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Scott Wittman
Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning lyricist, director, writer and conceiver, Scott Wittman most recently earned a Tony Award nomination as lyricist of the new musical Some Like It Hot, written with creative partner Marc Shaiman. He and Shaiman will return to Broadway in the spring of 2025 with the new musical Smash.
He co-wrote the lyrics for the hit musical Hairspray (Tony, Grammy, Olivier Award-winner) with Shaiman, and he also served as an executive producer on the hit film adaptation starring John Travolta. He was nominated for a Golden Globe, Grammy and two Emmy Awards for the original songs on NBC’s musical drama Smash. While working on the show, he co-wrote songs for Jennifer Hudson, Uma Thurman, Bernadette Peters, and Liza Minnelli. Shaiman and Wittman’s original score for the Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell was released by Sony Records.
Scott and Marc’s Broadway writing credits include Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, which Scott also directed, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nomination for Best Musical), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway and the West End.
Scott has created and directed two Broadway shows, three studio recordings, and three sold-out Carnegie Hall concerts for Patti LuPone. He has created solo shows for Christine Ebersole and Nathan Lane, as well as writing for Bette Midler’s 2015 Divine Intervention world tour.
Off-Broadway, he conceived and directed Jukebox Jackie starring Justin Vivian Bond, Cole Escola and Bridget Everett at La Mama, and Bridget Everett’s Rockbottom at the Public Theatre. His notorious and legendary downtown shows are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Marc and Scott also wrote the score to Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Meryl Streep, and directed by Rob Marshall. Their song “The Place Where Lost Things Go” was nominated for an Oscar. He joined the Marvel Universe with the song "Save the City," co-written with Marc, for Rogers: The Musical in the 2021 Marvel Studios Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye.
He co-wrote the lyrics for the hit musical Hairspray (Tony, Grammy, Olivier Award-winner) with Shaiman, and he also served as an executive producer on the hit film adaptation starring John Travolta. He was nominated for a Golden Globe, Grammy and two Emmy Awards for the original songs on NBC’s musical drama Smash. While working on the show, he co-wrote songs for Jennifer Hudson, Uma Thurman, Bernadette Peters, and Liza Minnelli. Shaiman and Wittman’s original score for the Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell was released by Sony Records.
Scott and Marc’s Broadway writing credits include Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, which Scott also directed, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nomination for Best Musical), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway and the West End.
Scott has created and directed two Broadway shows, three studio recordings, and three sold-out Carnegie Hall concerts for Patti LuPone. He has created solo shows for Christine Ebersole and Nathan Lane, as well as writing for Bette Midler’s 2015 Divine Intervention world tour.
Off-Broadway, he conceived and directed Jukebox Jackie starring Justin Vivian Bond, Cole Escola and Bridget Everett at La Mama, and Bridget Everett’s Rockbottom at the Public Theatre. His notorious and legendary downtown shows are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Marc and Scott also wrote the score to Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Meryl Streep, and directed by Rob Marshall. Their song “The Place Where Lost Things Go” was nominated for an Oscar. He joined the Marvel Universe with the song "Save the City," co-written with Marc, for Rogers: The Musical in the 2021 Marvel Studios Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye.