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Award-winning songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez discuss creating songs for “WandaVision”, the Disney Plus TV series, “Frozen,” and several of their other hits with host Patrick Pacheco on this episode of “THEATER: All the Moving Parts”. Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson Lopez are one of the most celebrated songwriting teams in history, on stage and screen.  Most recently, they wrote the acclaimed songs for "WandaVision” the hit TV series about superpower heroes living in suburbia. Robert, who is a double EGOT winner—Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, Tonys — has created the phenomenally successful "Avenue Q", "Book of Mormon” and “Frozen”. Kristin has shared those awards, working with Robert on "Frozen", "Up Here", and "Coco”, as well as collaborating with others on the musical, "In Transit”. Speaking with Patrick Pacheco, this extraordinary team discusses their relationship both as a songwriting team and as husband and wife.  Robert says, “The worst thing we can do is really damage our relationship, not write a bad song.  We can always chuck a bad song.  The quality of songwriting has never suffered, but our level of fun doing it has risen and risen and risen.” Kristen gives credit to their children for making them better songwriters. Kristen says, “Katie and Annie have been this wonderful gift to our collaboration. They are introducing us to musical influences we never would have found on our own.” 
 
Patrick Pacheco says, “Given their extraordinary success, I was impressed, but not surprised, that Bobby and Kristen feel it’s important to approach work with humility and a patient attitude toward each other’s creative contributions. I got the sense that their equilibrium in family life, and productivity in the professional sphere, was hard won.”   
 
"THEATER: All the Moving Parts" is a monthly CUNY-TV show, featuring in-depth interviews with top theater artists, including playwright Theresa Rebeck, musical director Casey Nicholaw, intimacy director Claire Warden and set designer David Gallo. Of Pacheco, Rebeck said, “I felt like I was being interviewed by someone who knows me better than I know myself.”  

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