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BIO

John Logan received the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League awards for his play Red. Other plays include Peter and Alice, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers and Never the Sinner. As a screenwriter, Logan has been three-times nominated for the Oscar, and has received Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA, Edgar and PEN Center awards. His films include Skyfall, Spectre, Hugo, The Avia­tor, Gladiator, Rango, Genius, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Last Samurai and Any Given Sunday. He also created "Penny Dreadful" for Showtime.

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Productions

 
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[Broadway, 2014]
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[Off-Broadway, 2013]
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[Off-Broadway, 1992]
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Writing

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Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Book of a Musical

John Logan, Moulin Rouge!

Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best New Play

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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

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Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Play

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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

John Logan , Never the Sinner

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Everything We Know About Broadway-Bound THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

A stage adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is coming to Broadway! The play is set to open at a Shubert theater in March for a strictly limited engagement. What do we know so far about the new show?
Reeve Carney to Perform THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW as One Man Concert At The Green Room 42

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present a special evening with Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actor Reeve Carney, in a one-man concert version of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Inside Rehearsals For SWEPT AWAY

All new photos provide a sneak peek into rehearsals for The Avett Brothers new musical Swept Away, which will begin performances on Tuesday, October 29 at the Longacre Theatre. Swept Away’s official opening will be on Tuesday, November 19. Check out the photos here!
MOULIN ROUGE! Comes to Birmingham in 2025

The first ever World Tour of multi-award-winning hit stage show Moulin Rouge! The Musical, will come to Birmingham Hippodrome, its only engagement in the Midlands, with performances from Wednesday 15 October to Saturday 15 November 2025.
Arianna Rosario Steps Into the Role of 'Satine' in MOULIN ROUGE! Tour

Arianna Rosario will step into the role of Satine in the North American tour of Moulin Rouge! the Musical beginning September 24th.  
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld September 24, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 24, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Tickets on Sale Now For MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL in Grand Rapids

Broadway Grand Rapids announced that tickets are on sale now for the first North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, winner of 10 Tony Awards® including Best Musical.
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Will Launch Digital Lottery in Oklahoma City

The North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will launch a Broadway Direct Digital Lottery ticket policy in Oklahoma City. Performances are at the Civic Center Music Hall between September 8 – 15.  
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL to Launch Digital Lottery in Oklahoma City

The first North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will launch a Broadway Direct Digital Lottery ticket policy in Oklahoma City. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: The Avett Brothers Pose in Front of Longacre Theatre Ahead of SWEPT AWAY Opening

The Avett Brothers recently posed in front of the newly-minted Longacre Theatre, where their musical Swept Away will begin performances on Tuesday, October 29. Check out the photos here!
MOULIN ROUGE! To Welcome Solea Pfeiffer, John Cardoza & Pepe Muñoz In October

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical will welcome Solea Pfeiffer as Satine, John Cardoza as Christian and Pepe Muñoz as Santiago to the Broadway company beginning Tuesday, October 15 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
Stark Sands is Riding the Wave of SWEPT AWAY

What do you get when you combine the iconic music of the Avett Brothers with the genius of an already Tony-winning creative team? A whale of a tale called Swept Away- and it just so happens to be sailing into Broadway's Longacre Theatre this fall. Stark Sands is telling us all about it in this interview.
Original Cast Members Will Return For SWEPT AWAY on Broadway; Full Cast Revealed!

The Avett Brothers’ new musical Swept Away will star the returning principal cast members from the show’s run at Berkeley Repertory and Arena Stage. Learn more about the full cast here!
MOULIN ROUGE! The Musical Announced At The Orpheum, Tickets On Sale Friday

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL comes to the Orpheum Theatre. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
Rachel Zegler, Jordan Fisher, John Gallagher Jr. Will Join Darren Criss for Elsie Fest 2024

The full line-up has been announced for Elsie Fest 2024 and we have all of the details!
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Opens at Tulsa PAC This Week

Moulin Rouge! The Musical is headed to Tulsa PAC this week. Performances will run August 7-11, 2024.
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Aaron Tveit and Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque are back for a limited time appearing in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway. To celebrate 5 years of the show on Broadway, the duo performed the hit song Come What May on Good Morning America. Watch the performance now!
Video: Aaron Tveit & Cast Perform a MOULIN ROUGE! Medley

In celebration of 5 years on the Great White Way, Aaron Tveit, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque, and the cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical visited Good Morning America for a special performance of a medley of numbers in the show, which included Your Song and Shut Up and Raise Your Glass. Watch the performance!
BWW Q&A: Rebekah Scallet on RED at New Jewish Theatre

New Jewish Theatre presents Red by John Logan. Running Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, August 11, performances will take place in the J’s Wool Studio Theatre. Rebekah Scallet (Artistic Director) is in her second full season with the New Jewish Theatre. Last season she directed the St. Louis Theatre Circle Award-nominated production of The Immigrant.
Video: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL Celebrates 5 Years on Broadway

Moulin Rouge celebrated its 5th anniversary on Broadway on Thursday, July 25th. Watch footage from the performance here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has John Logan written?

John Logan has written 8 shows including Never the Sinner (Playwright), Red (Playwright), Peter and Alice (Playwright), I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers (Playwright), The Last Ship (Co-bookwriter), Superhero (Bookwriter), Moulin Rouge! (Book Writer), Swept Away (Bookwriter).

What awards has John Logan been nominated for?

Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Moulin Rouge!, Best New Play (Olivier Awards) for Red, John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Red, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Red, and John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Never the Sinner.

What awards has John Logan won?

Best Play (Tony Awards) for Red.

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