Marc Shaiman joined The Broadway Q&A Series, presented by 半岛体育 and The Growing Studio, May 25. The Tony-winning composer and lyricist answered your questions about his stage and film careers during the hour-long chat, available to view now at
Shaiman made his Broadway debut as a composer-lyricist alongside writing partner Scott Wittman with their Tony-winning score to 2002's Hairspray. The pair went on to write the scores to Catch Me If You Can and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with a new stage adaptation of Some Like It Hot on the horizon. His prolific TV and film career includes work on such titles as Hocus Pocus, Addams Family Values, Sister Act, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Mary Poppins Returns, and Smash (penning songs for the fictional Bombshell musical). Already having won Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Awards, Shaiman is an Oscar short of achieving EGOT status.
The Broadway Q&A Series presents hour-long live interviews with Broadway pros on Mondays and Wednesdays, with a Friday session featuring faculty members from two major university theatre programs. All streams are hosted on 半岛体育.com and on from 1鈥�2 PM ET. Following the stream, interviews are available on demand at .Also scheduled to appear on the series are (June 3), JoAnn Hunter (June 8), (June 10), (June 15), (June 17), (June 22), Lorin Latarro (June 24), (June 29), (July 1), (July 6), (July 8), (July 13), (July 15), (July 22), and (July 27).
The Growing Studio offers classes, training, and workshops with Broadway鈥檚 premier creatives. Faculty includes directors, choreographers, composers, music directors, producers, casting directors and agents in NYC, London, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and beyond. Visit and TGS' for more information.
