Editing Stephen Flaherty (section)

{{Short description|American composer}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Stephen Flaherty
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1960|09|18}}
| birth_place  = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| education    = [[University of Cincinnati]] ([[Bachelor of Music|BM]])<br>[[New York University]]
| occupation   = Composer
| years_active = 1982–present
| website      = {{URL|http://www.ahrensandflaherty.com}}
}}

'''Stephen Flaherty''' (born September 18, 1960) is an American composer of [[musical theatre]] and film. He works most often in collaboration with the lyricist/book writer [[Lynn Ahrens]]. They are best known for writing the Broadway musicals ''[[Ragtime (musical)|Ragtime]]'', which was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and won the Tony for [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]; ''[[Once on This Island]]'', which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, the Olivier Award for London's Best Musical, and was nominated for a Grammy Award and eight Tony Awards; and ''[[Seussical]]'', which was nominated for the Grammy Award. Flaherty was also nominated for two [[Academy Awards]] and two [[Golden Globe Awards]] (with Lynn Ahrens) for his songs and song score for the animated film musical ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]''.