South Park

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Marx grew up in Hollywood, Florida. He attended the University of Michigan. He also has a law degree and is a member of the New York Bar Association, but he does not practice law or represent himself.

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Hollywood, Florida - University of Michigan - New York Bar Association

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