Best known for his long-running partnership with lyricist Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty is a Tony Award-winning composer of musicals. Among their most popular work together are the Broadway musical Ragtime and the Fox animated film Anastasia.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1960, Flaherty began studying piano at the age of seven and composed his first score for a musical at 14. He went on to graduate from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music in 1982. He also did graduate work in musical theater at New York University and remained based in New Yor...