Joe DiPietro won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score for Memphis, which was also awarded the 2010 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
His other shows include ALL SHOOK UP; I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (the longest-running revue in Off-Broadway history); THE TOXIC AVENGER and THE THING ABOUT MEN (both winners of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway musical) and FALLING FOR EVE.
His plays include the much produced comedy OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS, THE ART OF MURDER (Edgar Award, Best Mystery Play), CREATING CLAIRE and THE LAST ROMANCE.
He lives in Manhattan with his pug, Rocco.