Musicals & Plays
The Scarlet Pimpernel A swashbuckling musical based on the novel and characters by Baroness Orczy. Music by Frank Wildhorn, Book & Lyrics by Nan Knighton. About the Show - Licensing - Productions - Song List - Recordings - Scrapbook - Related Items - Links
Saturday Night Fever A dance musical based on the screenplay by Norman Wexler. Featuring songs by the Bee Gees. Stage adaptation by Nan Knighton. About the Show - Licensing - Productions - Recordings - Scrapbook - Related Items - Links
Camille Claudel An original musical with music by Frank Wildhorn, and book & lyrics by Nan Knighton. About the Show - Production Details - Song List - Recordings - Scrapbook 1 - Scrapbook 2 - Related Items - Links
Rudolf A musical by Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy, with additional lyrics by Nan Knighton.
Man With Two Hearts Found on Moon An original play by Nan Knighton.
Bad Dreams A mystery play by Nan Knighton.
Snapshots An original musical by Howard Marren and Nan Knighton.
Open House An original musical by Howard Marren and Nan Knighton.
Published Works
A Place for Play Eight of Nan's photographs have been published in A Place for Play, a companion volume to the PBS documentary "Where Do the Children Play?" The book includes interviews with experts from the television program, as well as full color illustrations. Like the program, the book examines issues around the ways in which free play outdoors is slipping from children's lives in modern society. A Place for Play was edited by Elizabeth Goodenough, published by The National Institute for Play in 2008 and distributed by the University of Michigan Press. It is available for purchase from Amazon.
I Know How To Do This / Mother At Seventy-Three Two of Nan's poems - "I Know How To Do This" and "Mother At Seventy-Three" - have been published in the Michigan Quarterly Review. They were printed in the Summer 2007 issue (volume 46, number 3), which can be purchased as a single issue for $7 including domestic shipping. For more information about MQR, ordering options, or the contents of this issue, visit the MQR website.
Secret Spaces of Childhood: Fear vs. The Happy Ending "Fear vs. The Happy Ending" is an essay Nan wrote for a special two-part series titled "Secret Spaces of Childhood", published by the Michigan Quarterly Review. Nan's contribution was included in the Summer 2000 issue (volume 39, issue 3, guest editor Elizabeth Goodenough). The series, including Nan's piece, is available in book form - also titled Secret Spaces of Childhood. This was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2003, again edited by Elizabeth Goodenough. More information is available on the University of Michigan Press website, and the volume is available for purchase from Amazon. You can read Nan's essay here on this website.
Other Project-Related Pages
Storybook: the Lyrics of Nan Knighton A series of cabaret performances at Sam's Restaurant.
Hot-Off-The-Press! A cabaret that was performed in Toronto, Canada.
My Little Girl A film written by Connie Kaiserman and Nan Knighton (credited as Nan Mason*).
Consumer Survival Kit A public television show where Nan was a staff writer (credited as Nan Mason*).
Recordings Information on recordings of some of Nan's other songs.
* Nan wrote under the name Nan Mason from 1974 through 1988. This included her work for public television, Radio City Music Hall, and other projects and venues. She began writing under the name Nan Knighton in 1989.