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BIO

West End: Amélie (Olivier & Grammy Nominations). Broadway: Amélie, Tuck Everlasting. Off-Broadway: The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs, Stars of David. Regional: Paradise Square, Dreamland (or a musical riff on Shakespeare’s Midsummer set during the declassification of Area 51), Stillwater, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick and two circuses for Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey. TV/Film: A Killer Party, “Sesame Street,” “Elmo’s World,” and “The Electric Company.” Awards from the Kleban, Ebb, Rodgers, and Larson Foundations. Writer and director for Lovewell Institute, creating original musicals with young adults. MFA NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, BFA Missouri State Univ. Husband to writer Kait Kerrigan, father to Lucy and Tess.


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Productions

The Great Gatsby: A New MusicalThe Great Gatsby: A New Musical
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Music & Lyrics Arranger
Paradise SquareParadise Square
 
[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Lyrics[Replacement]
Tuck EverlastingTuck Everlasting
 
[Broadway, 2016]
Lyrics

Writing

Amelie
Lyrics

Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2024 - Best Original Score

Nathan TysenThe Great Gatsby

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Score

Nathan TysenParadise Square

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

Nathan TysenParadise Square

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

Nathan TysenParadise Square


winner
- 2014 - Most promising musical theatre lyricist

Nathan Tysen

The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Musical

Nathan Tysen, The Burnt Part Boys

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Broadway Buying Guide: December 16, 2024- WICKED and HAMILTON Are on Top Photo
Broadway Buying Guide: December 16, 2024- WICKED and HAMILTON Are on Top

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, December 16, 2024.
THE GREAT GATSBY's Sara Chase Takes Over Our Instagram Today Photo
THE GREAT GATSBY's Sara Chase Takes Over Our Instagram Today

The Great Gatsby's Sara Chase is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along as Chase takes our Instagram followers behind-the-scenes of the hit Broadway musical. 
Terrence Mann Will Join THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway Photo
Terrence Mann Will Join THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway

Tony nominee Terrence Mann will star as Wolfsheim in the Broadway musical The Great Gatsby beginning next month. Mann joins the company as the musical kicks off The Great Gatsby Centennial Celebration.
Photos: Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels Receive the 2024 Fred Ebb Award Photo
Photos: Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels Receive the 2024 Fred Ebb Award

The Fred Ebb Foundation has presented the twentieth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to the team of Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels. See photos from inside the ceremony!
20th Annual Fred Ebb Award To Be Presented Tonight at The Todd Haimes Theater Photo
20th Annual Fred Ebb Award To Be Presented Tonight at The Todd Haimes Theater

The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company will present the twentieth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to the team of Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels. Learn more!
Tickets For West End Transfer of THE GREAT GATSBY Are on Sale Now Photo
Tickets For West End Transfer of THE GREAT GATSBY Are on Sale Now

The musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel The Great Gatsby will make its West End debut at The London Coliseum next spring. Learn more about how to get tickets here!
Gabrielle Stravelli, Klea Blackhurst, and Graham Rowat Join SING HAPPY: THE LYRICS OF Photo
Gabrielle Stravelli, Klea Blackhurst, and Graham Rowat Join SING HAPPY: THE LYRICS OF FRED EBB

The Fred Ebb Foundation and Birdland Jazz Club announced additional performers for Sing Happy: The Lyrics of Fred Ebb, which will take place next week at Birdland Jazz Club.
THE GREAT GATSBY's Samantha Pauly Takes Over Our Instagram Today Photo
THE GREAT GATSBY's Samantha Pauly Takes Over Our Instagram Today

The Great Gatsby's Samantha Pauly is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as Pauly takes our Instagram followers behind-the-scenes of the hit Broadway musical. Find out more about Samantha Pauly and The Great Gatsby now!
THE GREAT GATSBY Will Open in the West End in 2025 Photo
THE GREAT GATSBY Will Open in the West End in 2025

The Broadway musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby is headed to the West End! The musical will make its West End debut at The London Coliseum next spring.
Cheeyang Ng and Eric Sorrels Will Receive 20th Annual Fred Ebb Award Photo
Cheeyang Ng and Eric Sorrels Will Receive 20th Annual Fred Ebb Award

