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Marc Shaiman

Birth Place: Scotch Plains, NJ, USA

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BIO

Marc Shaiman is a composer/lyricist/arranger/performer working in films, television, musical theater and recordings. He has won several honors, including a Tony, an Emmy, a Grammy, plus seven Oscar nominations.



For "Mary Poppins Returns" he was nominated for two Oscars, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Grammy. His other Oscar nominations have been for “Sleepless In Seattle", “Patch Adams”, “The First Wives Club”, "The American President" and “South Park-Bigger, Longer & Uncut”.

Other film credits include “Beaches”, “When Harry Met Sally”, “City Slickers”, “The Addams Family”, “Sister Act”, “A Few Good Men”, "Hocus Pocus", “The Bucket List” and "Hairspray". He and Mariah Carey were nominated for a Golden Globe for their title song for the animated film "The Star".

For Broadway, he and co-lyricist Scott Wittman have written "Hairspray" (Tony & Grammy Awards), “Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me”, “Catch Me If You Can” (Tony nom), "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" and they are currently writing a new musical version of "Some Like It Hot, coming to Broadway in 2022.

Television credits include "Saturday Night Live" (Emmy and Golden Globe nom), “Smash” (Emmy & Golden Globe nom), The Oscars with Billy Crystal (Emmy Award), Bette Midler (final guest with Johnny Carson) and countless appearances with Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, Jennifer Hudson, Jack Black & Will Ferrell, among others.

He has produced/arranged recordings and performances for Bette Midler, Harry Connick Jr., Peter Allen, Eric Clapton, Diane Keaton, Patti LuPone, Steve Martin, Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams and many more. His online opus “Prop 8 - The Musical” was a Webbie Award winner.

Recent projects include "Rogers The Musical" for Marvel/Disney+'s Hawkeye, and the score for the upcoming Billy Eichner romcom "Bros".

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STAGE CREDITS

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
Comedy All Star
André DeShield's Harlem Nocturne
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Performer

Productions

SmashSmash
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Music
Plaza SuitePlaza Suite
 
[West End, 2024]
Original Music
Plaza SuitePlaza Suite
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Music
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Non Eq)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Non Eq)
 
[US Tour, 2021] [Replacement]
Original Music[Replacement]
Lyricist[Replacement]
Come From AwayCome From Away
 
[US Tour, 2018] [Replacement]
Music and Lyrics[Replacement]
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
 
[US Tour, 2018] [Replacement]
Music and Lyrics[Replacement]
Catch Me If You CanCatch Me If You Can
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Vocal Music Arranger
Orchestrator
Martin Short: Fame Becomes MeMartin Short: Fame Becomes Me
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Music Arranger
Piano
The Odd CoupleThe Odd Couple
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Composer
HairsprayHairspray
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Music Arranger
Patti LuPone on Broadway
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Music Arrangements
An Evening with Harry Connick, Jr.
 
[Broadway, 1990]
Conductor
Leader of the Pack
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Vocal Music Arranger
André DeShield's Harlem Nocturne
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Vocal Music Arranger
Orchestrator
Musical Director
Leader of the Pack
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Vocal Music Arranger
Non Pasquale
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Keyboards
Livin' Dolls
 
[Off-Off-Broadway, 1982]
Musical Director
Bette! Divine Madness
 
[Broadway, 1979]
Vocal Music Arranger
Peter Allen: Up in One
 
[Broadway, 1979]
Musical Director
Music Arranger
Music Arrangements

Writing

Smash
Score
Some Like It Hot
Composer
Lyricist
Catch Me If You Can
Composer
Lyricist
Hairspray
Composer
Lyricist
Livin' Dolls
Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist

