Lisa Lambert (born December 1962 in

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) is an actress, comedy writer, and

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...

-winning composer, best known for writing the music and lyrics to ''

The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to p ...

''.

Career

Lambert played in the movies ''

Childstar ''Childstar'' is a 2004 Canadian comedy film directed and co-written by Don McKellar, and starring McKellar, Peter Paige, Gil Bellows, Mark Rendall, Michael Murphy, with Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Alan Thicke. It premiered at the Toronto Interna ...

'' and ''

Slings and Arrows ''Slings & Arrows'' is a Canadian television series set at the fictional New Burbage Festival, a Shakespearean festival similar to the real-world Stratford Festival. It stars Paul Gross, Stephen Ouimette and Martha Burns. Rachel McAdams appeared ...

''. Her works for television include '' Getting Along Famously'' and ''Skippy's Rangers- The Show They Never Gave''. Lambert also took part in stage productions, including ''Mirth'', ''People Park'', ''The Irish Musical'', ''

'', ''The Bargain Musical'', ''All Hams on Deck'', ''Ouch My Toe'', ''An American in Harris'', ''An Awkward Evening with Martin and Johnson''.

Awards

Lambert won the Tony Award for Best Original Score, the

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The award was originally entitled Best Composer, befo ...

, and the

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. Stephen Sondheim holds the record for most wins and ...

for ''The Drowsy Chaperone''.

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* * 1962 births Living people Tony Award winners Drama Desk Award winners Jewish Canadian actresses Jewish composers Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian Comedy Award winners {{Canada-actor-stub