Nathan Tysen Explained

Nathan Tysen (born January 15, 1977) is a Grammy-nominated[1] American songwriter whose musicals have appeared on Broadway and the West End. Musicals with composer Chris Miller include Tuck Everlasting,[2] The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs, Revival, Dreamland, and The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.  He also collaborated with songwriter Daniel Messé of the band Hem on lyrics for the Broadway musical Amélie[3] starring Phillipa Soo, and the reworked Olivier-nominated [4] original London cast production starring Audrey Brisson. Television work includes songs for Sesame Street, Elmo's World, and the Electric Company. He also wrote lyrics for the digital murder mystery A Killer Party.

Biography

Tysen was born in Kingston, New York and spent his infancy in Woodstock, New York. He moved to Salina, Kansas when he was three. He graduated from Salina High School South, to study at Missouri State University with a BFA in musical theatre. While attending MSU, he wrote his first musical, Noah's Art with composer Ryan McCall. In 1999, Tysen moved to New York City and received his MFA at New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. It was at NYU that Tysen started collaborating with Miller. Their thesis musical, The Burnt Part Boys, was given a world premiere at Barrington Stage Company, and a subsequent Off-Broadway run at Playwrights Horizons produced in conjunction with Vineyard Theatre.[5] Tysen has written several musicals with Miller, most notably the adaptation of the popular young adult novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.  He is also an accomplished writer and performer of children's music, penning tunes for Sesame Street, Elmo's World, The Electric Company, Storytime By Design, and Little Maestros. He has worked for over two decades writing and directing for the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts, helping create numerous new musicals with young adults. He plays in the band Joe's Pet Project.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List . https://web.archive.org/web/20220103145059/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-list . 2022-01-03.
  2. Web site: Tuck Everlasting – Broadway Musical – Original IBDB . www.ibdb.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180515065643/http://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/tuck-everlasting-501949 . 2018-05-15.
  3. Web site: Amélie, A New Musical – Broadway Musical – Original IBDB . www.ibdb.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163531/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/amlie-a-new-musical-511516 . 2017-10-26.
  4. Web site: Olivier Awards 2020: Full list of nominations . 3 March 2020 .
  5. Web site: The Burnt Part Boys.
  6. Web site: Heckmann . Ann Marie . 2023-07-25 . Jeremy Jordan & Eva Noblezada to Star in Paper Mill Playhouse's World Premiere of the Great Gatsby, A New Musical . 2023-07-30 . Paper Mill Playhouse . en-US.
  7. Web site: ITF 2019: Recapping Saturday Events - Dramatics Magazine. 2019-06-29. Dramatics Magazine Online. 2019-08-02.
  8. Web site: New Plays & Musicals Unveiled At TheatreWorks's NEW WORKS FESTIVAL.
  9. News: The Producer Has a History. So Does This Civil War-Era Musical.. Paulson. Michael. 2019-02-01. The New York Times. 2019-08-02. en-US. 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Tony Awards 2022. 2022-05-09. Tony Awards. en.
  11. Web site: Olivier Awards 2020: Full list of nominations . 3 March 2020 .
  12. Web site: Samuel French Awards 2017 Winners. 2017-11-01. AMERICAN THEATRE. en-US. 2019-08-02.
  13. Web site: Two Musical Theater Creatives Score $100K Each from Kleban Foundation. Cox. Gordon. 2014-05-01. Variety. en. 2019-08-02.
  14. Web site: Miller and Tysen Win $50,000 Music Theater Award. Kozinn. Allan. 2014-11-21. ArtsBeat. en-US. 2019-08-02.

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