Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty are the songwriting team behind some of Broadway's most distinctive scores. Ahrens brings lyrical sophistication and emotional clarity to every project, while Flaherty's music balances accessibility with genuine compositional craft. Together they've created the scores for Ragtime, Anastasia, and Once on This Island, earning multiple Tony nominations and establishing themselves as writers who understand how to embed character development into song.
Their work in musical theatre emphasizes storytelling through music rather than showiness for its own sake. This approach makes their pieces particularly valuable in educational settings, where students can study how lyrics, melody, and harmony work together to advance a narrative.
