Tony-nominated The Prom composer Matthew Sklar will receive the Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition, presented by the Dramatists Guild of America, for his outstanding contribution to the 2018–2019 Broadway season.
Previously announced award recipients Amy Herzog and Heidi Schreck will join Sklar and additional, yet-to-be-announced winners at a ceremony in late July.
READ: Track-by-Track Breakdown: Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin on the Score for Broadway's The Prom
The Prom, featuring music by Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin and Bob Martin, is currently up for seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Original Score.
Sklar’s other works include the Broadway musicals Elf and The Wedding Singer, the latter for which he and Beguelin received a Tony nod.
Past recipients of the distinction include David Yazbek, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Jeanine Tesori, Amanda Green, Alan Menken, Michael John LaChiusa, Robert Lopez, John Kander, Tom Kitt, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
