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Tom Kitt BIO

Tom Kitt is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, and musician. For his score for the musical Next to Normal, he shared the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Brian Yorkey.

He has also won two Tony Awards and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Next to Normal, as well as Tony and Outer Critics Circle nominations for If/Then and SpongeBob SquarePants. He has been nominated for eight Drama Desk Awards, winning one, and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for Jagged Little Pill in 2021.

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[West End, 2024]
Music
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Music Consulting
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Orchestrations
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Additional Orchestrations
 
[US Tour, 2022]
Orchestrations and Arrangements
 
[Broadway, 2021]
Orchestrator
Musical Supervisor
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Orchestrations and Arranger
Musical Supervisor
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2018]
Orchestrator
Arranger
Composer
Music Supervisor
 
[Boston, 2018]
Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements
 
[San Francisco (Regional), 2018]
Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator/Music Supervisor
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Music Supervision
Orchestrations
Arranger
 
[Chicago, 2016]
Orchestrator, Arranger, Music Supervisor
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Original Music
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Music
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Composer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Composer
 
[West End, 2012]
Arranger
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 2011]
Arranger
Orchestrator
Musical Supervisor
 
[US Tour, 2010]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Music Arranger
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Orchestrator
Music Arranger
Musical Supervisor
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Musical Supervisor
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Musical Director
Conductor
Keyboard I
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Composer
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Orchestrator
Music Arranger
Music Arranger
Musical Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Musical Director
Orchestrator
Music Arranger
Keyboards
Band Leader
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Musical Supervisor
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Musical Director

Writing

Composer
Composer & Lyricist
Composer & Lyricist
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Composer

Tom Kitt Movies

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
[ 2002 ] lyrics
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[ 2021 ] Aspiring Composer and Lyricist #9

Tom Kitt Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Music

Tom Kitt, Almost Famous

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, Almost Famous

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, Flying Over Sunset

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, Flying Over Sunset


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2018 - Best Score

Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding New Score

Tom KittSpongeBob SquarePants

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants

Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Tom Kitt, Cymbeline

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, If/Then

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Tom KittAll's Well That Ends Well

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Tom Kitt, The Winter's Tale


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2010 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, American Idiot

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Everyday Rapture

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, American Idiot


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 2010 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal


winner
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal


winner
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Music

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal

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Tom Kitt News


WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Album Will Be Recorded Next Week; Released on Ghostlight Records

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced plans for an original cast recording of the new Broadway musical Water for Elephants. Learn more here!

HELL'S KITCHEN to Perform on THE TONIGHT SHOW This Week

Hell's Kitchen will be performing on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon this week. Alicia Keys and Maleah Joi Moon are set to appear on the Friday, March 22 episode for a special performance from the highly-anticipated musical. The performance will mark the musical's broadcast television debut.

SUNSET BOULEVARD, PLAZA SUITE, and More Nominated For Olivier Awards; Full List!

The nominations are in for this year's Olivier Awards! Among those nominated are Sunset Boulevard, Plaza Suite, The National Theatre, and many more. Check out the full list of nominations here!

Review Round-up: JAGGED LITTLE PILL, THE 39 STEPS, MRS. KRISHNAN'S PARTY and THE REVOLUTIONISTS

In the aftermath of experiencing the Nashville premiere of Jagged Little Pill — the musical inspired by and featuring music from Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, other songs written by her and including two created expressly for the production, and featuring a compelling, biting and challenging book by Diablo Cody — one cannot help but lament the show’s abbreviated three-performance run at TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall.

Photos: Alicia Keys & HELLS KITCHEN Company Get Ready for Broadway

Let's hear it for New York! The new musical HELL’S KITCHEN is coming to Broadway. The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. Check out photos here!

Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert MY FAVORITE THINGS Will Be Available to Stream in the US

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will be available to stream on-demand in North America from Sunday, March 24 through Sunday, March 31, 2024. We have all of the details on how you can watch from home!

Bennett Leak Will Be Second Stage Theater's Interim Artistic Director

Second Stage Theater has announced that Bennett Leak, Second Stage Theater's Director of Artistic Production, has been named Interim Artistic Director for the 2024-25 Season.