The Fred Ebb Foundation will present the twentieth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to the team of Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels. Learn more about the award and the ceremony here!
Jeremy Jordan Will Play Final Performance in THE GREAT GATSBY Photo
Jeremy Jordan Will Play Final Performance in THE GREAT GATSBY

Jeremy Jordan will play his final performance as Jay Gatsby in the new Broadway musical The Great Gatsby, on Sunday, January 19, 2025. The musical is now playing at The Broadway Theatre, with a new block of tickets on sale through September 7, 2025.
Brown/Trinity Rep Presents FUGITIVE SONGS Photo
Brown/Trinity Rep Presents FUGITIVE SONGS

Brown/Trinity Rep has announced the presentation of FUGITIVE SONGS, a musical exploring themes of escape and self-discovery.
THE GREAT GATSBY's Dariana Mullen Takes Over Our Instagram Today Photo
THE GREAT GATSBY's Dariana Mullen Takes Over Our Instagram Today

The Great Gatsby's Dariana Mullen is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as Mullen takes our followers behind-the-scenes of the hit Broadway musical. Mullen makes her Broadway debut in The Great Gatsby after appearing in the musical's Papermill Playhouse production.
Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff & More to Join SING HAPPY: THE LYRICS OF FRED EBB at Photo
Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff & More to Join SING HAPPY: THE LYRICS OF FRED EBB at Birdland

The Fred Ebb Foundation will present SING HAPPY: THE LYRICS OF FRED EBB, a special event celebrating the work of the renowned lyricist. Performers include Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff, Telly Leung and more.
Kokandy Productions Announces AMELIE, JEKYLL & HYDE And More for 2025 Season Photo
Kokandy Productions Announces AMELIE, JEKYLL & HYDE And More for 2025 Season

Kokandy Productions has announced its 2025 season, including two fully-produced musicals and the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival.
AMELIE, JEKYLL & HYDE Set For Kokandy Productions 2025 Season Photo
AMELIE, JEKYLL & HYDE Set For Kokandy Productions 2025 Season

Kokandy Productions announced today its 2025 season, including two fully-produced musicals and the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival.
Review: The USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents the Breathtaking FUGITIVE SONGS Photo
Review: The USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents the Breathtaking FUGITIVE SONGS

A song cycle featuring six incredibly talented actors. Not to be missed!
Mountain Theatre Company Announces Cast for Fall Production of THE BURNT PART BOYS Photo
Mountain Theatre Company Announces Cast for Fall Production of THE BURNT PART BOYS

Mountain Theatre Company announced the cast for THE BURNT PART BOYS, running October 11-26, 2024, at Highlands Performing Arts Center. The production features Alex Pletikapich and William Green.
Carissa Gaughran Shares Backstage Secrets from THE GREAT GATSBY Photo
Carissa Gaughran Shares Backstage Secrets from THE GREAT GATSBY

As part of our Words From The Wings series, we're chatting with Carissa Gaughran from The Great Gatsby. Carissa told us all about her backstage routines, must-haves, and more!
Video: Go Inside THE GREAT GATSBY's Weekly Understudy Rehearsals Photo
Video: Go Inside THE GREAT GATSBY's Weekly Understudy Rehearsals

Where's the party? It's at The Great Gatsby's weekly understudy rehearsals! Cast member Carissa Gaughran is giving audiences an inside look at the musical's understudy rehearsals, which typically happen once or twice a week. Watch a new video that goes inside the rehearsals now!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Nathan Tysen written?

Nathan Tysen has written 4 shows including The Burnt Part Boys (Lyricist), Amelie (Lyrics), Tuck Everlasting (Lyricist), The Great Gatsby: A New Musical (Lyrics).

What awards has Nathan Tysen been nominated for?

Best Original Score (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Great Gatsby, Outstanding Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Paradise Square, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Paradise Square, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Paradise Square, Most promising musical theatre lyricist () for and Outstanding Musical (The Lortels) for The Burnt Part Boys.

What awards has Nathan Tysen won?

Best Original Score (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Great Gatsby and Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist.

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