Tom Kitt
TOM KITT most recently created orchestrations/arrangements/musical supervision for American Idiot (Berkeley Rep). Kitt composed the new musical Next to Normal, for which he received two Tony Awards (Best Original Score with Brian Yorkey and Best Orchestration with Michael Starobin), the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Score and the 2009 Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition. As a composer, his other credits include High Fidelity on Broadway, From Up Here at Manhattan Theatre Club and The Retributionists at Playwrights Horizons. As a musical director, conductor and arranger for Broadway and off-Broadway shows, his credits include 13, Debbie Does Dallas, Everyday Rapture (Second Stage), Hair, Mario Cantone: Laugh Whore and Urban Cowboy. He created new orchestrations for the CTG/Deaf West production of Pippin. His string arrangements appear on the new Green Day album 21st Century Breakdown. He is the proud leader of the Tom Kitt Band (www.tomkittband.com), and his original songs have been featured in film and on TV. Bio as of October, 2009. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: Working in the Theatre (video) Next To Normal: The Road to Broadway - November, 2009 - Watch now. Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)