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Gareth Owen

Birth Place: United Kingdom

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BIO

Sound Design Award highlights : Tony Award & Drama Desk Award for MJ: THE MUSICAL. Olivier Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Broadway World Award, Green Room Award, Dora Award, Craig Noel Award, and the WhatsOnStage Award for COME FROM AWAY; Olivier Award for MEMPHIS, Olivier Award for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, Tony nomination for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Tony nomination for END OF THE RAINBOW, Olivier nomination for BACK TO THE FUTURE, Olivier nomination for BAT OUT OF HELL, Olivier nomination for TOP HAT, Olivier nomination for END OF THE RAINBOW, and Pro Sound Award for SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR.



Broadway highlights : MJ: THE MUSICAL, & JULIET, DIANA, SUMMER, COME FROM AWAY, BRONX TALE, SPRING AWAKENING, END OF THE RAINBOW, BAT OUT OF HELL, SECRET GARDEN and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

West End highlights : BACK TO THE FUTURE, ALWs CINDERELLA, PRINCE OF EGYPT, & JULIET, COME FROM AWAY, BAT OUT OF HELL, STRICTLY BALLROOM, 42nd STREET, WIND IN THE WILLOWS, MEMPHIS, I CAN’T SING, IN THE HEIGHTS, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and TOP HAT.

International highlights : STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Bochum, Germany), DISNEY’S HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Worldwide), DISNEY’S LITTLE MERMAID (Worldwide).

Productions

 
[US Tour, 2025]
Sound Designer
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Sound Design
 
[Broadway, 2024]
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[US Tour, 2024] [Replacement]
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[US Tour, 2024]
Sound Designer
 
[Broadway, 2024]
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[Broadway, 2024]
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[West End, 2024]
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[West End, 2024]
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[Off-Broadway, 2023]
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[West End, 2023]
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[US Tour, 2023]
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[Broadway, 2023]
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[US Tour, 2023]
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[Broadway, 2023]
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[West End, 2022]
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[Broadway, 2022]
Sound Designer
 
[West End, 2022]
SOUND DESIGN
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
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[West End, 2022]
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[Broadway, 2022]
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[Broadway, 2021]
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[West End, 2021]
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[West End, 2021]
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[West End, 2021]
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[West End, 2021]
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[West End, 2021] [Replacement]
Sound Design[Replacement]
 
[West End, 2021]
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[US Tour, 2019]
Sound Designer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
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[West End, 2019]
Sound Designer
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2019]
Soung Designer
 
[US Tour, 2018] [Replacement]
Sound Design[Replacement]
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Sound Design
 
[US Tour, 2018] [Replacement]
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[US Tour, 2018] [Replacement]
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[West End, 2018] [Replacement]
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[West End, 2018]
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[Broadway, 2018]
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[West End, 2018]
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[West End, 2018]
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[San Diego, CA (Regional), 2017]
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[UK Tour, 2017]
Sound Design
 
[West End, 2017] [Replacement]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[West End, 2017]
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[Broadway, 2017]
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[West End, 2016]
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[Broadway, 2016]
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[Washington, DC (Regional), 2016]
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[West End, 2016]
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[West End, 2015]
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[Broadway, 2015]
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[West End, 2014]
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[West End, 2014]
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[West End, 2014]
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[London, 2014]
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[West End, 2014]
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[West End, 2012]
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[West End, 2012]
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[West End, 2012]
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[West End, 2012]
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[Broadway, 2012]
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[West End, 2012]
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[West End, 2011]
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[West End, 2010]
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[West End, 2010]
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[Broadway, 2009]
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[London Fringe, 2005]
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[London Fringe, 2005]
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[West End, 2005]
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[London Fringe, 2004]
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Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Sound Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Gareth Owen, Back to the Future

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Sound Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Gareth Owen, The Who's Tommy

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Sound Design of a Musical

Gareth Owen, Hell's Kitchen


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2023 - Best Sound Design of a Musical

Gareth Owen, & Juliet

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Sound Design of a Musical

Gareth Owen, & Juliet

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Sound Design for a Musical

Gareth Owen, MJ the Musical

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Sound Design of a Musical

Gareth Owen, MJ The Musical

Olivier Awards - 2018 - Best Sound Design

Gareth Owen , Bat Out Of Hell


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical)

Gareth Owen, Come From Away


winner
Olivier Awards - 2015 - Best Sound Design

Gareth OwenMemphis The Musical


winner
Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Sound Design

Gareth OwenMerrily We Roll Along

Olivier Awards - 2013 - Best Sound Design

Gareth OwenTop Hat

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Sound Design of a Play

Gareth Owen, End of the Rainbow

Olivier Awards - 2011 - Best Sound Design

Gareth OwenEnd Of The Rainbow

Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Sound Design of a Musical

Gareth Owen, A Little Night Music

Videos

News


Mike Bindeman Joins BACK TO THE FUTURE Tour as George McFly

Mike Bindeman will join the North American Tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical as George McFly. Bindeman will assume the role in January as Burke Swanson departs the company. 
Video: Vanessa Williams and More in New Trailer For THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

