Judith Rothman Rofé (aka
Judy 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 (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, and also won an
Ace award and the
Humanitas Prize. She was an executive at the
Disney Channel and has written dozens of specials, DVDs and series, including
Arthur (
PBS),
Rainbow Fish,
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures, 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 Jeffrey Zahn of
Arthur and
JoJo's Circus, as well as with composer Andy Street on
Madeline and
Strawberry Shortcake. She was recently the head writer, supervising producer and lyricist of the
PBS Kids CGI animated series
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps with composer Mark Sayer-Wade and
Make Way For Noddy and is currently writing lyrics with Alex Rockwell for
Jim Henson's Pajanimals, airing on
Sprout.