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BIO

Shaina is an Obie Award-winning songwriter/performer and an Artist-in-Residence at the Public Theater, where Suffs first premiered. Broadway debut! She created and performed in musical adaptations of Twelfth Night and As You Like It at Shakespeare in the Park with the Public Works community that have since been produced by London’s National Theatre, the Young Vic, and hundreds more theaters and schools worldwide. Taub has won a Jonathan Larson Grant, Kleban Prize, and Fred Ebb Award. She performed Off-Broadway in Hadestown, Great Comet (Lortel nom), Bill Irwin and David Shiner’s Old Hats, which featured her songs, and played Emma Goldman in the Ragtime on Ellis Island concert. She wrote the lyrics for The Devil Wears Prada, with music by Sir Elton John, opening in the West End this year. Her three solo albums include Songs of the Great Hill on Atlantic Records. Television songwriting: “Sesame Street,” “Central Park,” “Julie’s Greenroom” starring Julie Andrews, and the Emmy-nominated opening number for the 2018 Tony Awards, co-written with Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban. She co-chairs the NYCLU’s Artist Ambassadors and received the organization’s Michael Friedman Freedom Award for activism. Love to Matt and Mom. For every loud little girl. shainataub.com.


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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Concert Revival Production, 2024
Emma Goldman

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Alice Paul

[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare in the Park Production, 2022
Jaques

[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater World Premiere Off-Broadway Production, 2022
Alice Paul

[Off-Broadway]
The Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park Production, 2018
Feste

[Off-Broadway]
Public Theatre Public Works Production, 2017
Jaques

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Public Theater Musical Adaptation, 2016
Feste

[Off-Broadway]
Ellis Island Developmental Concert Production, 2016
Emma Goldman

[Off-Broadway]
New York Theatre Workshop Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Off-Broadway Revival Production, 2016
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2013
Mary

Maid Servant

Opera Singer

Productions

 
[US Tour, 2025]
Creator
 
[West End, 2024]
Lyrics
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Book, Music, and Lyrics[Replacement]
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Conceived
Music
Lyrics
Music Director[Replacement]
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Adaptor
Music and Lyrics
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Music & Lyrics
Orchestrator
Music Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Music and Lyrics
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Accordion

Writing

Movies

Old Hats
[ 2016 ] Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
[ 2021 ] Aspiring Composer and Lyricist

TV Shows

Never Doubt I Love
Composer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Music

Shaina Taub, Suffs

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Shaina TaubSuffs


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Shaina Taub, Suffs


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Shaina Taub, Suffs


winner
Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Book of a Musical

Shaina Taub, Suffs


winner
Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Shaina Taub, Suffs


winner
Obie Awards - 2023 - Special Citation

Shaina TaubAs You Like It

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lyrics

Shaina Taub, SUFFS


winner
Obie Awards - 2022 - Special Citation

Shaina Taub, As You Like It

Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Music

Shaina Taub, Twelfth Night


winner
- 2014 - Jonathan Larson Grant

Shaina Taub

The Lortels - 2014 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Shaina Taub, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

Videos

News


THE GREAT GATSBY and More Set for Broadway at The National 2025/26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2025

Broadway at The National has unveiled their 2025/26 season, featuring more Tony Award winning musicals and Broadway favorites than ever before! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Lincoln Center Teases RAGTIME Revival: 'Something's Beginning'
by Michael Major - May 5, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater has teased a potential upcoming Ragtime revival on their social media. In a new video, an actor walks to a piano near the Vivian Beaumont Theatre to play the iconic opening chords from the musical.
Library of Congress to Host Conference on Women in Musical Theater with Shaina Taub, Jeanine Tesori, & More
by Josh Sharpe - May 1, 2025

The Library of Congress will host “StageStruck! VI: Women and the American Musical,” a free three-day conference May 14-16 featuring Jeanine Tesori, Shaina Taub, Helen Park, Julie Taymor, Camille A. Brown, and Marjuan Canady.
Broadway Stars and Creatives Join The 2025 International Thespian Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2025

The International Thespian Festival (ITF), the nation's leading event dedicated to middle and high school theatre, has announced a lineup of Broadway performers, creative professionals, and special guests.
Photos: Dramatists Guild Awards Honor David Henry Hwang, Shaina Taub and More
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 30, 2025

Last night, the Dramatists Guild of America honored the recipients of their 2025 Awards with a ceremony at Green Fig at which playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists celebrated their fellow theatre writers. Check out photos here!
TWELFTH NIGHT Comes to Los Altos Stage Company
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2025

