10 Facts About Michael Mitnick

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Michael Mitnick was born on September 7,1983 and is an American playwright and screenwriter.

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Michael Mitnick's father is a professor and the co-originator of The Theory of Agency.

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Michael Mitnick attended Harvard University, where he wrote or co-wrote four musical comedies, including one Hasty Pudding Theatricals show.

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Michael Mitnick was a member of the A capella group The Krokodiloes.

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Michael Mitnick co-wrote the holiday song "Christmas You Go So Fast," which was featured onVinyl, an HBO series executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.

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Michael Mitnick co-wrote, with Will Connolly and Kim Rosenstock, the musical, Fly By Night, which released a cast recording for its Off-Broadway run.

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Michael Mitnick received the 2012 Visionary Playwright Award from Theater Masters.

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Michael Mitnick is a two-time winner of the Edgerton New American Foundation Award, for The Siegel and Fly By Night, the latter of which was nominated for four 2015 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical.

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In May 2017, Deadline placed Michael Mitnick's original screenplay Some Are Born Great on its 2017 Cannes Hotlist, and he was slated to direct the film.

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In May 2019, it was announced that Michael Mitnick is working on a stage musical adaptation of the film Scotland, PA, set to premiere at Roundabout Theatre Company.