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Shrek the Musical - Broadway Creative Team


Production Staff

Lyricist
David Lindsay-Abaire was most recently nominated for two Tony Awards for his work on Shrek The Musical: Best Book of a Musical and Best Score (with composer Jeanine Tesori). Prior to that he was awarded the 2008 Ed Kleban Award as America's most promising musical theatre lyricist and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Rabbit Hole, which premiered on Broadway at MTC. Rabbit Hole also received five Tony Award nominations, including Best Play, and the Spirit of America Award. His other shows include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World, High Fidelity and A Devil Inside, ... read more
William Steig Source Material
(Based on book)
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Jeanine Tesori Composer
John Clancy Associate Orchestrator
Broadway: Fun Home (Tony nom.), Tuck Everlasting, Shrek the Musical (Tony/Drama Desk noms), Cats 2016 (Dance Arr./Orch.). Off Broadway/Regional: Seattle 5th Ave: Jasper in Deadland; Public Theater: Fortress of Solitude, Fun Home (Drama Desk nom.); Secret Life of Bees (Horn arr., in dev.); Rhianna: NBA All-StarGame (String arr.); New Irish Tenors: Full Orchestra Arr.; Goodspeed: Just So. As drummer/or music director: Randy Newman, Corey Glover, Solange Knowles, Blood Orange, Chrissy Amphlett, Kasim Sulton, Alexa Joel, Constantine Maroulis, Bono & Edge, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. ... read more
Jason DeBord Associate Conductor
Keyboards
Tim Hatley Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
Tim has designed extensively for the National Theatre, West End and Broadway. Recent credits include: Dreamgirls (Savoy Theatre); Travesties (Menier Chocolate Factory, West End, Broadway); Ghosts (Almeida, West End, BAM); Little Eyolf (Almeida); Temple (Donmar); Enemy of the People, Pyjama Game (Chichester Festival Theatre); Mr. Foote’s Other Leg (Hampstead, West End); The Bodyguard (West End, UK Tour, US Tour, Cologne, Korea); Shrek (West End, Broadway, UK Tour, US Tour); Spamalot (West End, Broadway, US Tour, Las Vegas); Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady (Chatelet Paris) and Carmen (Royal Ballet). Film credits include: Closer, Notes on a Scandal and Stage Beauty. Tim is ... read more
Jason Moore Director
Jason Moore studied acting and directing as a theater arts major at the University of California, Los Angeles, and continued at UCLA as a film directing major in the M.F.A. program. His thesis film, Paradise, Nebraska, won UCLA's top prize, the Spotlight Award for best film of the year. Paradise was a hit on the festival circuit and was sold to more than 20 domestic and international networks, including Showtime and the Sundance Channel. After graduating, he began directing commercials. He found them to be a natural extension of short filmmaking, and he enjoyed the fast pace and quick turnaround of ... read more
Josh Prince Choreographer
Neal Street Productions is a British production company that was founded in 2003 by Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, and Caro Newling. The company was named after the street where Mendes lived at the time of its founding. Neal Street Productions has produced a wide range of content, including film, television, and stage productions. ... read more
Danny Troob Orchestrator
Danny Troob has arranged and orchestrated music for many Broadway shows over nearly 40 years. He has previously been nominated for Tonys for his work on Shrek the Musical (2009) and The Pajama Game (2006). His film work includes the movie of Newsies, among many others. ... read more
Hugh Vanstone Lighting Designer
Hugh has designed the lighting for more than 160 productions and worked for most of the UK's national companies and extensively on Broadway. He has received three Olivier Awards for Best Lighting Designer: in 2004 for Pacific Overtures (Donmar); in 2000 for The Graduate (West End) and The Cherry Orchard (National Theatre); and in 1998 for The Unexpected Man (RSC) and The Blue Room (Donmar). In New York he received TONY® award nominations for Mary Stuart and Spamalot. His most recent work includes: Ghost the Musical (West End); The Wizard of Oz (West End); Matilda (RSC); Deathtrap (West End); La Bête ... read more
Tim Weil Musical Director
Conductor

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Awards and Nominations

2009 BroadwayWorld Awards
Best Costume Design: Tim Hatley won.

2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding New Broadway Musical: 0 was nominated but did not win.

2009 Tony Awards
Best Book of a Musical: David Lindsay-Abaire was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: Dreamworks Theatricals was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: Neal Street Productions was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Jeanine Tesori was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: David Lindsay-Abaire was nominated but did not win.

2008 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Book of a Musical: David Lindsay-Abaire was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Costume Design: Tim Hatley won.
Outstanding Director of a Musical: Jason Moore was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Music: Jeanine Tesori was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Orchestrations: Danny Troob was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical : Tim Hatley won.

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