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{{Infobox musical artist | name = Adam Guettel | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1964|12|16}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | genre = [[Musical theatre]] | occupation = [[Composer]], [[lyricist]] | years_active = 1996–present | label = [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]] / [[Elektra Records]] }} '''Adam Guettel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɛ|t|əl}}; born December 16, 1964) is an American [[composer]]-[[lyricist]] of [[musical theater]] and [[opera]]. Born into a musical theater family, he is the son of [[Mary Rodgers]] and the grandson of [[Richard Rodgers]]. Guettel has received two [[Tony Awards]] and two [[Drama Desk Awards]]. Guettel attended [[Yale University]] where he met future frequent collaborator [[Tina Landau]]. He established himself as a composer writing the music and lyrics to the historical musical ''[[Floyd Collins (musical)|Floyd Collins]]'' which premiered [[off Broadway]] in 1996 and made its [[Broadway (theater)|Broadway]] debut in 2025. For his musical romance ''[[The Light in the Piazza (musical)|The Light in the Piazza]]'' (2005) he won two Tony Awards for [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] and [[Tony Award for Best Orchestrations|Best Orchestrations]]. He was also Tony-nominated for his work on the [[Aaron Sorkin]] play ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 play)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (2019) and for his musical ''[[Days of Wine and Roses (musical)|Days of Wine and Roses]]'' (2024).
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