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Multi-Grammy and Tony Award nominated composer/producer Frank Wildhorn's works span the worlds of popular, theatrical, and classical music.


In 1999, Frank became the first American composer in 22 years to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War. Also for Broadway: Bonnie & Clyde, Dracula, and Victor/Victoria. Frank produced Harlem Song the famed Apollo Theatre. International: Cyrano, The Count of Monte Cristo, Carmen, Rudolf, Mitsuko, Never Say Goodbye, Camille Claudel, and Tears of Heaven.
He currently has his own label deal (Soul Bear Records) with Sony Masterworks. International recording partnership, MWB (Music Without Borders), with MG-Sound/Vienna. Frank served as music director for the Goodwill Games in New York City (1998). He wrote the song "Gold", the opening number for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Received the prestigious Charles Dickens Award from USC, where there is a scholarship under his name. Among the artists who have recorded and performed Frank's works: Whitney Houston (#1 international hit "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?"), Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers, Sammy Davis, Jr., Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Hootie & the Blowfish, The Moody Blues, Johnny Mathis, Linda Eder, FrEddie Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Stacy Lattisaw, Molly Hatchet, Blues Traveler, Trace Adkins, Patti LaBelle, Jeffrey Osborne, BeBe Winans, Amy Grant, Anthony Warlow, to name a few.
Associate artist at the Alley Theatre in Houston.

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Productions

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Writing

Wonderland
Composer
Cyrano
Composer
Dracula
Composer
For the Glory
Lyricist
Bookwriter
Composer
Composer
Jekyll & Hyde
Conceiver
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Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Music

Frank Wildhorn, Bonnie & Clyde

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Frank Wildhorn, Bonnie & Clyde


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Drama Desk Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Music

Frank Wildhorn, The Scarlet Pimpernel

Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Frank Wildhorn, The Civil War

Drama Desk Awards - 1998 - Outstanding Lyrics

Frank Wildhorn, The Scarlet Pimpernel

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Review: JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL at The Pocket Community Theatre Photo
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL at The Pocket Community Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - Apr 19, 2025

In a world where the line between good and evil blurs, one man dares to tamper with the very fabric of the human soul. Jekyll & Hyde the Musical, is a chilling descent into the darkness that lurks within us all.
New Adaptation of BONNIE & CLYDE Will be Presented at Rubicon Theatre Company Photo
New Adaptation of BONNIE & CLYDE Will be Presented at Rubicon Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 16, 2025

RUBICON THEATRE will continue the company’s extraordinary “Dare to Dream” Season with the U.S. Premiere of BONNIE & CLYDE, a new version of the Tony Nominated musical. Learn more!
HAIRSPRAY and More Set for Fulton Theatre 2025-2026 Season Photo
HAIRSPRAY and More Set for Fulton Theatre 2025-2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

The Fulton Theatre has unveiled its 2025/2026 Season, a carefully curated lineup of plays and musicals designed to captivate and inspire audiences of all ages. Learn more!
Frank Wildhorn's YOUR LIE IN APRIL: THE MUSICAL London Cast Album is Now Available Photo
Frank Wildhorn's YOUR LIE IN APRIL: THE MUSICAL London Cast Album is Now Available
by Emmy Rice - Apr 4, 2025

Your Lie in April, one of the most popular romantic stories and greatest tearjerkers in the history of Japanese manga – which is a popular form of graphic novel – features music by multi-Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-nominated Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Bonnie & Clyde, Death Note: The Musical) with lyrics by Carly Robyn Green and Tracy Miller.
Exclusive: Listen to '4.9 (Speed of Sound)' From YOUR LIE IN APRIL Cast Album Photo
Exclusive: Listen to '4.9 (Speed of Sound)' From YOUR LIE IN APRIL Cast Album
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2025

Frank Wildhorn’s Your Lie in April: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording) will available in streaming and digital formats Friday, April 4. BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first listen to '4.9 (Speed of Sound)' from the album here! 
Symphony San Jose Unveils 2025 - 2026 Season Featuring Classical, Contemporary and Mo Photo
Symphony San Jose Unveils 2025 - 2026 Season Featuring Classical, Contemporary and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025

Symphony San Jose has revealed its 2025/2026 season—one filled with an exciting mix of classical masterpieces, contemporary discoveries, light classics, film music, pops, ballet, and education concerts. Learn more!
Broadway Streaming Guide April 2025: Where to Watch ÉTOILE, Y2K, & More Photo
Broadway Streaming Guide April 2025: Where to Watch ÉTOILE, Y2K, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 31, 2025

Spring has sprung, and as April kicks off, a selection of new titles for the Broadway fan will be available to stream. Take a look at the lineup here, which includes the Rachel Zegler flick Y2K, the dance series Étoile, and more!
How Often Do Broadway Musicals Tackle the Topic of War? Photo
How Often Do Broadway Musicals Tackle the Topic of War?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Mar 30, 2025

This time, the reader question was: How often do Broadway musicals tackle the topic of war? There are actually many musicals about war in the canon. The rare feat of Operation Mincemeat lies in its tone. The show is a fast-paced, zany, comedic take on a mission that used a dead body to mislead the Axis forces, leading to the successful Allied invasion of Sicily.
Frank Wildhorn's YOUR LIE IN APRIL: THE MUSICAL London Cast Album to be Released Photo
Frank Wildhorn's YOUR LIE IN APRIL: THE MUSICAL London Cast Album to be Released
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2025

