David West Read

David West Read is a Canadian television writer, playwright, and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his work as a writer and producer for the television series Schitt's Creek, for which he won numerous Golden Globes and an Emmy. He also wrote the book for the award-winning stage musical & Juliet.[3][4]

David West Read
Born1983 (age 39–40)
Toronto, Canada
EducationUniversity of Toronto (BA)
New York University (MFA)

Early life and education

Read was born in Scarborough, Toronto in 1983.[2] He grew up in Markham and attended the University of Toronto as an undergraduate.[1][2] He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2010 with a Master's degree in dramatic writing.[2][5]

Career

In 2012, Read's second play The Performers opened on Broadway, marking it as the first time since 1984 that a Canadian playwright opened a show on Broadway that wasn't a musical.[1]

Read wrote & Juliet, a stage musical with the premise that Juliet Capulet of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet survived the original play's tragic ending. The musical opened on West End in 2019 and in Toronto in 2022. It will open on Broadway in 2022 and in Melbourne in 2023.[3][6]

Read was as Executive Producer and writer on the Canadian sitcom Schitt's Creek. His work was acknowledged with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2020.[5][7]

In 2021, Apple TV announced that David West Read would adapt The Big Door Prize, a novel by M.O. Walsh, into a series.[7]

Works

Theatre

TV

Awards

David West Read won an Emmy for Executive Director for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on Schitt's Creek in 2020.[9] He was a part of the show's writing and producing team who won a Golden Globe for Best Musical/Comedy Series in 2021.[10]

References
  1. Nestruck, J. Kelly (2012-10-22). "Canadian David West Read's Broadway-bound with just his second play". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. Ouzounian, Richard (2011-03-10). "Bright light, bigger city". thestar.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. Evans, Greg (2022-07-07). "'& Juliet' Musical Heading To Broadway This Fall, With Book By 'Schitt's Creek' Writer David West Read & Music By Max Martin". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  4. Friend, David (2022-07-06). "How one Canadian writer turned Max Martin's Top 40 hits into a smashing pop musical". thestar.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  5. "DW Alumni David West Read Wins Big at the EMMY Awards". Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. Huston, Caitlin (2022-07-07). "New Pop Musical '& Juliet' Announces Broadway Run This Fall". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  7. Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (2021-05-28). "Apple Orders 'The Big Door Prize' TV Adaptation From 'Schitt's Creek' Producer David West Read". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  8. "David West Read's 'Afterlove' Continues At Chautauqua Theater Company". post-journal.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  9. "David West Read". emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  10. "NYU Alumni 2021 Golden Globe Honorees". New York University. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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