2022 production of the musical featured book and lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh, and direction by Noah Himmelstein. The production starred Luba Mason and Caesar Samayoa. LaChiusa won a 2008 Emmy Award for his work on the TV series "WonderPets." Teaching LaChiusa is an adjunct professor at the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Performing LaChiusa also performs at various cabaret and concert venues, including: La La Chiusa at Joe's Pub (October 16, 2000 – November 5, 2000); The Girly Show, as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series (May 17, 2004) and at Cinespace, Hollywood (August 15, 2005); Platform Series at Lincoln Center Theater (March 29, 2006); Little Fish in Concert at Joe's Pub (July 10, 2006); Concert that featured music from Bernarda Alba and other LaChiusa scores as well as a Little Fish CD Release party ; Alice Ripley and Lea DeLaria, appeared at Joe's Pub (September 8, 2008); Personal life In 2004, LaChiusa told The Washington Post that he was a "gay man, happily single". Work Broadway productions Chronicle of a Death Foretold (additional book and lyrics with Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis; music by Bob Telson) (1995) Marie Christine (1999) The Wild Party (book with George C. Wolfe) (2000) Off-Broadway productions First Lady Suite (1993) Hello Again (1994) The Petrified Prince (book by Edward Gallardo) (1994) Little Fish (2003) See What I Wanna See (2005) Bernarda Alba (2006) Queen of the Mist (2011) Giant (2012) First Daughter Suite (2015) Los Otros (book and lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh) (2022) Other theatre Bittersweet, book, music and lyrics by Jerry Young; Boston, MA. Musical Director Michael Lachiusa. (1979) Buzzsaw Berkeley, book by Doug Wright, music and lyrics by LaChiusa; WPA Theater, New York City (1989) Broken Sleep book by Donald Margulies, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 3 plays with music (1997) The Nutcracker, new musical theatre version (translated into Japanese) of The Nutcracker, book by Amon Miyamoto, music and lyrics by LaChiusa; premiere in Tokyo (2001) The Highest Yellow, music and lyrics by LaChiusa, book by John Strand; musical commissioned and premiered by Signature Theatre Arlington, Virginia (2004) Hotel C'est L'Amour, musical with music and lyrics by LaChiusa and conceived by Daniel Henning; premiere at The Blank Theatre Company, Los Angeles, California (2006) Inner Voices: Solo Musicals, three musicals in one act: Act 1 is Tres Ninas, lyrics and music