Dramatists Guild Foundation to Present Work by 2022-23 Class of Musical Theater Writing Fellows

The Dramatists Guild Foundation will present selections of work by the 2022-2023 Class of Musical Theater Writing Fellows on Monday, March 25, at Playwrights Horizons. Learn more about the Fellows here!

Complete Cast Set For HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway

The complete cast has been revealed for the Broadway premiere of the new musical HELL’S KITCHEN, set to begin performances next month! Learn more about who is joining the company here!

NEXT TO NORMAL, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, and More Set For Barrington Stage Company's 2024 Season

Barrington Stage Company will celebrate its 30th anniversary season with two major musical revivals, a world premiere play, two regional premiere plays and a comedy featuring three of BSC’s most beloved associate artists. Learn more about the season lineup here!

NEXT TO NORMAL to be Presented at Duluth Playhouse in March

Duluth Playhouse will present Next to Normal, running March 15 - 31, 2024 at the NorShor Theatre.

Up on the Marquee: HELL'S KITCHEN

Check out pics of the new marquee for Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen on Broadway!

Photos: Peter Dinklage, Ben Platt, Joel Grey & More Celebrate THE CONNECTOR Opening Night

MCC Theater's The Connector officially opened February 6. Check out photos from opening night here!

Maleah Joi Moon, Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon & More Will Reprise Roles in HELL'S KITCHEN on Broadway

AKW Productions has just announced the Broadway premiere of the new musical HELL’S KITCHEN and we have the full list of stars and newcomers!

Larry Owens, Veronica Mansour & More to Receive 2023 Jonathan Larson Grants

The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of the 2023 Jonathan Larson Grant. Learn more about the grant and the winners here.

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Gammage Auditorium

In a landscape flooded with jukebox musicals, (Four of them in this ASU Gammage season!) JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands out as the first artistically and socially responsible integrated catalog musical. It is a gem that deserves recognition.

Photos: Debra Messing, Adam Pascal, Shoshana Bean, Tovah Feldshuh & More Celebrate SHABBAT ON BROADWAY

See photos of Debra Messing, Adam Pascal, Shoshana Bean and more at Shabbat on Broadway.

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Round House Theatre

The painful slow journey for understanding as to what normalcy or perceived sanity is --when a family member is suffering from bipolar illness--- is explored with heartbreaking poignancy, almost brutal honesty and with deadpan caustic humor in the musical Next to Normal. Now playing at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre, this almost totally sung-through musical caught me up in its oddly satisfying emotional pulse. I fell into its compelling pull as the trauma of a family experiencing the highs and lows of bipolar illness unfolded.

Photos: First Look At Pulitzer Prize-Winning NEXT TO NORMAL At Round House Theatre

See first look photos! The highly-anticipated groundbreaking, Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal (book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, and music by Tom Kitt), opens tonight, January 29, 2024, at Round House Theatre, co-produced with Barrington Stage Company.

Tom Kitt FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Tom Kitt written?

Tom Kitt has written 9 shows including High Fidelity (Composer), next to normal (Composer), Bring It On: The Musical (Composer), If/Then (Composer), Superhero (Composer & Lyricist), Almost Famous (Composer & Lyricist), Magic Mike (Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa), The Visitor (Composer), Flying Over Sunset (Music).

What awards has Tom Kitt been nominated for?

Tom Kitt has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for "Almost Famous," Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for both "Almost Famous" and "Flying Over Sunset," Outstanding Orchestrations at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Jagged Little Pill," Best Orchestrations at the Tony Awards for "Jagged Little Pill" and "SpongeBob SquarePants," Best Score at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "SpongeBob SquarePants," Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "SpongeBob SquarePants," Outstanding Music in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Cymbeline," Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for "If/Then," Outstanding Music in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "All's Well That Ends Well" and "The Winter's Tale," Best Orchestrations at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "American Idiot," Outstanding Orchestrations at the Drama Desk Awards for both "Everyday Rapture" and "American Idiot," The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Next to Normal," and Best Orchestrations at the Tony Awards for "Next to Normal."

What awards has Tom Kitt won?

Tom Kitt has won several awards, including Outstanding Orchestrations at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Jagged Little Pill." He also won Best Score at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "SpongeBob SquarePants" and Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show. Additionally, Kitt won Best Orchestrations at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "American Idiot," The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Next to Normal," Best Orchestrations at the Tony Awards for "Next to Normal," and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for "Next to Normal."

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