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Peter Parnell
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Peter Parnell

Peter Parnell is the co-author, with Justin Richardson, of And Tango Makes Three. Peter is a playwright whose plays have been produced at the Public Theater and Playwrights Horizons in New York City, the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and the Seattle Repertory Company, among others. His play QED was produced on Broadway. He has written extensively for televison as a producer for both The West Wing and The Guardian; he has also written episodes of Maurice Sendak's series Little Bear. He lives in New York City.

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Christian, the Hugging Lion has won an award
Jul 14, 2011
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Christian, the Hugging Lion has won an award
Jun 07, 2011
And Tango Makes Three will be released on November 16, 2010 in eBook
Nov 16, 2010
And Tango Makes Three is now available in eBook
Nov 16, 2010
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And Tango Makes Three has won an award
Nov 11, 2010
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And Tango Makes Three has won an award
Nov 11, 2010
News:
And Tango Makes Three has won an award
Nov 11, 2010
News:
And Tango Makes Three has won an award
Nov 11, 2010
News:
And Tango Makes Three has won an award
Nov 11, 2010
News:
And Tango Makes Three has won an award
Nov 11, 2010
News:
And Tango Makes Three has won an award
Nov 11, 2010
News:
And Tango Makes Three has won an award
Nov 11, 2010
Christian, the Hugging Lion will be released on April 27, 2010 in Hardcover
Apr 27, 2010
Christian, the Hugging Lion is now available in Hardcover
Apr 27, 2010
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Christian, the Hugging Lion
Apr 02, 2010
And Tango Makes Three will be released on April 26, 2005 in Hardcover
Apr 26, 2005

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Business Insider, January 31, 2012
...prostitution and suicide — which has made them popular among reviewers and readers, but less so among parents. Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Parnell and Richardson's award-winning And Tango Makes Three has come under fire the past five...
ArtInfo, January 31, 2012
...Bishop, costume designer William Ivey Long , director Nick Hytner, and playwrights Terrence McNally,  Christopher Durang,  Paul Rudnick, and Peter Parnell. The rumors continued when Wasserstein,  in a New Yorker essay, avoided saying who the father...
Broadway World, January 29, 2012
...for On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) and Royal Wedding (1951), a new book by Peter Parnell based on the original book by Alan Jay Lerner, the musical is reconceived and directed by Tony Award-winner Michael Mayer and choreographed by JoAnn M....
Broadway World, January 12, 2012
...for On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) and Royal Wedding (1951), a new book by Peter Parnell based on the original book by Alan Jay Lerner, the musical is reconceived and directed by Tony Award-winner Michael Mayer and choreographed by JoAnn M....
TheaterMania, January 12, 2012
...performances. Tony Award winner Michael Mayer has reconceived and directed the musical, which features a new book by Peter Parnell, based on the original book by Alan Jay Lerner, who co-wrote the score with Burton Lane. The musical centers on Dr. Mark...
EURweb, December 29, 2011
...246 West 44 th Street, New York City on Sunday, December 11, 2011 with a new book by Peter Parnell based on the original book by Alan Jay Lerner .. This freshly minted version also stars David Turner as David Gamble and Jessie Mueller as Melinda...
Broadway.com, December 27, 2011
...s second president, John Adams, played (without vibrato) by William Daniels. Shrewdly, director Michael Mayer and book writer Peter Parnell realized this simply wouldn’t fly today. While being gay and having ESP were considered perfectly normal in the...
Left Blog Feeds- Progressive News, October 3, 2011
...the American Library Association (ALA). “It” is a 32-page illustrated children’s book, “And Tango Makes Three,” by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, with illustrations by Henry Cole. The book is based upon the real story of Roy and Silo,...
Artifacting Original, September 29, 2011
...of the 348 challenges as reported by the Office for Intellectual Freedom ). 2010 And Tango Makes Three , by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Reasons: homosexuality, religious viewpoint and [unsuitability] to age group The Absolutely True Diary of...
Mystery Writing is Murder, September 28, 2011
...Hemingway Here are the top 10 most challenged books for 2010: 2010: 1) And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson; 2) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie; 3) Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley; 4) Crank,...
The Hunger Games Trilogy Fansite, September 27, 2011
...Here’s the The List of Top Ten Banned Or Challenged Books Of 2010:  And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Crank by Ellen...
Disinformation, September 26, 2011
...of 11,000 challenged titles. At the head of the queue this year: And Tango Makes Three , by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson  Reasons: homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ,...
Shakesville, September 26, 2011
...children should not be allowed to see it. According to the American Library Association:Justin Richardson’s and Peter Parnell’s "And Tango Makes Three" tops the list of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Top Ten List of the Most Frequently...
Kmareka.com, September 24, 2011
...we are. Here's the top ten banned books for 2010-- 2010: 1) And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson; 2) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie; 3) Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley; 4) Crank, by Ellen...