Robert Horn
Australian Premiere of TOOTSIE Set for Teatro at the Italian Forum in 2026 (Feb 16, 2026)
Disney's HERCULES Extends for a Final Time in the West End (Feb 9, 2026)
Review: TOOTSIE al TEATRO SISTINA (Jan 25, 2026)
BIO
Robert Horn has written or co-written the books for Dame Edna, Back with a Vengeance; 13 with Jason Robert Brown; Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical, with Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark; Lone Star Love with the Red Clay Ramblers; and Dandy with composer Andreas Carlsson. Mr. Horn has also made contributions to numerous large-scale live events, such as Bette Midler's 2016 Divine Intervention world tour. He has written, created, or produced such television series as "Designing Women," "Living Single," "High Society," "The Jenny Rivera Show," "Car Wash," and the Kelsey Grammer/Martin Lawrence series "Partners," to name just a few. Mr. Horn's film and teleplay credits also include Teen Beach Movie (and its sequel), Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, Wild Life, and Good Advice.
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Writing
Bookwriter
Awards and Nominations
Robert Horn, Shucked
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Robert Horn, Schucked
Robert Horn, Shucked
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Robert Horn, Tootsie
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Robert Horn, Tootsie
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Robert Horn, Tootsie
Videos
Video: Watch 'Great Bolts of Thunder' From HERCULES in the West End
by Michael Major - 2025-11-11 10:25:53
Video: Mae Ann Jorolan Performs 'I Won’t Say I’m in Love' in HERCULES THE MUSICAL in London
by Stephi Wild - 2025-06-30 06:38:52
Video: Luke Brady Performs 'Go The Distance' in HERCULES in London
by Stephi Wild - 2025-06-25 08:14:27
Video: Get a First Look at TOOTSIE at Maine State Music Theatre
by Michael Major - 2025-06-17 13:54:06
Video: Disney Drops HERCULES Music Video For 'Zero to Hero' With London's Muses
by Michael Major - 2025-03-06 14:37:16
Video: 'I Won't Say (I'm In Love)' from Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg
by Joshua Wright - 2025-02-14 15:56:59
Video: HERCULES UK Star Luke Brady Sings 'Go the Distance'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2024-11-07 07:13:36
Video: Meet The Monster Puppets of Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg
by Joshua Wright - 2024-07-12 10:34:52
Video: Director and Choreographer Casey Nicholaw Talks Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg
by Stephi Wild - 2024-04-18 07:31:25
Video: Video Designer George Reeve Talks Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-04-14 15:53:26
Video: Watch The Set of Disney's HERCULES Being Assembled in Hamburg
by Joshua Wright - 2024-03-14 10:31:31
Video: Go Inside the Sitzprobe for Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg
by Joshua Wright - 2024-03-07 09:55:03
Video: Get A First Look at the Sets of Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg
by Joshua Wright - 2024-02-22 09:47:31
News
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 16, 2026
Tootsie will make its Australian premiere this May at Teatro at the Italian Forum in Sydney. Tootsie is the story of a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2026
Hercules will extend its West End run for a final time. Hercules features music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel, and a brand-new book by Robert Horn and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
by Ettore Farrattini - Jan 25, 2026
TOOTSIE at TEATRO SISTINA? UN GRADITO ANCHE IN QUESTA STAGIONE DEL MUSICAL TRATTO DAL CELEBRE FILM CON DUSTIN HOFFMAN
by Ettore Farrattini - Jan 20, 2026
Dopo il grande successo di pubblico e critica ottenuto nel Tour della scorsa Stagione, torna in scena nei teatri italiani 'Tootsie', il Musical firmato e adattato in italiano da Massimo Romeo Piparo tratto dal famoso film del 1982 di Sydney Pollack con l'indimenticabile interpretazione di Dustin Hoffman.