The Devil Wears Prada The Musical has released an all new trailer! The trailer features Vanessa Williams as Miranda Priestly alongside the full cast. Watch the video here!
Lee Latchford-Evans Joins Select Performances of the UK Tour of & JULIET

Steps star Lee Latchford-Evans will play Lance at select performances of the second leg of the UK tour of & Juliet. He is set to alternate the role with Ranj Singh. Learn more here!
Canadian Production of & JULIET Will Hold Open Call For Dancers

An open call for dancers is set for this month for & Juliet, the musical comedy which will play Toronto’s historic Royal Alexandra Theatre, beginning performances in December 2025. 
MJ Tour To Make Bass Performance Hall Debut in May

Tickets for MJ at Bass Performance Hall, will go on sale this month. The production is set to visit Bass Performance Hall in May. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Joe McElderry Joins Further Dates of the UK Tour of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

Joe McElderry will perform as Pharaoh in further dates of the upcoming Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat UK tour.
MJ - DAS MICHAEL JACKSON MUSICAL Opens In Hamburg Tonight

Check out a first-look image of MJ - DAS MICHAEL JACKSON MUSICAL star Benét Monteiro in the title role ahead of Sunday's opening night festivities here!
Video: Shoshana Bean and Jakeim Hart of HELL'S KITCHEN Cover ‘Lesson Learned’ by Alicia Keys

Watch Shoshana Bean, who plays her final performance in Hell's Kitchen on Sunday, December 1, and castmate Jakeim Hart cover Alicia Keys' 'Lesson Learned' in the video here!
Photos: Vanessa Williams and More in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Ahead of the show’s opening, this December at the Dominion Theatre, The Devil Wears Prada The Musical has released all new production photos. Check out the photos here!
Video: Watch the New & JULIET Commercial With Betsy Wolfe, Drew Gehling & More

In honor of their third year on Broadway, & Juliet has released a new television commercial featuring Betsy Wolfe, Maya Boyd, Ben Jackson Walker, and Drew Gehling. Watch the video now! The new commercial also comes after the show debuted new photos.
HELL'S KITCHEN to Launch Multi-Year North American Tour in Fall 2025

HELL’S KITCHEN will launch a second company in North America with a multi-year tour in 2025. Learn more about the tour route and see how to purchase tickets!
BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Will Have Australian Premiere at The Sydney Lyric in 2025

Sydney will host the Australian premiere of BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical, opening at the Sydney Lyric in September 2025. A waitlist is now open for Australian fans to sign up to be first in line for tickets.
Kelsee Kimmel to Join Broadway's HELL'S KITCHEN as Standby for 'Jersey'

Kelsee Kimmel (SIX) will make her return to Broadway as the Standby for the role of “Jersey” in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Tickets on Sale Now for MJ at Barbara B. Mann PAH

Individual tickets for MJ at Barbara B. Mann PAH at FSW are on sale now! Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to Fort Myers in MJ, the multiple Tony Award-winning musical. Learn more.
MJ THE MUSICAL Comes To South Florida in 2025

The Arsht Center, Broward Center, and Broadway Across America have announced that individual tickets for MJ The Musical will go on sale this week. Learn more here!
Photos: JC Chasez and the Cast of & JULIET Take Bows Following Sing-Along Performance

& Juliet hosted a special sing-along performance hosted by  Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter-producer and *NSYNC star JC Chasez. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!
Tickets to COME FROM AWAY in Chicago to Go On Sale Tomorrow

The national tour of COME FROM AWAY, a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world, will return to Chicago this winter. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Jay McGuiness Joins UK and Ireland Tour of & JULIET

The Wanted band member and 2015 Strictly Come Dancing winner Jay McGuiness will star as Shakespeare during the second leg of the tour of & Juliet, from Bristol to Nottingham.
MJ THE MUSICAL Premiere Hartford Engagement Begins At The Bushnell In December

Jamaal Fields-Green, a University of Hartford alum, will star in the title role of MJ THE MUSICAL at The Bushnell in Hartford, with performances starting December 10. Tickets are now available.
Jasmine Amy Rogers Will Lead BOOP! THE MUSICAL on Broadway; Full Cast Set

BOOP! The Musical has found its cast! The Broadway production will be led by Jasmine Amy Rogers in the title role, who led the cast in its world premiere production in Chicago last year. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Gareth Owen been nominated for?

Outstanding Sound Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Back to the Future, Outstanding Sound Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Who's Tommy, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Best Sound Design of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for & Juliet, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for & Juliet, Outstanding Sound Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for MJ the Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for MJ The Musical, Best Sound Design (Olivier Awards) for Bat Out Of Hell, Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Come From Away, Best Sound Design (Olivier Awards) for Memphis The Musical, Best Sound Design (Olivier Awards) for Merrily We Roll Along, Best Sound Design (Olivier Awards) for Top Hat, Best Sound Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for End of the Rainbow, Best Sound Design (Olivier Awards) for End Of The Rainbow and Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Little Night Music.

What awards has Gareth Owen won?

Gareth Owen has won the Best Sound Design of a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for & Juliet. He received the Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical) award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Come From Away. Additionally, he won the Best Sound Design at the Olivier Awards for Memphis The Musical and for Merrily We Roll Along.

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