The Kleban Foundation has announced the recipients of the 28th Annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. Adjudication in the 2018 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist category resulted in a tie between Alan Schmuckler and Amanda Yesnowitz, and the 2018 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has been awarded to Christian Duhamel. The 2018 prizes will be presented on Mon Feb 5 in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI at ASCAP. The judges making the final determination this year were actress Marin Mazzie, composer and lyricist Dave Malloy, and author and professor Laurence Maslon. The Kleban Foundation was established in 1988 under the will of Edward L Kleban. Kleban's will made provisions for two annual prizes, which in recent years have totaled $100,000 each, payable over two years, to be given to the most promising lyricist and librettist in American Musical Theatre. Press contact: Keith Sherman & Associates (212/764-7900)...