Justin Paul
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Justin Paul (right) and Benj Pasek
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| Born | January 3, 1985 Westport, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, lyricist, singer |
| Associated acts | Pasek and Paul |
Justin Paul (born January 3, 1985) is an American theater and television composer.
Biography
Paul was raised in Connecticut and attended Music Theatre of Connecticut School of Performing Arts in Westport, Connecticut as well as Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut. He graduated from the University of Michigan in December 2006 with a BFA in Musical Theatre.[1]
He is the co-creator, with Benj Pasek of the song cycle Edges. Also with Pasek, he is one of the songwriters for the Disney Channel show Johnny and the Sprites.[2] Pasek and Paul won the Jonathan Larson Award in 2007.[3][4] He also co-wrote and co-composed the musical Dogfight, which opened Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre in July 2012.[5] He also composed the musical James and the Giant Peach with Benj Pasek.
Most recently, they have created and written the score for the musical Dear Evan Hansen which premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in July 2015.[6] The play, which has been called "striking for its moral complexity as well as its musical ambition", will move to Broadway in November 2016.[7]
Notes
- ↑ "Broadway World Bio" Broadwayworld.com
- ↑ "Pasek and Paul - Bio". pasekandpaul.com
- ↑ Jonathan Larson Foundation jlpaf.org
- ↑ "Jonathan Larson Awards". Broadwayworld.com, February 16, 2007
- ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Dogfight, New Musical About Cruelty and Hope, Opens in NYC; Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena Star" Playbill, July 16, 2012
- ↑ "Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Swing for the Fences with Dear Evan Hansen" The Washington Post, July 9, 2015
- ↑ Paulson, Michael, "‘Dear Evan Hansen’ to Move to Broadway". New York Times, May 25, 2016.