Frank Wildhorn’s Your Lie in April: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording) will be available in streaming and digital formats from Ghostlight Records in April. Learn more about the show and the album here!
WAITRESS & More Leads Dallas' April 2025 Top Picks Photo
WAITRESS & More Leads Dallas' April 2025 Top Picks
by Joshua Wright - Mar 27, 2025

Dallas is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for April 2025 include Dallas Theatre Center's Waitress and more.
Review: VICTOR / VICTORIA at Palm Canyon Theatre Photo
Review: VICTOR / VICTORIA at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Charlie Thomas - Mar 16, 2025

What did our critic think of VICTOR / VICTORIA at Palm Canyon Theatre?
Video: Watch a Preview of BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company Photo
Video: Watch a Preview of BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Michael Major - Feb 25, 2025

Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, has revealed a new preview of their feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Watch the video!
Video: Watch the Trailer For BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company Photo
Video: Watch the Trailer For BEAUTIFUL at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Michael Major - Feb 21, 2025

Watch the trailer video for Pioneer Theatre Company's, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, new production of the feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
FOOTLOOSE Will Be Performed as Part of Vanguard University's Department Of Theatre Ar Photo
FOOTLOOSE Will Be Performed as Part of Vanguard University's Department Of Theatre Arts
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2025

New York-based distribution company Cinema Guild has announced the North American theatrical release of You Burn Me (Tú me abrasas), the latest work from Matías Piñeiro.Vanguard University’s Theatre Arts Department will present Footloose written by Dean Pitchford, adapted by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, and music by Tom Snow.
Gerónimo Rauch anuncia a los invitados de su próximo concierto en Londres Photo
Gerónimo Rauch anuncia a los invitados de su próximo concierto en Londres
by Juan Cano - Feb 18, 2025

La gira del álbum Chapter One de Gerónimo Rauch llega a Londres el próximo 6 de marzo a las 19:30 en la emblemática Saint Paul’s Church, mejor conocida como The Actors’ Church. En un anuncio reciente en sus redes sociales, Rauch confirmó que este concierto especial contará con la presencia de Frank Wildhorn como invitado de honor, acompañado por Alfonso Casado al piano y las destacadas voces de Jessie Hart, Sarah O’Connor y John Owen-Jones.
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE Brings the Drama at Split Stage Photo
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE Brings the Drama at Split Stage
by Greg Kerestan - Feb 12, 2025

Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde has long been a divisive show among theatre fans. Is it a worthy follow-up to the other literary-based megamusicals of the eighties and nineties, like Les Miserables, Martin Guerre and Miss Saigon? Or is it a trashy, boneheaded knockoff of Sweeney Todd with more power ballads and sexy dancing girls?
BOB & JEAN: A TRUE LOVE STORY World Premiere & More Set for Bay Street Theater 2025 S Photo
BOB & JEAN: A TRUE LOVE STORY World Premiere & More Set for Bay Street Theater 2025 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has revealed the entirety of the 2025 Summer Mainstage Season, featuring a world premiere and more. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
BWW Q&A: Lee Siegel on BRAMPTON CONCERT BAND & THE JAZZ MECHANICS at Brampton On Stag Photo
BWW Q&A: Lee Siegel on BRAMPTON CONCERT BAND & THE JAZZ MECHANICS at Brampton On Stage/The Rose
by Joshua Wright - Jan 30, 2025

Experience 'A Love Letter to New York' — a dazzling celebration of the Big Apple through music! Acclaimed Broadway star Lee Siegel joins forces with the Brampton Concert Band and The Jazz Mechanics for an afternoon of melodies and magic. Immerse yourself in the spirit of New York as the show takes you from jazz classics like Orange Colored Sky and In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning to Broadway hits from Les Misérables, West Side Story, Crazy for You, Jesus Christ Superstar, and more. Don’t miss this unique collaboration — it’s like a trip to Broadway, right here in Brampton!
Photos/Video: Frank Wildhorn's KANE AND ABEL Musical Opens in Tokyo Photo
Photos/Video: Frank Wildhorn's KANE AND ABEL Musical Opens in Tokyo
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2025

The world premiere of a musical Kane and Abel opened its curtain to an enthusiastic full house at Tokyu Theatre Orb on Wednesday January 22nd in Tokyo. Check out photos and video footage of the new show.
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre Photo
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - Jan 19, 2025

This is the moment – when Dr. Henry Jekyll decides to try an experiment. Jekyll and Hyde in Concert is the newest production from BrightSide Theatre.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Frank Wildhorn written?

Frank Wildhorn has written 11 shows including Rudolf: The Last Kiss (Composer), Cyrano (Composer), Camille Claudel (Composer), Victor/Victoria (Composer), Jekyll & Hyde (Conceiver), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Composer), The Civil War (Lyricist), Dracula (Composer), Waiting for the Moon (Composer), Bonnie & Clyde (Composer), Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure (Composer).

What awards has Frank Wildhorn been nominated for?

Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Bonnie & Clyde , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Bonnie & Clyde, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for The Scarlet Pimpernel, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Civil War and Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for The Scarlet Pimpernel.

What awards has Frank Wildhorn won?

Frank Wildhorn has won the Outstanding Music award at the Drama Desk Awards for The Scarlet Pimpernel.

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