Mel Atkey
Musical theatre, Musical Artist
1958 –
Who is Mel Atkey?
Mel Atkey is a Canadian-born, English-emigrated musical theatre composer and lyricist. He began to write musicals while still in high school. After college he became a theatre critic in Canada, and continued to write musicals and songs while serving as director of Cabaret and Musical Theater Alliance until he moved to London in 1991. He is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada and Mercury Musical Developments. He was a finalist for the Musical of the Year competition in Aarhus, Denmark, and his work has been short-listed for the Vivian Ellis Prize, the Quest for New Musicals, the Ken Hill Prize and Musical Stairs.
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- Born
- Jun 16, 1958
Ladner, British Columbia - Education
- Delta Secondary School
- Langara College
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on July 23, 2013
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