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Sara Wordsworth

American librettist and lyricist

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 20, 2025
Entity authorityQ126490106
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Sara Wordsworth is a Broadway lyricist-librettist. She is a co-writer on Broadway's first a capella musical, In Transit, and a co-producer of the Broadway cast recording. Additionally, she has worked for many years as a show creator with Disney.

Career

In Transit was partially inspired by Wordsworth's involvement in a semi-professional a capella group. In connection with her collaboration with Kristen Anderson-Lopez on In Transit, Wordsworth commented, "I think that our collaboration on this project is a really unique one, but it’s a very natural one. We try not to dictate the borders of our collaboration, and in a lot of ways, we function a little bit like the model of a Hollywood writer’s room and it’s like the best joke wins. I think that we have a really seamless collaboration because we respect each other’s work so much. There are no egos."

Wordsworth has worked extensively with Disney. She adapted Beauty and the Beast into a cruise show for Disney Dream. and adapted The Little Mermaid for the Disney Wish.

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