Leslie Arden is a Canadian musical theatre composer, lyricist and librettist.
[2] Early in her career she took classes with Lehman Engel, who had been a musical director for over 100 Broadway productions, in Toronto.
[3] In 1990, she was chosen along with 12 other participants to study with musical theatre composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim at Oxford University.
[5] The Toronto Star has commented that her work is "beautifully crafted" and USA Today states she is a "major talent".
She collaborated with Canadian playwright Norm Foster for the musicals The Last Resort and Ned Durango.