SCOTT WITTMAN (Lyricist, Director, Writer, Conceiver)

Tony, Emmy, two time Grammy, and Olivier Award winning lyricist, director, writer, and conceiver, Scott Wittman co-wrote the lyrics for the hit musical Hairspray (Tony, Grammy, Olivier Award winner) with creative partner Marc Shaiman. Wittman also served as an executive producer on the hit film starring John Travolta.

Scott was nominated for a Golden Globe, Grammy, and two Emmy Awards for the original songs on NBC’s musical drama Smash. While working on the show, he co-wrote songs for Jennifer Hudson, Uma Thurman, Bernadette Peters, and Liza Minnelli. Shaiman and Wittman’s original score for the Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell was released by Sony Records.

Scotts Broadway credits include Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, which he  also directed, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nom. for Best Musical),  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway and the West End.  Some Like it Hot.(13 Tony nominations) and Smash on Broadway

 Scott has created and directed two Broadway shows, and four sold-out Carnegie Hall concerts for Patti LuPone. He has created and directed solo shows for Christine Ebersole and Nathan Lane, as well as writing for Bette Midler’s 2015 Divine Intervention World Tour. Off-Broadway, he conceived and directed Jukebox Jackie starring Justin Vivian Bond, Bridget Everett, and Cole Escola at LaMama, Also, Rockbottom with Bridget Everett at The Public Theatre.

Scott also co-wrote the score to Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Meryl Streep. Directed by Rob Marshall. The song, “The Place Were Lost Things Go” was nominated for an Oscar

He joined the Marvel Universe with his song cowritten with Marc Shaiman for “Rodgers: The Musical" in Hawkeye. Also, for Murders in the Building, he co-wrote The Pickwick Triplets for Steve Martin which recently won an Emmy

The notorious and legendary Downtown shows he directed are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.