Hannah Kohl

Hannah is a New York-based composer, lyricist and bookwriter.

She was the Creative Producing Associate for the US Development of ROCKY and Script Supervisor for the German and Broadway premieres, has planned Broadway opening nights and galas, translates works from German and Spanish, and was the founding artistic director of a children’s theater in Mexico. She leads workshops in musical theater writing around the world.

As a papercutting artist, Hannah was profiled in The New Yorker magazine. She is represented by Writers House as an author and illustrator.

MFA, Musical Theatre Writing Program, NYU. Member, Johnny Mercer Writers Colony.

UPCOMING WORKS

Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Günter, Chicago Shakespeare Theater (in development) Music by Will Aronson, Lyrics by Daniel Maté

The Theater at Night (Storybook)
Author and Illustrator (Upcoming)

Great Classical Composers for Kids: 50 Hands On Activities 
Bright Ring Publishing (Upcoming, 2015)

CREDITS

The Houdini Box (Book & Lyrics)
Based on the book THE HOUDINI BOX written and illustrated by Brian Selznick, and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
World Premiere: The Chicago Children’s Theater (2012)
Review by Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

The Lights and Leonardo Da Vinci (Book & Lyrics)
Music by Matteo Martis

Cake! (Book, Music & Lyrics with Molly McQuilkin)

Tora Bora (Music)
Book & Lyrics with Eric Price

The Blackbird (Book, Music, and Lyrics)

Gardenia (Book, Music, and Lyrics)