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BIO

Tom Kitt is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, and musician. For his score for the musical Next to Normal, he shared the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Brian Yorkey.



He has also won two Tony Awards and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Next to Normal, as well as Tony and Outer Critics Circle nominations for If/Then and SpongeBob SquarePants. He has been nominated for eight Drama Desk Awards, winning one, and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for Jagged Little Pill in 2021.

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Productions

Next To NormalNext To Normal
 
[West End, 2024]
Music
Hell's KitchenHell's Kitchen
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Music Consulting
Hell's KitchenHell's Kitchen
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Orchestrations
Anthony Rapp’s Without YouAnthony Rapp’s Without You
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Additional Orchestrations
Jagged Little PillJagged Little Pill
 
[US Tour, 2022]
Orchestrations and Arrangements
Jagged Little PillJagged Little Pill
 
[Broadway, 2021]
Orchestrator
Musical Supervisor
SuperheroSuperhero
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Orchestrator
Head Over HeelsHead Over Heels
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Orchestrations and Arranger
Musical Supervisor
DaveDave
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2018]
Orchestrator
Arranger
Composer
Music Supervisor
Jagged Little PillJagged Little Pill
 
[Boston, 2018]
Music Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements
Head Over HeelsHead Over Heels
 
[San Francisco (Regional), 2018]
Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator/Music Supervisor
SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Music Supervision
Orchestrations
Arranger
The Spongebob MusicalThe Spongebob Musical
 
[Chicago, 2016]
Orchestrator, Arranger, Music Supervisor
These Paper BulletsThese Paper Bullets
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Orchestrator
Cymbeline
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Original Music
If/ThenIf/Then
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Music
OrphansOrphans
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Composer
The MadridThe Madrid
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Composer
Without YouWithout You
 
[West End, 2012]
Arranger
Bring It On: The MusicalBring It On: The Musical
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Orchestrator
American IdiotAmerican Idiot
 
[US Tour, 2011]
Arranger
Orchestrator
Musical Supervisor
Next to NormalNext to Normal
 
[US Tour, 2010]
Orchestrator
Everyday RaptureEveryday Rapture
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Music Arranger
Orchestrator
American IdiotAmerican Idiot
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Orchestrator
Music Arranger
Musical Supervisor
Everyday Rapture
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Musical Supervisor
Next to NormalNext to Normal
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Orchestrator
13, A New Musical13, A New Musical
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Musical Director
Conductor
Keyboard I
From Up Here
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Composer
You May Now Worship Me
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Orchestrator
Music Arranger
Music Arranger
Musical Director
next to normal
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
High FidelityHigh Fidelity
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Orchestrator
Laugh WhoreLaugh Whore
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Musical Director
Orchestrator
Music Arranger
Keyboards
Band Leader
Debbie Does Dallas
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Musical Supervisor
An Evening With Mario Cantone
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Musical Director

Writing

If/Then
Composer
Superhero
Composer & Lyricist
Almost Famous
Composer & Lyricist
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
The Visitor
Composer

Movies

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
[ 2002 ] lyrics
tick, tick... BOOM!
[ 2021 ] Aspiring Composer and Lyricist #9

TV Shows

The 77th Annual Tony Awards
Arrangements

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2024 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Hell's Kitchen

Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Music

Tom Kitt, Almost Famous

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

Tom Kitt, Almost Famous

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, Flying Over Sunset

Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, Flying Over Sunset


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill

Tony Awards - 2020 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2018 - Best Score

Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding New Score

Tom KittSpongeBob SquarePants

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants

Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, SpongeBob SquarePants

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Tom Kitt, Cymbeline

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, If/Then

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Tom KittAll's Well That Ends Well

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Tom Kitt, The Winter's Tale


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2010 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, American Idiot

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Everyday Rapture

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, American Idiot


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 2010 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal


winner
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal


winner
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Music

Tom Kitt, Next to Normal

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Kimberly Grigsby Named Inaugural Music Director of SMU’s New Sexton Institute for Musical Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2025

