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Murray Horwitz (born September 28, 1949) is an American playwright, lyricist, NPR broadcaster, and arts administrator.[1]

Murray Horwitz
Murray Horwitz in 2013
BornSeptember 28, 1949 (1949-09-28) (age 73)[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAmerican actor, writer, NPR broadcaster, arts administrator
Years active1987–present
SpouseLisa Miller (m. September 7, 1974)[1]
Children
  • Charles
  • Ann
  • Alexander[1]

Personal life


Horwitz was born in Dayton, Ohio on September 28, 1949 to Alan S. (a physician) and Charlotte (née Vangrov) Horwitz. He is married to singer Lisa Miller and has three children, Charles, Ann, and Alexander. They live in Chevy Chase, MD.[1]


Education


Horwitz graduated from Kenyon College with a bachelor of arts degree, with a dual major, in English and Drama.[2] In 1992, he received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Kenyon College.[2]


Career


Horwitz began his career working with Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus as a clown for three years.[2]

In 1973, after moving to New York City, Horwitz appeared in the one-man show, An Evening of Sholom Aleichem, which was directed by Richard Maltby Jr., and in which he continues to perform at The Kennedy Center, The Manhattan Theatre Club, and The New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater.

In 1978, Horwitz created Ain't Misbehavin' with Richard Maltby Jr.[2] The musical is named after a Fats Waller song.[3] Horwitz received multiple awards for co-writing Ain't Misbehavin', including a Tony, Obie, Emmy, Grammy, and New York Drama Critics' Circle award.[2]

He became the assistant director of Opera-Musical Theater at the National Endowment for the Arts in 1987.[4] Since 1998, Horwitz has been creative consultant to the annual Mark Twain Prize ceremonies at the Kennedy Center.

In 1989, he began his career at NPR, where he was instrumental in giving radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! its start.[2] He is also frequently a panelist on another public radio game show, Says You!. He was also involved with Wynton Marsalis: Making the Music, and The NPR Basic Jazz Record Library.[5] Horwitz received three Peabody awards for his work at NPR.[2]

In 2002, Horwitz became the founding director of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was the director and chief executive officer from 2002[2] until 2009.[6][7][8][9] He later served in fundraising positions at Washington National Opera and the Washington Performing Arts Society.[4]

In 2016, Horwitz took over as host of WAMU's The Big Broadcast old-time radio show.[10]

He gave Lin-Manuel Miranda critical suggestions and bought him his first rhyming dictionary when Miranda was writing his first play, In the Heights.[11]

He is also a co-host of the podcast "Question of the Day".


Credits and achievements


(in chronological and subject order)[1]


References


  1. "Murray Horwitz Biography (1949-)". Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. "Murray Horowitz". US Department of State. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. Karen Wada (April 24, 2012). "Richard Maltby Jr. reclaims Ain't Misbehavin'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  4. "Murray Horowitz". US Department of State. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  5. Horwitz, Murray. "The World Has Stopped Turning, But Soaps Live On". NPR. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  6. Jennifer Nycz-Conner (February 6, 2009). "Murray Hortwitz out at AFI". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  7. "Murray Horwitz at NPR". National Public Radio. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  8. Ori J. Lenkinski (November 11, 2012). "The Harlem Swing". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  9. Lili Martinez (April 23, 2010). "Murray Horwitz '70 Not Clowning Around". The Kenyon College. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  10. "The Big Broadcast Gets a New Host". WAMU.
  11. WAMU Radio (April 23, 2010). "The Kojo Nnamdi Show".



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