Michael John LaChiusa is a five-time TONY Award nominated composer, lyricist, and librettist for his Broadway productions of The Wild Party, Marie Christine, and Chronicle of a Death Foretold. LaChiusa’s acclaimed off-Broadway musicals have been seen at The Public Theater and Lincoln Center, and include Giant, Queen of the Mist (Outer Critic’s Circle Award, Best Musical), See What I Wanna See, First Lady Suite, Bernarda Alba, Hello Again, Little Fish, First Daughter Suite, and Four Short Operas: Break, Agnes, Eulogy For Mr. Hamm, and Lucky Nurse. To celebrate the acquisition of the Michael John LaChiusa papers, Mr. LaChiusa sits at the Library piano and joins a conversation about his life, works, and process.