Lyrics, Hairspray

Scott Wittman and co-writer Marc Shaiman received the 2003 Tony Award and Grammy Award for the lyrics of Hairspray. Wittman also served as an executive producer on the hit film starring John Travolta. Other Broadway collaborations with Shaiman include Patti LuPone on Broadway; Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, which Wittman directed, and Catch Me If You Can (Tony nomination for Best Musical), as well as Charlie and Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, on London’s West End. Wittman and Shaiman were nominated for two Emmy Awards, a Grammy and a Golden Globe for original songs on NBC's musical drama Smash for which their Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell was written. Wittman has also created and directed two Broadway shows, three recordings and three Carnegie Hall concerts for Patti LuPone. At La MaMa, Wittman conceived and directed Jukebox Jackie starring Justin Vivian Bond, Cole Escola, Steel Burkhardt and Bridget Everett. Most recently, he and Shaiman wrote the songs for Disney's Mary Poppins Returns directed by Rob Marshall.