Glenn Slater

Glenn Slater’s first show (HOW I SURVIVED HIGH SCHOOL) was produced off-Broadway when he was just 17 years old. Since then, he has become one of his generation’s most celebrated lyricists, and an omnipresent fixture in theatre, film and television for over two decades. With his frequent collaborator, legendary composer Alan Menken, Slater has written the songs for four Broadway hits—Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID (Grammy winner, Tony nominee), SISTER ACT (Tony nominee), LEAP OF FAITH, and A BRONX TALE. With equally legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Slater penned the lyrics for the international juggernaut SCHOOL OF ROCK (Tony nominee), and both book and lyrics for LOVE NEVER DIES, the long-awaited sequel to Phantom of the Opera. His most recent show, CLUELESS (with pop-star composer KT Tunstall) is currently playing to sold-out audiences on the West End. Other notable stage works include NEWYORKERS at the Manhattan Theatre Club (Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics, Drama Desk nominee), and the book for BEATSVILLE (with composer/lyricist/wife Wendy Wilf) at the Asolo Rep.

For the big screen, Glenn co-created Disney’s instant-classic TANGLED (Grammy winner, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee), as well as films as varied as Disney’s animated Western HOME ON THE RANGE, the R-rated global smash SAUSAGE PARTY, and the pop-driven UGLYDOLLS. His latest animated film, SPELLBOUND (with music by Menken) is currently featured on Netflix. For the small screen, Slater wrote the lyrics for every song in both seasons of ABC-TV’s ground-breaking cult-hit musical series GALAVANT (Emmy nominee), as well as for all three seasons of the Disney Channel’s beloved series RAPUNZEL’S TANGLED ADVENTURE (Emmy winner, two-time nominee). Slater also wrote the lyrics for “The Compass of Your Heart”, the theme for the wildly-popular ride SINBAD’S STORYBOOK VOYAGE at the Tokyo DisneySea theme park.

Slater’s songs have been recorded by a dizzying array of artists–from Broadway luminaries like Donna Murphy, Raul Esparza, and Sierra Boggess, to Nashville giants Tim McGraw, kd Lang, and Bonnie Raitt, to contemporary pop stars like Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae, and Nick Jonas. In addition to his Grammy and Emmy statuettes, he has been honored with the prestigious Kleban Award for Lyrics, and ASCAP’S New Horizons Award. Glenn is a member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild, and lives in NYC.