Movies

Broadcast News
[ 1987 ] News Theme Writer
Big Business
[ 1988 ] music arranger
Beaches
[ 1988 ] music supervisor
When Harry Met Sally...
[ 1989 ] music adaptor, music arranger, orchestrator
The Addams Family
[ 1991 ] Conductor
Scenes from a Mall
[ 1991 ] Pianist
Hot Shots!
[ 1991 ] Piano Player
For the Boys
[ 1991 ] song and music consultant
Mr. Saturday Night
[ 1992 ] Lucky Zindberg
A Few Good Men
[ 1992 ] music producer
Sister Act
[ 1992 ] music producer, orchestrator
Heart and Souls
[ 1993 ] Piano Accompanist
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
[ 1993 ] music adaptor
Sleepless in Seattle
[ 1993 ] music adaptor, music supervisor
Life with Mikey
[ 1993 ] music supervisor
Hocus Pocus
[ 1993 ] musical arrangement
North
[ 1994 ] Piano Player
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
[ 1994 ] music producer
Forget Paris
[ 1995 ] music adaptor, music supervisor
The American President
[ 1995 ] music producer
Bogus
[ 1996 ] music producer
The First Wives Club
[ 1996 ] music supervisor
George of the Jungle
[ 1997 ] music adaptor, music supervisor
My Giant
[ 1998 ] music producer
Patch Adams
[ 1998 ] music producer
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
[ 1999 ] music and lyrics
The Story of Us
[ 1999 ] music producer
The Wedding Planner
[ 2001 ] Piano Player
Down with Love
[ 2003 ] Pianist
Marci X
[ 2003 ] original songs
Rumor Has It...
[ 2005 ] music adaptor
Hairspray
[ 2007 ] Talent Agent
Flipped
[ 2010 ] music by
And So It Goes
[ 2014 ] score producer
Wiener-Dog
[ 2016 ] music and lyrics
Mary Poppins Returns
[ 2018 ] songs
tick, tick... BOOM!
[ 2021 ] Aspiring Composer and Lyricist #18
Bros
[ 2022 ] score by

Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2023 - Best Original Score

Marc Shaiman, Some Like It Hot


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Lyrics

Marc Shaiman, Some Like it Hot


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2023 - Outstanding New Score

Marc Shaiman, Some Like It Hot

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Marc Shaiman, Some Like It Hot

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Lyrics

Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Music

Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Orchestrations

Marc Shaiman, Catch Me If You Can


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Lyrics

Marc Shaiman, Hairspray


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Music

Marc Shaiman, Hairspray


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Best Musical

Marc Shaiman, Hairspray


winner
Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Marc Shaiman, Hairspray

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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Comes to The Belmont Theatre Photo
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Comes to The Belmont Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2025

The Belmont Theatre will present Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Musical Comedy-your golden ticket to holiday entertainment for the entire family! The show will run in December.
Interview: Theatre Life with Mark Binns Photo
Interview: Theatre Life with Mark Binns
by Elliot Lanes - Nov 21, 2025

Today’s subject Mark Binns is currently living his theatre life on the road as the Musical Director for the National Tour of Some Like it Hot. The show will be here in DC at the National Theatre beginning November 25th and continuing through December 7th.
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Ohio Theatre Photo
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Ohio Theatre
by Paul Batterson - Nov 21, 2025

At first glance, SOME LIKE IT HOT might seem to fall into the “If it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it” category of entertainment. The traveling musical production runs Nov. 18-23 at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street in downtown Columbus).
Review: UNLIKE AN OTHER MAN: DAVID SABELLA SINGS PETER ALLEN at The Laurie Beechman T Photo
Review: UNLIKE AN OTHER MAN: DAVID SABELLA SINGS PETER ALLEN at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Andrew Poretz - Nov 18, 2025

David Sabella's homage to the late, great Peter Allen was a marvelous blend of storytelling and performance, with Allen's most well-known songs covered, and some delightful surprises.
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOW at Overture Photo
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOW at Overture
by Scott Rawson - Nov 13, 2025

Some Like it Hot, set in the 1930’s during prohibition and segregation, was a delight to behold.
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre Appoints Drew Scott as its New Musical Director Photo
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre Appoints Drew Scott as its New Musical Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2025

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre has appointed Drew Scott as its new Musical Director. An award-winning music director, pianist, and producer, Drew brings over two decades of global experience.
Video: Hugh Panaro & Elizabeth Stanley Rehearse with the New York Pops Photo
Video: Hugh Panaro & Elizabeth Stanley Rehearse with the New York Pops
by Joey Mervis - Oct 23, 2025

