Molly Newman
Encyclopedia
Molly Newman is an Emmy Award-winning television writer
and producer
who is most known for work on shows such as The Larry Sanders Show
"Frasier" "Murphy Brown" "Tracey Takes On..." "Maximum Bob" and Brothers & Sisters.
In 1985, she was nominated for Broadway
's Tony Award
in the category, Best Book (Musical) with collaborator Barbara Damashek for Quilters
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
who is most known for work on shows such as The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV show, and the...
"Frasier" "Murphy Brown" "Tracey Takes On..." "Maximum Bob" and Brothers & Sisters.
In 1985, she was nominated for Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
's Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
in the category, Best Book (Musical) with collaborator Barbara Damashek for Quilters
Quilters (musical)
Quilters is a musical with a book by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, and lyrics and music by Barbara Damashek. It is about the lives of American pioneer women based on the book The Quilters:Women and Domestic Art by Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradley Allen. The show was originally developed and...
.