Los Altos Stage Company has announced its upcoming production of Twelfth Night, a captivating contemporary musical adaptation conceived by the Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub.
Alyssa Payne to Debut One-Woman Show EXTRA CRISPY at Joe's Pub
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2025

Composer and performer Alyssa Payne will bring her original one-woman show, Extra Crispy, to Joe's Pub at the Public Theater. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Shaina Taub, Itamar Moses, and More Receive 2025 Dramatists Guild Awards
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2025

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced Shaina Taub, Itamar Moses, and more as the recipients of the Guild’s 2025 Awards. Learn more about all of the recipients here!
SHUCKED, SUFFS, And More Included In 2025-2026 Broadway Subscriptions At The Smith Center
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2025

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts will offer a limited number of subscriptions to its latest lineup of Broadway productions – the 2024-2025 season of its popular and acclaimed Toyota Broadway Las Vegas Series. 
THE OUTSIDERS and More Set for Peace Center '25-26 Broadway Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2025

Peace Center has revealed a 10-show lineup for the 2025-2026 Peace Broadway Season, featuring The Outsiders and more! See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
Shaina Taub to be Honored at EdTA's Theatre Education Conference
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025

Shaina Taub— two-time Tony Award winner, Grammy-nominated songwriter, and writer, composer, lyricist, and star of the revolutionary Broadway musical Suffs— will join the 2025 Theatre Education Conference. Learn more!
Shaina Taub Will Receive Founders' Award at the 2025 Theatre Education Conference
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2025

Shaina Taub will receive the Educational Theatre Association's Founders' Award at the 2025 Theatre Education Conference. The conference will take place June 22-24 at Indiana University Bloomington.
THE OUTSIDERS, STEREOPHONIC And More Set for Blumenthal Arts 2025-2026 Broadway Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2025

Blumenthal Arts has announced a lineup for the 2025–2026 season, featuring the best new shows direct from Broadway, including big winners from the 2024 Tony Awards.
Andrew Rannells, Anika Larsen and More Join Earth Day Concert in Times Square
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 10, 2025

The Broadway Green Alliance and Times Square Alliance have just announced updates for the Broadway Celebrates Earth Day concert. We have the full lineup here!
NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2025 Gala Honors Winnie Holzman and Daniel Dae Kim
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2025

Over 500 alumni, donors and supporters gathered at Cipriani South Street on Monday night for the NYU Tisch School of the Arts 2025 Gala, raising over $1.7 million to support the critical needs of talented Tisch students.
& JULIET, THE NOTEBOOK And More Set for The Bushnell 2025-2026 Broadway Series
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 1, 2025

The Bushnell announced the eight musicals that will comprise its 2025-2026 Broadway Series season, including SUFFS, Spamalot, Shucked, Water for Elephants and more.
SUFFS Tour and More Set for 5th Avenue Theatre Company and STG 2025/26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2025

The 5th Avenue Theatre Company and Seattle Theatre Group are launching a new strategic alliance that will strengthen and preserve the musical company’s role in staging award-winning locally produced live theater. Learn more about the 25/26 season!
Katrina Lenk To Lead New THE CHERRY ORCHARD Musical Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2025

The American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Award Winner Emily Xu Hall will present a concert performance of her new musical adaptation of Chekhov's CHERRY ORCHARD, starring Tony Award winner Katrina Lenk. We have all of the details here.
THE OUTSIDERS, WICKED, SUFFS And More Set for 2025/2026 Broadway Season At Providence Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2025

Providence Performing Arts Center has announced the Theatre’s 2025/2026 Broadway Season, featuring the Taco and The White Family Foundation Broadway Series and the Encore Series.
WICKED and More Set for 2025-2026 Broadway Season at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2025

The 2025-2026 Broadway Season at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre has been revealed, including CLUE, & JULIET, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE Neil Diamond MUSICAL and SUFFS. WICKED and SPAMALOT. Learn more!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Shaina Taub written?

Shaina Taub has written 1 shows including The Devil Wears Prada (Lyrics).

What awards has Shaina Taub been nominated for?

Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Suffs, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Suffs, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Suffs, Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Suffs, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Suffs, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Suffs, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for As You Like It, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for SUFFS, Special Citation (Obie Awards) for As You Like It, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Twelfth Night, Jonathan Larson Grant () and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (The Lortels) for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.

What awards has Shaina Taub won?

Shaina Taub has won several awards, including: - Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for Suffs - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Suffs - Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Suffs - Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for Suffs - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for Suffs - Special Citation from the Obie Awards for As You Like It - Special Citation from the Obie Awards for As You Like It - Jonathan Larson Grant

How many Broadway shows has Shaina Taub been in?

Shaina Taub has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Shaina Taub been in?

Shaina Taub has not appeared in the West End.

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