Scott Elmegreen is a playwright, composer, and author based in NYC and Chicago, where he teaches musical theatre libretto writing and songwriting at the University of Chicago.
His plays and musicals include Straight; Tiananmen; Hip Hop Cinderella; Vote For Me; Ivy+Bean; Awesome Allie, First Kid Astronaut; Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy; The Magic School Bus, Live!; COLLEGE The Musical; and Thucydides. He wrote the music for Colin Quinn Long Story Short; The PhD Movie; We Can’t Reach You, Hartford; Daguerreotype, What I Took in My Hand; and orchestrated S’Wonderful, the New Gershwin Musical. Under a pseudonym, he writes science fiction novels published by HarperCollins Publishers. He is a graduate of Princeton University.
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“A smart, bracing production brimming with clever wisecracks and thought-provoking observations on sexual identity. All elements converge seamlessly with this play. And that plot twist? On its surface it suggests a reversal; in truth it affirms all that has preceded it.” – The New York Times Critics’ Pick
Performance Rights Available at Dramatic Publishing
“A brave and necessary new musical.” – Arizona Progress & Gazette
World premiere at the Phoenix Theatre Company, October 2023
Recommended by the New York Times: “She’s got the beat!”
“A brilliantly imaginative, futuristic romp!” – The Up Coming
“FIVE STARS. Isn’t it high time we had a Cinderella who aims higher than marrying well and living cushily ever after? Finally, a kiddie show with an on-point message, snazzily presented.” – New York Stage Review
TICKETS: The New Victory Theater Off-Broadway, February 2023
TICKETS: Nashville Children’s Theatre, April-May 2023
“Intelligent and witty, hitting at the core of U. S. political culture.” – UK Theatre
“I’ve cried many times in the theater, from empathy to joy… But never before have I wept because I saw in no uncertain terms how blasé we’ve become about our right to choose our leaders. Thank you, Messrs. Elmegreen and Fornarola, for reminding us.” – TheaterMania
“A wry, rollicking show with infectious spirit and breathless energy. The magic of Ivy and Bean thoroughly enchants.” – The New York Times
“Ivy+Bean is a phenomenon.” – Oregon ArtsWatch
“A perfect musical.” – BroadwayWorld
Performance Rights Available at Theatrical Rights Worldwide
“Spunky, original, catchy and clever!” – Time Out New York
“Funny, quirky…a unique musical quest that educates as it entertains.” – BroadwayWorld
“Awesome Allie is out of this world.” – Mommy Poppins
Performance Rights Available at Theatrical Rights Worldwide
“Five Stars! Packed with fun songs and silly dances. Seamless and captivating, with non-stop excitement. Ladybug Girl is all parts adorable, funny, confident, and empowering.” – DC Metro Theater Arts
“A spectacular, insightful ride. The Magic School Bus, Live! is magic.” – The Oregonian
“In the sweet spot between ironic and post-ironic lies College: The Musical…a preternaturally savvy tuner crammed with trenchant observations.” – Theatremania
“Pointed social and emotional commentary…keenly defines the plight of millions failing to find something in the modern world worth fighting for.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“Eerily accurate and downright scary” – NY Theatre Review
“Where ‘Animal House’ meets ‘Rent.‘ Raucous and startlingly honest.” – Gainesville Sun
“Unexpectedly poignant” – Backstage
Winner of the Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival
Performance Rights Available at Concord Theatricals
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