Lisa Mongillo
playwright & lyricist
Lisa is a lyricist, librettist, and playwright based in Brooklyn, by way of Chicago. She loves dark comedy, absurd tragedy, and quiet weirdness.
She is a member of the world-renowned BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Advanced Workshop and a contributing writer for the much-loved satire site Reductress. Her work has been produced Off-Broadway, featured by Playbill, and seen on stages from NYC to Paris and beyond.
Her recent credits include: lyrics and book for The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical (2022 NAMT Finalist, 2023 industry presentation directed by Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur); lyrics for A Never-Ending Line (Off-Broadway); lyrics and book for We Are The Benjamin Harrison High School Horse Girls (Out of the Box Theatrics New Works); lyrics and book for Forever Noon (Pendragon Theater artist residency); lyrics and book for Hospital Kids (Best Book at SoundBites Festival); and Party People (Samuel French Off-Off- Broadway Festival).
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