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CHERI STEINKELLNER has earned four Emmys, three Golden Globes, two Writers Guild Awards, a People's Choice,
Parents' Choice, and a BAFTA, for writing and producing television (Cheers, Jeffersons, Family Ties, etc), and
animation and film (Disney's Teacher's Pet, etc). For stage, she has written the books for Princesses (with David
Zippel, Matthew Wilder, and Bill Steinkellner - NAMT 2003, Goodspeed Norma Terris 2003, Seattle 5th Avenue
Theater 2004); Sister Act (with Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, and Bill Steinkellner - Pasadena Playhouse 2006, Alliance Theater, Atlanta 2007, currently playing the London Palladium, opening on Broadway Spring 2011);
Mosaic (with Georgia Stitt, opening off-Broadway in April); and Hello! My Baby (with the great composers of the
Golden Age of Tin Pan Alley and Georgia Stitt). When not writing for stage and screens, Cheri teaches writing
at the University of California; directs local youth productions including Rent (named Best Youth Theater pro-
duction 2009 by Santa Barbara Independent), A Chorus Line, Anything Goes, Fiddler On The Roof, and Our Town;
and created "The Ultimate Write-off" for the Santa Barbara Writers Conference). Cheri and her favorite husband
Bill live in Santa Barbara with their three favorite children: Kit, Teddy, and Emma.
Bio as of May, 2011.
American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include:
SpringboardNYC Cues from Tony Nominees (video)
Why theatre? - Watch Now.
What is the first show you ever worked on? - Watch Now.
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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