by Christine Swerczek - Jan 12, 2026
Quinn Van Antwerp currently stars as Gordy in this hilarious, but corny, Tony Award-winning musical “SHUCKED” hitting the Orpheum stage January 13-18. Quinn is a veteran of stage and screen, having performed in productions such as THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG and more than 3,000 shows of JERSEY BOYS as Bob Gaudio.
by Ettore Farrattini - Jan 9, 2026
Dopo il grande successo di pubblico e critica ottenuto nel Tour della scorsa Stagione, torna in scena al Sistina, dal 22 gennaio al 1 febbraio, “Tootsie”, il Musical firmato e adattato in italiano da Massimo Romeo Piparo tratto dal famoso film del 1982 di Sydney Pollack con l’indimenticabile interpretazione di Dustin Hoffman.
by Jared Fessler - Jan 7, 2026
At first glance, Shucked doesn’t seem like a show that should work. A Broadway musical about corn, packed with puns and country music, sounds like it might wear thin fast. But during its stop at the Orpheum Theatre, this touring production proves that beneath the dad jokes and folksy charm is a surprisingly smart and generous piece of musical theatre.
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025
This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025
We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2025
The holiday family opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors opened at Lincoln Center Theater. See photos from opening night here! On hand to celebrate the occasion were Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford, and more.
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 8, 2025
Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, received his iconic caricature at Sardi’s on Thursday, December 4. Check out photos here.
by Herbert Paine - Dec 3, 2025
Only on Broadway can a show this proudly preposterous, this shamelessly corny, sneak up on the skeptics and knock the wind out of them. SHUCKED, the goofy little musical that could, arrives at ASU Gammage in Tempe like a hayride crashing into a punch bowl.
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by Michael Quintos - Nov 14, 2025
Filled with a seemingly non-stop parade of awww-shucks delivered puns—of both super naughty and super corny varieties—the show, for lack of a more eloquent description, is so frikkin silly and stupid in the best possible ways a comedy can get. Mind you, this isn't an insult at all—the show is so unapologetically and purposely silly, that the whole thing actually feels like savvy (and sassy) comedic gold, albeit the broad and dorky kind that audiences of all kinds will likely adore and appreciate. Unexpectedly weird in the most winning ways, SHUCKED had me laughing heartily at all of its strange, admirably sustained shenanigans and down-home humor, never once wavering from its 'corny' (haha) machinations not even for a millisecond. The show's rather enjoyable national tour production continues performances at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts through November 23, 2025.
by Melissa Heckscher - Nov 11, 2025
Longtime Broadway actor Quinn VanAntwerp talks to BroadwayWorld about what it’s like to play the comedic villain in the Tony Award-winning SHUCKED, playing at the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts in Costa Mesa through November 23.
by Michael Major - Nov 11, 2025
Watch a video of the cast of Disney's Hercules in London sing a new song written for the musical, 'Great Bolts of Thunder.' Written by Alan Menken and David Zippel, the song takes place before the final battle with Hades begins!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2025
Hercules will extend its run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane until 18 July 2026 due to public demand. Leslie Beehann will join the cast to play Calliope from 8 December.
by Jay Irwin - Nov 5, 2025
Dear Readers, I want to talk to you about somewhat under the radar shows, and corn. Not all shows have that name recognition or known songs. Sometimes these new story, original musical gems come along, and they need some of your time and attention. One such show is “Shucked” currently playing at the Paramount. With a subject matter that might make some go “huh?” it could pass you by. Don’t let it!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Robert Horn has written 5 shows including Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance (Additional Material), 13 (Bookwriter), 13 the Musical (Book), Tootsie (Bookwriter), Shucked (Book).
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Shucked, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Schucked, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Shucked, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Tootsie, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Tootsie, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Tootsie and Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Tootsie.
Robert Horn has won several prestigious awards, including the Outstanding Book of a Musical from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Schucked. He also received the Outstanding Book of a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for Tootsie. Additionally, Tootsie earned him the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. He was honored with the Outstanding Book of a Musical from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Tootsie as well. Furthermore, Horn won the Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for Tootsie.
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