- Last name rhymes with kettle.
- Son of writer/composer/lyricist Mary Rodgers
- Grandson of Broadway/film composer Richard Rodgers
- Began his career as a boy alto at the Metropolitan Opera (1975-1979), singing the roles of Yniold on Debussy's "Pelleas et Melisande" and Feodor in Mussorgsky's "Boris Godonov."
- The scion of one of America's most distinguished musical families (Grandson of Richard Rodgers, son of Mary Rodgers), Adam Guettel has already established himself as a talented, original composer, primarily for the musical stage, where his play "Floyd Collins" has already won several prestigious awards.
- Has said that, as a boy alto at the Metropolitan and New York City Operas, his biggest fear was that his voice would crack during a performance.
- His musical, "The Light in the Piazza," at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2004 Joseph Jefferson Award for Production-Musical.
- Cousin of film and stage composer Peter Melnick.
- Craig Lucas and his musical, "The Light in the Piazza" at the Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2012 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
- He was awarded the 2006 Back Stage Garland Award for Musical Score for "The Light in the Piazza" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Adam s the first Tony winner whose mother, Mary Rodgers, was a Tony nominee and whose grandfather, Richard Rodgers, was a Tony winner. Adam received two Tonys in 2005 for Best Score and Best Orchestrations for the musical The Light in the Piazza".
- Adam's grandfather, Richard Rodgers, was the very first person to be considered an EGOT (Emmy,Grammy, Oscar, Tony winner).
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