Chad Henry was born on October 9, 1946, in Seattle, Washington to Robert, a drama teacher, and June (nee Condit), a human services coordinator.
He began writing theatre songs in his early twenties for Empty Space Theatre, for a series of outdoor park shows produced throughout the 1970s and '80s, including titles such as Carlo Goldoni's The Venetian Twins, Voice of the Mountain, Deadwood Dick, Gammer Gurton's Needle, The Sidewalks of New York, and many others.
Angry Housewives played as well in London, Tokyo, Berlin, Sydney, Melbourne, in every major U.S. and Canadian city, had an Off-Broadway run at the Minetta Lane Theatre in New York, was published by Samuel French, and optioned several times for film.
[1] Henry also has written some dozen original musical productions for Seattle Children's Theatre, including Little Lulu, The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, Nancy and Plum, Doctor Dolittle in the Moon, and The Hoboken Chicken Emergency; and adaptations of Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White, Pinocchio, Goodnight Moon, Harriet's Halloween Candy, and Sleeping Beauty.
He adapted Johann Nestroy's Love Affairs and Wedding Bells for the musical theatre with director/librettist Ed Payson Call.