Vocal powerhouses Hugh Panaro and Elizabeth Stanley will join in a program of hits beloved by fans of classic films and Broadway musicals alike. Watch as they rehearse with the Pops in this video!
Photos: Tovah Feldshuh, Jelani Remy and More at Jamie deRoy's 80th Birthday Photo
Photos: Tovah Feldshuh, Jelani Remy and More at Jamie deRoy's 80th Birthday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2025

Last week, Broadway producer Jamie deRoy celebrated her 80th birthday in style at the Redeye Grill surrounded by friends, family, Broadway industry professionals and celebrities. See photos here!
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at BROADWAY SAN JOSE Photo
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at BROADWAY SAN JOSE
by Linda Hodges - Oct 22, 2025

San Jose is turning up the heat with SOME LIKE IT HOT! It bursts onto the stage in a blaze of jazz, joy and unapologetic flair. With dazzling choreography, comedy, and a story that balances the 1930s Prohibition era with 21st-century heart, this Broadway tour redefines what musical comedy can be.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Comes to the Colony Theatre in 2026 Photo
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Comes to the Colony Theatre in 2026
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2025

The Colony Theatre has announced a new production of Catch Me If You Can, the musical, in 2026. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets here!
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Review: Tony-Winning SOME LIKE IT HOT Musical Adaptation Amuses at Segerstrom Center Photo
Review: Tony-Winning SOME LIKE IT HOT Musical Adaptation Amuses at Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Oct 14, 2025

Nominated for 13 Tony Awards, the 2022 musical adaptation SOME LIKE IT HOT is a surprisingly delightful, hilariously fun, and gleefully silly musical comedy that also has an endearingly open-minded new twist that re-contextualizes the movie's main raison d'être into something more empowering and thoughtful. The infectiously joyful show's marvelous touring production—directed and choreographed with rousing, kinetic energy by Casey Nicholaw direct from its Broadway origins—continues performances at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA through October 19, 2025.
Tickets to SOME LIKE IT HOT at The Kravis Center to go on Sale This Week Photo
Tickets to SOME LIKE IT HOT at The Kravis Center to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025

Single tickets for the upcoming engagement of SOME LIKE IT HOT, showing January 6–11 at The Raymond F. Kravis Center, will go on sale this week. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre Photo
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Scherr Forum Theatre
by Cary Ginell - Oct 13, 2025

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Tickets on Sale Next Week for SOME LIKE IT HOT Canadian Premiere Photo
Tickets on Sale Next Week for SOME LIKE IT HOT Canadian Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025

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SOME LIKE IT HOT is Coming to Citizens Opera House This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2025

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Video: JJ Niemann Sings 'Goodbye' in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at Marriott Theatre
by Michael Major - Oct 8, 2025

Watch a video of JJ Niemann performing 'Goodbye' from Catch Me If You Can at Marriott Theatre! The score is by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Some Like it Hot).
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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Will Be Staged on the Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2025

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Marc Shaiman been in?

Marc Shaiman has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Marc Shaiman been in?

Marc Shaiman has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Marc Shaiman been nominated for?

Best Original Score (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Some Like It Hot, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Some Like it Hot, Outstanding New Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Some Like It Hot, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Some Like It Hot, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Catch Me if You Can, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Catch Me if You Can, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Catch Me if You Can, Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Catch Me If You Can, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Hairspray, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Hairspray, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Hairspray and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Hairspray.

What awards has Marc Shaiman won?

Marc Shaiman has won several prestigious awards, including Best Original Score at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Some Like It Hot, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding New Score at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards respectively for Some Like It Hot. For Hairspray, he received Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards.

How many shows has Marc Shaiman written?

Marc Shaiman has written 7 shows including Hairspray (Composer), Livin' Dolls (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Catch Me If You Can (Composer), Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (Composer), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Composer), Some Like It Hot (Composer), Smash (Score).

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