Murray Horwitz was born on September 28,1949 and is an American playwright, lyricist, NPR broadcaster, and arts administrator.
14 Facts About Murray Horwitz
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Murray Horwitz is married to singer Lisa Miller and has three children, Charles, Ann, and Alexander.
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In 1973, after moving to New York City, Murray Horwitz appeared in the one-man show, An Evening of Sholom Aleichem, which was directed by Richard Maltby Jr.
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In 1978, Murray Horwitz created Ain't Misbehavin' with Richard Maltby Jr.
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Murray Horwitz became the assistant director of Opera-Musical Theater at the National Endowment for the Arts in 1987.
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Since 1998, Murray Horwitz has been creative consultant to the annual Mark Twain Prize ceremonies at the Kennedy Center.
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Murray Horwitz was involved with Wynton Marsalis: Making the Music, and The NPR Basic Jazz Record Library.
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Murray Horwitz received three Peabody awards for his work at NPR.
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In 2002, Murray Horwitz became the founding director of the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Murray Horwitz was the director and chief executive officer from 2002 until 2009.
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Murray Horwitz later served in fundraising positions at Washington National Opera and the Washington Performing Arts Society.
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In 2016, Murray Horwitz took over as host of WAMU's The Big Broadcast old-time radio show.
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Murray Horwitz gave Lin-Manuel Miranda critical suggestions and bought him his first rhyming dictionary when Miranda was writing his first play, In the Heights.
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Murray Horwitz is a co-host of the podcast "Question of the Day".