Will Holt

Will Holt (Lyrics) was a singer, songwriter, librettist, lyricist and composer. His Broadway credits include the lyrics for The Me Nobody Knows, which won him the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics and a TONY nomination for Best Lyrics, and the books for Over Here, Me And Bessie, and A Kurt Weill Cabaret, in which he performed, in addition to translating some of the lyrics. Other theater credits include A Walk On the Wild Side, for which he wrote book, music and lyrics, and won the Los Angeles Dramalogue Critics Award, the Outer Critic’s Circle Award winning Taking My Turn, and Jack, an opera about JFK that was produced in Dublin, Ireland. Holt wrote English lyrics for “Lemon Tree”, which was recorded by several artists, including Peter, Paul and Mary, “One Of Those Songs”, which was recorded by Jimmy Durante, among others.