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'''Judith Rothman Rofé''' is an American screenwriter, producer, lyricist and author specializing in comedy and literary adaptations for children. She won the 2002 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy Emmy] for Best Animated Program for ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Madeline The New Adventures of Madeline]''<sup id="cite_ref-1">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Rothman#cite_note-1 [1]]</sup> (based on the books by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Bemelmans Ludwig Bemelmans]), for which she was writer, lyricist, story editor and supervising producer on over 70 episodes. She was nominated for three additional Emmys,<sup id="cite_ref-2">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Rothman#cite_note-2 [2]]</sup> and also won an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_award Ace award] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitas_Prize Humanitas Prize].<sup id="cite_ref-3">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Rothman#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup> In 2016 Rothman created the preschool television series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie%27s_Greenroom Julie's Greenroom]'' with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews Julie Andrews] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Walton_Hamilton Emma Walton Hamilton].<sup id="cite_ref-4">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Rothman#cite_note-4 [4]]</sup> The show stars [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews Julie Andrews], who is joined by her assistant Gus (Giullian Yao Gioiello) and the “Greenies,” a cast of original puppets built by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company The Jim Henson Company] and premiered on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix Netflix] on March 17, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-5">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Rothman#cite_note-5 [5]]</sup> | |||
Rothman was a previously an executive at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel Disney Channel] and has written and developed dozens of series and specials, including [[Arthur (TV series)|''Arthur'']] ([[PBS]]), ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Ballerina_(TV_series) Angelina Ballerina]'' ([[PBS]]), ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni-Hao_Kai-lan Ni-Hao Kai-lan]'' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon Nickelodeon]), ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Fish Rainbow Fish]'', "[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Bird_Gets_Lost&action=edit&redlink=1 Big Bird Gets Lost]," ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Ted%27s_Excellent_Adventures_(1990_TV_series) Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures]'', [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Candy%27s_Camp_Candy&action=edit&redlink=1 John Candy's Camp Candy], and the animated feature ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trumpet_of_the_Swan_(film) Trumpet of the Swan]''. | |||
Rothman's songs have been featured on many television programs and have been released on four [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony Sony] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhino_Entertainment Rhino] CDs. She collaborated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Raposo Joe Raposo] on the Madeline theme song and also wrote the lyrics for the theme song of the long-running Canadian series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_the_Vampire Mona the Vampire]''. She has worked on many songs with New York composer/songwriter/lyricist/pianist Jeffrey Zahn of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo%27s_Circus JoJo's Circus]'', as well as with composer/pianist Andy Street on ''Madeline'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Shortcake_(2003_TV_series) Strawberry Shortcake]''. She was the head writer, lyricist and supervising producer of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS_Kids PBS Kids] CGI animated series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Ballerina:_The_Next_Steps Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps]'' and lyricist with Alex Rockwell for ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Pajanimals Jim Henson's Pajanimals]'' and "[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Henson%27s_Word_Party&action=edit&redlink=1 Jim Henson's Word Party]." She and Rockwell are currently showrunners and writers/executive producers/lyricists on a new 52-episode stop-motion comedy series in production at the Factory animation studio in Manchester, UK for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Kids Universal Kids]. Rothman is also developing a 2D series for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelvana Nelvana]. | |||
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Judith Rothman Rofé is an American screenwriter, producer, lyricist and author specializing in comedy and literary adaptations for children. She won the 2002 Emmy for Best Animated Program for The New Adventures of Madeline[1] (based on the books by Ludwig Bemelmans), for which she was writer, lyricist, story editor and supervising producer on over 70 episodes. She was nominated for three additional Emmys,[2] and also won an Ace award and the Humanitas Prize.[3] In 2016 Rothman created the preschool television series Julie's Greenroom with Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton.[4] The show stars Julie Andrews, who is joined by her assistant Gus (Giullian Yao Gioiello) and the “Greenies,” a cast of original puppets built by The Jim Henson Company and premiered on Netflix on March 17, 2017.[5]
Rothman was a previously an executive at the Disney Channel and has written and developed dozens of series and specials, including Arthur (PBS), Angelina Ballerina (PBS), Ni-Hao Kai-lan (Nickelodeon), Rainbow Fish, "Big Bird Gets Lost," Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures, John Candy's Camp Candy, and the animated feature Trumpet of the Swan.
Rothman's songs have been featured on many television programs and have been released on four Sony and Rhino CDs. She collaborated with Joe Raposo on the Madeline theme song and also wrote the lyrics for the theme song of the long-running Canadian series Mona the Vampire. She has worked on many songs with New York composer/songwriter/lyricist/pianist Jeffrey Zahn of JoJo's Circus, as well as with composer/pianist Andy Street on Madeline and Strawberry Shortcake. She was the head writer, lyricist and supervising producer of the PBS Kids CGI animated series Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps and lyricist with Alex Rockwell for Jim Henson's Pajanimals and "Jim Henson's Word Party." She and Rockwell are currently showrunners and writers/executive producers/lyricists on a new 52-episode stop-motion comedy series in production at the Factory animation studio in Manchester, UK for Universal Kids. Rothman is also developing a 2D series for Nelvana.
Episode credits
- 125a "D.W. Thinks Big"