SMU Meadows School of the Arts has announced that acclaimed music director, conductor, and pianist Kimberly Grigsby will serve as the inaugural Music Director of the Sexton Institute for Musical Theatre, beginning August 1, 2025.
Photos: Amanda Green & Friends Perform at Birdland Theater Photo
Photos: Amanda Green & Friends Perform at Birdland Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2025

Birdland Jazz Club was packed on Monday night, June 30, for Amanda Green & Friends, a sensational evening of song and laughter. See photos here and learn more about the show!
Photos: Elizabeth Gillies and Graham Phillips' Opening Night of LITTLE SHOP OF HORROR Photo
Photos: Elizabeth Gillies and Graham Phillips' Opening Night of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2025

Last Thursday night (June 26, 2025), stage and screen stars Liz Gillies and Graham Phillips  had their celebratory opening night performance as Audrey and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors. See photos here!
A.C.T. of Connecticut to Premiere Newly Reimagined Version of ALMOST FAMOUS Photo
A.C.T. of Connecticut to Premiere Newly Reimagined Version of ALMOST FAMOUS
by Joshua Wright - Jun 26, 2025

A.C.T. of CT will present the regional premiere of Almost Famous: The Musical, launching the theater’s highly anticipated 2025–2026 season. This will be the first production of the musical since its 2022 Broadway debut.
Oscar-Winning Songwriters Robert & Kristen Anderson-Lopez Join THE PRINCESS BRIDE Mus Photo
Oscar-Winning Songwriters Robert & Kristen Anderson-Lopez Join THE PRINCESS BRIDE Musical
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2025

Academy Award-winning duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, best known for their chart-topping scores for Frozen, Frozen II, Coco, and Avenue Q, have boarded the upcoming stage adaptation of The Princess Bride.
Video: Lorna Courtney Performs 'Mountain in The Sky' From Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN Photo
Video: Lorna Courtney Performs 'Mountain in The Sky' From Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 25, 2025

A new video has been released of Tony Award nominee Lorna Courtney performing Mountain in the Sky, one of the songs featured on Jaime Lozano's upcoming album, Songs By An Immigrant Vol. 3. Watch it here!
Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3 to be Released in August Photo
Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3 to be Released in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2025

Concord Theatricals Recordings will release Songs By An Immigrant Vol. 3, the highly anticipated third album by Jaime Lozano & The Familia, on streaming and digital download platforms. Learn more about the album here!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 23, 2025 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 23, 2025
by - Jun 23, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 23, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
Video: Lin-Manuel Miranda & BRING IT ON Co-Creators Visit The Muny Production Photo
Video: Lin-Manuel Miranda & BRING IT ON Co-Creators Visit The Muny Production
by Michael Major - Jun 20, 2025

Three of the creators of Bring It On: The Musical went to see the Muny's production on June 18. Watch a video of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt and Amanda Green — members of the musical’s Tony-nominated creative team — speaking to the audience.
Photos: First Look at Rise Up Art Alliance’s NEXT TO NORMAL Photo
Photos: First Look at Rise Up Art Alliance’s NEXT TO NORMAL
by Jerri Shafer - Jun 19, 2025

Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.
Review: BRING IT ON at The Muny is a High Flying Sensation Photo
Review: BRING IT ON at The Muny is a High Flying Sensation
by James Lindhorst - Jun 18, 2025

The Muny's Bring It On is electrifying musical theatre for people of all ages. The biggest surprise is Jeff Whitty’s clever book. His story is filled with laughs, unexpected surprises, and a lot of heart. The young exuberant cast’s lively performances are punctuated with high-intensity dancing and explosive gymnastics. The Muny’s vibrant production of Bring It On soars and is highly recommended. 
Video: Watch HELL'S KITCHEN Perform 'Girl on Fire' & 'No One' on GOOD MORNING AMERICA Photo
Video: Watch HELL'S KITCHEN Perform 'Girl on Fire' & 'No One' on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Michael Major - Jun 13, 2025

The cast of Hell's Kitchen appeared on Good Morning America today to perform 'Girl on Fire' and 'No One.' Introduced by Alicia Keys, the video features Jessica Vosk, Phillip Johnson Richardson, Amanda Reid, Christopher Jackson, and more.
NEXT TO NORMAL Original Broadway Cast Recording 15th Anniversary Edition Out Now Photo
NEXT TO NORMAL Original Broadway Cast Recording 15th Anniversary Edition Out Now
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2025

The 15th Anniversary Edition of the Next to Normal Original Broadway Cast Recording has been released in its first-ever vinyl pressing and on CD, available now.
Photos: The Public Theater Celebrates the Newly Renovated Delacorte Theater at 2025 G Photo
Photos: The Public Theater Celebrates the Newly Renovated Delacorte Theater at 2025 Gala
by Jennifer Broski - Jun 12, 2025

The Public Theater just presented its annual gala on the lawn outside the newly renovated Delacorte Theater, where guests got an exclusive preview as The Public lit up the reimagined theater for the first time.
NEXT TO NORMAL Comes to Wharton Community Players Photo
NEXT TO NORMAL Comes to Wharton Community Players
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2025

Wharton Community Players will present Next to Normal with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt this month. Learn more about the upcoming show here!
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Reveals Season Lineup Photo
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Reveals Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2025

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati has announced its 2025–2026 season, celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Learn more about the full upcoming season lineup here!
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Victoria Theatre Photo
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Victoria Theatre
by Steve Murray - Jun 9, 2025

A musically gifted daughter feeling neglected and invisible. A dutiful husband struggling to cope, and the ghost of a dead child waiting for recognition before ascending. These are the emotionally devastated characters orbiting Diana Goodman, wife, and mother coping with mental illness.
Photos: NEXT TO NORMAL at Ray of Light Theatre in San Francisco Photo
Photos: NEXT TO NORMAL at Ray of Light Theatre in San Francisco
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2025

Next to Normal, winner of three Tony Awards—including Best Musical Score—and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, opened at Ray of Light Theatre this past week. Check out photos here!
La versión inmersiva de NEXT TO NORMAL llega a Buenos Aires Photo
La versión inmersiva de NEXT TO NORMAL llega a Buenos Aires
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Jun 9, 2025

El próximo mes de septiembre, la versión inmersiva de NEXT TO NORMAL llega al Centro Audiovisual Inmersivo de Buenos Aires tras recorrer distintas ciudades del mundo.
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Video: Disney Drops the Official Trailer for FREAKIER FRIDAY
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Tom Kitt written?

Tom Kitt has written 9 shows including High Fidelity (Composer), next to normal (Composer), Bring It On: The Musical (Composer), If/Then (Composer), Superhero (Composer & Lyricist), Almost Famous (Composer & Lyricist), Magic Mike (Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa), The Visitor (Composer), Flying Over Sunset (Music).

What awards has Tom Kitt been nominated for?

Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Hell's Kitchen, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Almost Famous, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Almost Famous, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Flying Over Sunset, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Flying Over Sunset, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Jagged Little Pill, Outstanding Orchestrations (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Jagged Little Pill, Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Jagged Little Pill, Best Score (BroadwayWorld Awards) for SpongeBob SquarePants, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for SpongeBob SquarePants, Outstanding New Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for SpongeBob SquarePants, Outstanding Orchestrations (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for SpongeBob SquarePants, Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for SpongeBob SquarePants, Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Cymbeline, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for If/Then, Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for All's Well That Ends Well , Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Winter's Tale, Best Orchestrations (BroadwayWorld Awards) for American Idiot, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Everyday Rapture, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for American Idiot, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Next to Normal, Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Next to Normal, Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Next to Normal, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Next to Normal and Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Next to Normal.

What awards has Tom Kitt won?

Tom Kitt has won several prestigious awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Orchestrations at the Drama Desk Awards for Jagged Little Pill and the same category at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Jagged Little Pill. He received Best Score at the BroadwayWorld Awards for SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for SpongeBob SquarePants. Additionally, he won Best Orchestrations at the BroadwayWorld Awards for American Idiot. Tom Kitt was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Next to Normal. At the Tony Awards, he earned Best Orchestrations and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Next to Normal.

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