Shrek the Musical - US Tour Creative Team

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 ... read more Broadway credits as Director/Choreographer: Evita (Tony nomination), How to Succeed (Tony nominations Direction/Choreography), Promises, Promises (Tony nomination Choreography); as Choreographer: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award Best Choreography), Wedding Singer (Tony nom.), Cry Baby (Tony nom.), Curtains (Tony nom.). London - as Director: Anna Christie (Donmar), A Streetcar Named Desire (Donmar - Olivier nomination, Best Revival), Shrek The Musical; as Director/Choreographer: Parade (Donmar - Olivier nominations, Direction/Choreography); as Choreographer: Evita (Olivier nom.), Guys and Dolls (Olivier nom.), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Olivier nom.), Forum at The National Theatre. Other: 81st Annual Academy Awards (Emmy Award Choreography). Rob is a member of The ... read more 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 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 Peter Hylenski received a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award Honour for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. A Grammy, Olivier, and seven-time Tony nominee, his selected design credits include Frozen, Anastasia, Beetlejuice, Once on This Island, Something Rotten, King Kong, Rock of Ages, After Midnight, Motown, The Scottsboro Boys, Side Show, Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway, Shrek the Musical, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Lend Me a Tenor, Elf, Wonderland, Cry-Baby, The Times They Are a-Changin’, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. ... read more 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 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 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 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