Itamar Moses

Itamar Moses
EducationYale University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
GenreDrama
Notable worksCompleteness (2011)
Fortress of Solitude (2014)
The Band's Visit (2016)
The Ally (2024)
Notable awardsTony Award for Best Book of a Musical (2018)

Itamar Moses (born 1977) is an American playwright, author, producer and television writer. He gained acclaim for writing the book for the Broadway musical The Band's Visit (2017) receiving the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. He wrote the play Completeness (2011) earning a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. He wrote books for the musicals Nobody Loves You (2012), and Fortress of Solitude (2014). His latest play The Ally (2024) about a college teacher conflicted about signing a petition debuted at The Public Theatre.

Moses started his television career writing for the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age (2010–2011), and the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire (2011), the later of which earned him nominations for two Writers Guild of America Awards. He also served as a writer and producer for the WGN drama series Outsiders in 2017 and the Showtime drama series The Affair from 2018 to 2019.


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