Wasserstein, Wendy (1950–2006)
Wasserstein, Wendy (1950–2006)
American playwright. Born Oct 18, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York; died Jan 30, 2006, in New York, NY; dau. of Morris Wasserstein (textile manufacturer) and Lola Scheifer; Mount Holyoke College, BA, 1971; Yale Drama School, MFA, 1976; children: (adopted) Lucy Jane Wasserstein.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, had 1st play, Any Woman Can't, produced by Playwrights Horizons (1973); collaborated with David Hollister on musical Montpelier Pa-Zazz (produced at Playwrights Horizons, 1975) and with Christopher Durang on musical revue When Dinah Shore Ruled the Earth (1977); had 1st major success with Uncommon Women and Others, which opened off-Broadway at Marymount Manhattan Theater (1977), followed by Isn't It Romantic? (1983); wrote The Heidi Chronicles (1986), which had an extended run on Broadway and won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize (1988–89); also wrote Bachelor Girls (1990), The Object of My Affection: A Screenplay (1990), The Sisters Rosensweig (1994), Pamela's First Musical (children's book, 1996) and An American Daughter (1998).