Shaina Taub
Video: Phillipa Soo Shares Lyric Mishap During HAMILTON Performance (Nov 19, 2024)
The Rehearsal Club's WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD Cabaret Comes to The Laurie Beechman Theatre (Nov 19, 2024)
Gabrielle Stravelli, Klea Blackhurst, and Graham Rowat Join SING HAPPY: THE LYRICS OF FRED EBB (Nov 19, 2024)
BIO
Shaina is an Obie Award-winning songwriter/performer and an Artist-in-Residence at the Public Theater, where Suffs first premiered. Broadway debut! She created and performed in musical adaptations of Twelfth Night and As You Like It at Shakespeare in the Park with the Public Works community that have since been produced by London’s National Theatre, the Young Vic, and hundreds more theaters and schools worldwide. Taub has won a Jonathan Larson Grant, Kleban Prize, and Fred Ebb Award. She performed Off-Broadway in Hadestown, Great Comet (Lortel nom), Bill Irwin and David Shiner’s Old Hats, which featured her songs, and played Emma Goldman in the Ragtime on Ellis Island concert. She wrote the lyrics for The Devil Wears Prada, with music by Sir Elton John, opening in the West End this year. Her three solo albums include Songs of the Great Hill on Atlantic Records. Television songwriting: “Sesame Street,” “Central Park,” “Julie’s Greenroom” starring Julie Andrews, and the Emmy-nominated opening number for the 2018 Tony Awards, co-written with Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban. She co-chairs the NYCLU’s Artist Ambassadors and received the organization’s Michael Friedman Freedom Award for activism. Love to Matt and Mom. For every loud little girl. shainataub.com.
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[ 2016 ] Self
[ 2021 ] Aspiring Composer and Lyricist
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Shaina Taub, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Videos
Video: Billy Porter Talks Broadway for Harris on MSNBC's THE WEEKENDby Blair Ingenthron - Sep 8, 2024
Video: SUFFS Hosts Roll Call With Representatives from the 36 States that Ratified 19th Amendmentby Blair Ingenthron - Aug 25, 2024
Video: Vanessa Williams is Miranda Priestly in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Teaserby Blair Ingenthron - Jul 6, 2024
Video: Shaina Taub Knew Making SUFFS Would Be Hard, But She Kept Marchingby Joey Mervis - Jun 2, 2024
Video: Elizabeth Stanley Sings 'Back To Before' from RAGTIME at 54 Belowby Joshua Wright - May 9, 2024
Video: Shaina Taub, Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai, and More Discuss SUFFS on CBS SUNDAY MORNINGby Blair Ingenthron - Mar 31, 2024
Video: Producer Hillary Rodham Clinton Featured in New SUFFS Promotional Videoby Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2024
Vanessa Williams Will Play Miranda Priestly in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Musicalby Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2024
Video: Final Stephen Sondheim Musical HERE WE ARE to Release Cast Recording This Springby Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2024News
On Monday, Phillipa Soo visited Jimmy Kimmel Live to discuss her role in the new ABC drama Doctor Odyssey. While on the show, the performer shared a mishap from her time in Broadway's Hamilton that happened several months into the run of the hit musical. Watch the video now!
The Rehearsal Club will present “What a Wonderful World”, a one-night-only cabaret celebrating gratitude, friendship, and the magic of performance, featuring a lineup of past and present residents.
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.
Classic Stage Company presented their 2024 Gala, honoring Tony Award winner Nikki M. James and 11-time Emmy Award winner Frank DiLella. Directed by Daniel Goldstein, CSC’s 2024 Gala was hosted by Tony Award nominee Jenn Collela and Tony Award nominee Michael James Scott.
Shaina Taub, a Broadway star and two-time Tony Award winner, was honored with the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, recognizing her contributions to musical theater.
Witty, smart and heartbreaking. That about sums up the new musical THE FITZGERALDS OF ST. PAUL now playing as a preview production at Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre Company.
Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande more were nominated for GRAMMYS. Check out the full list of nominations now! The Outsiders, Suffs and more were nominated in the Best Musical Theatre Album category.
The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album have been announced. Hell's Kitchen, Merrily We Roll Along, The Outsiders, Suffs, The Notebook, and The Wiz have been nominated for Best Musical Theatre Album.
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!
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances. Learn more about the November 2024 lineup, featuring a diverse array of performances from renowned jazz musicians and emerging artists.
Ragtime is back onstage in NYC! The musical opened last night, October 30. Check out new photos of the cast in action here! The musical stars Joshua Henry, Nichelle Lewis, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz and Tabitha Lawing.
Joe's Pub, a program of The Public Theater, has announced the artist selections for the 2024-2025 Joe’s Pub Working Group (JPWG).
Shaina Taub, who was recently honored by Time Magazine as part of their 2024 Time100 Next List, recently visited CBS Mornings to discuss her musical Suffs. During the interview, she also shared why Ragtime is her favorite show and how it serves as an inspiration for Suffs. Watch the segment now!
Theatre Now New York has added three new musical writing teams to its roster, enhancing its commitment to developing innovative musical theater projects. Learn more about the teams !
Classic Stage Company has revealed the complete lineup of performers for their 2024 Gala, honoring Tony Award winner Nikki M. James and 11-time Emmy Award winner Frank DiLella. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets.
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See photos from Ragtime rehearsals at City Center. It follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the turn of the 20th century: Black pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Joshua Henry) and his sweetheart Sarah (Nichelle Lewis); a wealthy white family led by Mother (Caissie Levy); and Latvian immigrant Tateh (Brandon Uranowitz).
On Monday, October 14, Broadway for Harris presented Broadway Rallies for Kamala!, a special event in New York City to mobilize audience members and remote viewers across the country to get involved in supporting Kamala Harris. See photos!
The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Suffs will play its final Broadway performance on January 5, 2025, but before the suffragists take their movement on a national tour, the Broadway production has added extra shows to its December schedule.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that a sequel to the hit film The Devil Wears Prada is in development at Disney. Now, in new interviews, actor Stanley Tucci has revealed that he is open to returning to the film.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Shaina Taub has written 1 shows including The Devil Wears Prada (Lyrics).
Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Suffs, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Suffs, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Suffs, Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Suffs, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Suffs, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Suffs, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for As You Like It, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for SUFFS, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for As You Like It, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Twelfth Night, Jonathan Larson Grant () and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (The Lortels) for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.
Shaina Taub has received several awards, including Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for Suffs; Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Suffs; Outstanding Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Suffs; Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for Suffs; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for Suffs; and Special Citations at the Obie Awards for As You Like It. Additionally, she was a recipient of the Jonathan Larson Grant.
Shaina Taub has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Shaina Taub has not appeared in the West End.
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