Bio

David Ives was most recently represented by the world premiere of Here We Are, the final Stephen Sondheim musical, for which Ives wrote the book. Among other shows, he is the author of All In The Timing; Venus in Fur (also the film by Roman Polanski); New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza; White Christmas (book); Is He Dead?; Lives of the Saints; Ancient History; Mere Mortals; Polish Joke; The Red Address; The School For Lies (adapted from Molière); The Liar (from Corneille); The Heir Apparent (from Regnard); The Metromaniacs (from Piron); and The Panties, The Partner and the One Percent (from Sternheim). He adapted 33 musicals for the Encores series at City Center. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and Yale School of Drama.