Clever little lies by joe dipietro biography

American playwright and lyricist

Joe DiPietro (born 1961^[1]) is an American playwright, lyricist and author.^[2] He is best known for the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis, for which he won the Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score as well as for writing the book and lyrics for the long-running off-Broadway show I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.^[3]

Biography

Born in Teaneck, New Jersey,^[4] DiPietro grew up in nearby Oradell,^[5][6] the son of Lou and Jean DiPietro.

He attended Oradell Public School and River Dell High School,^[3] before graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers University in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in English.^[7]

DiPietro is openly gay.^[8]

Work

Following a run of Love Lemmings at the Top of the Village Gate in 1991, DiPietro's first produced work was I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, written with composer Theater Review: The Tired Little Tropes of Clever Little Lies DIF