Amanda Green
Amanda Green (born December 29, 1963) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. In 2021, she was elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America, the first woman to hold the role in the Guild's 100-year history. Early life and education Born in New York City, Green was raised on the Upper West Side with her brother Adam by their parents Phyllis Newman, an actress and singer, and Adolph Green, a lyricist and playwright. From an early age, she was exposed to major talents of musical theatre, including Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, and Cy Coleman, all of whom were regular guests in her home. After graduating from Brown University in Rhode Island, Green attended an actors' training program at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City and then spent two seasons at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts. She began writing songs and performing in Manhattan cabarets, like Joe's Pub. Career In the mid-1990s, inspired by Lyle Lovett's writing, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to write country music. In Los Angeles, Green wrote the lyrics for the musicals Once Upon a Primetime (2002) and Up the Week Without a Paddle (2000), which earned her a