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Nathan Tysen

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Lyricist b. 1977

Nathan Tysen (born January 15, 1977) is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter whose musicals have appeared on Broadway and the West End. Musicals with composer Chris Miller include Tuck Everlasting, The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs, Revival, Dreamland, and The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. He also collaborated with songwriter Daniel Messé of the band Hem on lyrics for the Broadway musical Amélie starring Phillipa Soo, and the reworked Olivier-nominated original London cast production starring Audrey Brisson. Television work includes songs for Sesame Street, Elmo's World, and the Electric Company. He also wrote lyrics for the digital murder mystery A Killer Party.

Also credited on3 works

Paradise Square
Tuck Everlasting
The Great Gatsby

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature1 passages

  • Rodney Hicks, John Cullum, Brandon Victor Dixon, and the Company in The Scottsboro Boys The Burnt Part Boys Book by Mariana Elder, music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen; April 30-June 13, 2010 (Opened May 25): 29 previews, 23 performances. Co-production with Playwrights Horizons (please see full credits on the Playwrights Horizon…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2009-2010 Season, v. 66 (Willis).txt

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