Christopher Dimond is an American playwright, librettist, and lyricist currently living in New York City. He is most known for his work on the musical ''Dani Girl'' and the song cycle "Homemade Fusion", both of which were written with composer

Michael Kooman Michael Kooman is an Emmy nominated composer writing for the stage and screen. His television work includes songs on the Disney Junior animated series, ''Vampirina'' and the Netflix series Ridley JonesHe is most known for his musical ''Romantics An ...

. He holds degrees from Duquesne University, The University of Pennsylvania, and

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

. Chris Dimond is the recipient of the ASCAP Harold Adamson Lyric Award, the KCACTF Music Theater Award, 2nd Place in the Mark Twain Prize for Comic Playwriting, an ASCAPLUS Award, an Alfred P. Sloan Screenwriting Fellowship, the Schubert Fellowship for Dramatic Writing, the Mary Marlin Fisher Playwriting Award, and was a finalist for the John Cauble Award. His musical ''Golden Gate'' (music by

) premiered in August 2009 at the

Williamstown Theater Festival The Williamstown Theatre Festival is a resident summer theater on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1954 by Williams College news director Ralph Renzi and drama program chairman David C. Bryant. I ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimond, Christopher American dramatists and playwrights American lyricists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Writers from New York City Duquesne University alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni