Albert Innaurato (1947–2017)

Albert Francis Innaurato Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 2, 1947. He attended Temple University in Philadelphia and the California Institute of the Arts before being accepted into the Yale School of Drama in the early 1970s. He was a playwright. His biggest hit was Gemini, which afficher plus opened at the Little Theater on Broadway on May 21, 1977 and ran for 1,819 performances. In 1980, it was made into a movie entitled Happy Birthday, Gemini. In 2004, he collaborated with Charles Gilbert on Gemini the Musical. Innaurato's other plays included The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie, Passione, Coming of Age in Soho, and Doubtless. He also wrote for Opera News and reviewed opera for the online magazine Parterre Box. He was found dead on September 26, 2017 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins