Mark Hollmann
Mark Hollmann won the Tony Award®, the Obie Award, and the National Broadway Theatre Award for his music and lyrics to URINETOWN THE MUSICAL, which went from the 1999 New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) to receive 10 Tony Award® nominations and 11 Drama Desk Award nominations and win the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama League Award, and the Lucille Lortel Award for best musical. His other shows as composer/lyricist include THE STING (Paper Mill Playhouse), ZM (Village Theatre Beta Series), YEAST NATION (FringeNYC 2011) and BIGFOOT AND OTHER LOST SOULS (Perseverance Theatre).
Birth Place: Belleville, Illinois
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BIO
Mark Hollmann won the Tony Award®, the Obie Award, and the National Broadway Theatre Award for his music and lyrics to URINETOWN THE MUSICAL, which went from the 1999 New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) to receive 10 Tony Award® nominations and 11 Drama Desk Award nominations and win the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama League Award, and the Lucille Lortel Award for best musical. His other shows as composer/lyricist include THE STING (Paper Mill Playhouse), ZM (Village Theatre Beta Series), YEAST NATION (FringeNYC 2011) and BIGFOOT AND OTHER LOST SOULS (Perseverance Theatre). For TV, he has written songs for the Disney Channel's JOHNNY AND THE SPRITES. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Dramatists Guild of America and has served on the council of the Dramatists Guild as well as on the Tony Award® Nominating Committee.
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ENCORES!
URINETOWN
Feb 5 – 16, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Choreographer Mayte Natalio
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Teddy Bergman
From: Photos: URINETOWN Starring Jordan Fisher, Rainn Wilson And More At City Center
ENCORES!
URINETOWN
Feb 5 – 16, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Choreographer Mayte Natalio
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Teddy Bergman
From: Photos: URINETOWN Starring Jordan Fisher, Rainn Wilson And More At City Center
ENCORES!
URINETOWN
Feb 5 – 16, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Choreographer Mayte Natalio
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Teddy Bergman
From: Photos: URINETOWN Starring Jordan Fisher, Rainn Wilson And More At City Center
ENCORES!
URINETOWN
Feb 5 – 16, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Choreographer Mayte Natalio
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Teddy Bergman
From: Photos: URINETOWN Starring Jordan Fisher, Rainn Wilson And More At City Center
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Videos
Video: Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, and More in New Clips From ICEBOY!
by Stephi Wild - 2026-07-22 09:27:44
Video: Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman in ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2026-07-07 14:47:05
Video: Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally Talk ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2026-06-11 16:41:55
Video: Inside Rehearsals for ICEBOY! THE MUSICAL at Goodman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2026-06-08 16:22:41
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Paper Mill's THE STING Starring Harry Connick, Jr
by Alan Henry - 2018-04-05 12:45:11
News
by Marissa Faith Curley - Oct 10, 2026
Brief Cameo Productions is proud to announce its 2027 production: Urinetown: In Concert. The concert is scheduled to perform at the Centerbrook Meetinghouse in Centerbrook, CT.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2026
Starlight Performing Arts will present the satirical musical at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven, New Jersey, with a cast of young performers directed by Krista John Reagan.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2026
Capitol Theatre Port Hope revealed its 2027 season lineup featuring 10 Canadian productions, two world premieres, and a revival of the original musical REZ GAS, alongside mainstage productions including URINETOWN and SALT-WATER MOON.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2026
Nicholas Kaminski and Grammy-nominated Stephen Kaminski's new musical BIG FAMOUS will hold a benefit concert for The Directors Company in Brooklyn, featuring a satirical story based on a Polish immigrant's accordion-fueled rise and fall.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2026
New Line Theatre kicks off its 35th season with the American premiere of ZM, a new meta-musical comedy by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, creators of URINETOWN. The production centers on a fast-food chain's chicken sandwich that turns customers into singing zombies.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2026
Chicago's Goodman Theatre completed its 100th anniversary season with 300,000 attendees across 4,000 performances and events, including 290 sold-out shows and 100 free community theater acts reaching all 50 Chicago wards.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2026
Theater Resources Unlimited will present the second part of its virtual feedback lab for musical theater writers and producers, focusing on songs that express conflict, character turnarounds, and plot complications.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2026
Connecticut Repertory Theatre has announced its 2026 – 2027 season, celebrating 77 years of theatre-making. The season will kick off in October with Twelfth Night. Check out the full lineup here.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2026
The Center for the Arts at George Mason University will open its Great Performances at Mason season with dance, theater and music, including VOCES8 and Compagnie Hervé Koubi.
by AJ Jaffari - Aug 10, 2026
What happens when water becomes a privilege—and rebellion comes with a price?
by Steve Murray - Aug 3, 2026
What did our critic think of URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at The Barbary Stage?
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2026
All new clips have been released from ICEBOY!, the world premiere musical playing at Goodman Theatre in Chicago, featuring Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Cedric Yarbrough, and more. Check out the videos here!
by Julie Gardieff - Jul 11, 2026
What did our critic think of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL at Osceola Arts?
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2026
Mile Square Theatre will present URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL as part of its inaugural Pre-Professional Theatre Program, featuring emerging artists ages 18 to 25 from Hudson County and across New Jersey.
by Joshua Wright - Jul 7, 2026
Goodman Theatre has released first look footage of ICEBOY! OR THE COMPLETELY UNTRUE STORY OF HOW EUGENE O'NEILL CAME TO WRITE 'THE ICEMAN COMETH,' the world premiere musical now extended for a third and final time through August 16, 2026 in the 856-seat Albert Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2026
Iceboy! or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write 'The Iceman Cometh' has been extended at The Goodman for a third and final time. Emmy Award winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman star.
by Rachel Weinberg - Jun 30, 2026
Iceboy! is an absolute riot. It’s a truly original and genuinely laugh-out-loud new musical comedy featuring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 29, 2026
You can now get a first look at production photos of Iceboy! Or the Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh, starring Emmy Award winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman at The Goodman.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 23, 2026
Goodman's Centennial 25/26 Season will conclude with programming for all ages, interests and neighborhoods. The theater has unveiled its 4th annual partnership with Chicago Park District’s “Night Out in the Parks” to present The Lizard y El Sol.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 15, 2026
The Goodman’s summer musical is arriving on stage—Iceboy! Or the Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh, starring Emmy Award winners Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Mark Hollmann has written 6 shows including My Man Godfrey (Composer/Lyricist), Urinetown (Composer), Wild Goat (Composer/Lyricist), Urinetown Prequel (Composer/Lyricist), The Man in the White Suit (Lyricist), The Sting (Composer/Lyricist).
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Urinetown The Musical, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Urinetown and Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Urinetown.
Mark Hollmann won the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for Urinetown The Musical. He also received the Outstanding Lyrics award at the Drama Desk Awards for Urinetown and the Outstanding Music award at the Drama Desk Awards for Urinetown.
