Max Vernon | |
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Birth name | Max Vernon |
Born | May 24, 1988 |
Origin | Los Angeles, CA |
Occupation(s) | Playwright · composer · songwriter |
Website |
www |
Max Vernon (born May 24, 1988) is an American performer, composer/lyricist, and playwright from Los Angeles, California, currently living and performing in New York City, where they attended New York University. Best known for their work in musical theatre; their musicals include The View UpStairs, KPOP, and The Tattooed Lady.
Max Vernon's original musicals include WIRED (music, lyrics, book; Ars Nova), The View UpStairs (music, lyrics, book; Lynn Redgrave Theatre, Culture Project) - inspired by the UpStairs Lounge arson attack, 30 Million (music, lyrics; book by Jason Kim; Keen Company), [1] KPOP (music, lyrics; book by Jason Kim; Ars Nova), and The Tattooed Lady (music, lyrics, book; Philadelphia Theatre Company).
The View UpStairs has received numerous regional productions since its original Off-Broadway run, including London (Soho Theatre), Richmond, Chicago, Sydney ( Hayes Theatre), Los Angeles ( Celebration Theatre), San Francisco ( New Conservatory Theatre Center), Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, and Columbus, among others. The piece is published by Samuel French, [2] and the original cast album was released on Broadway Records. [3]
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Ref. |
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2024 | "Let Them Eat Cake" | Trinity the Tuck | Sinematic | Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Jayelle Gerber | Drew Louis | [4] |
"Dance You Outta My Head" | Cat Janice | Non-album single | Max Vernon, Austin Bello, Catherine Ipsan | Max Vernon, Austin Bello, Catherine Ipsan | [5] | |
2023 | "Bad Witches" | Lvcrft | V | Bonnie McKee, Jarred Moreno, Max Vernon, Justin Gray | Count Trackula | [6] |
"Burnin'" | Amanda Warner, David Morup, Bonnie McKee, Max Vernon | Demon Breath, Stavros Tsarouhas | [7] | |||
"Fare Thee Well" | David Morup, Max Vernon, Peter Wade Keusch, Sarah Barrios | Norman Crates, Demon Breath | [8] | |||
"Still I Love You" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine | [9] | |
"Wind Up Doll" | [10] | |||||
"Halfway" | [11] | |||||
"Hunduruh (Shake It)" | [12] | |||||
"Shi Gan Nang Bee (Waste of Time)" | [13] | |||||
"Gin & Tonic" | [14] | |||||
"Meant 2 B" | [15] | |||||
"Upduryuh (Bow Down)" | [16] | |||||
"Blast Off" | [17] | |||||
"Supergoddess" | [18] | |||||
"Upduryuh (Bow Down) Intro" | [19] | |||||
"Bung Uh Ree Sae (Mute Bird)" | [20] | |||||
"F8 Intro" | [21] | |||||
"Perfect" | [22] | |||||
"Hanguknom (Korean Man)" | [23] | |||||
"Phoenix" | [24] | |||||
"This Is My Korea" | [25] | |||||
"Amerika (Checkmate)" | [26] | |||||
"Super Star"
(with Luna) |
Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr. | [27] | ||||
2022 | "This Is My Korea - TV Edit" | This Is My Korea (TV Edit) | Helen Park, Matt Stine | [28] | ||
"I Watch You" | Tony & The Kiki | Dirty Secrets | Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon | [29] | |
"I Watch You (Intro)" | Rodney Allan Bush, Yuka Tadano, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heaney, Tristan Joel Marzeki, Anthony Alfaro | [30] | ||||
"Tell Me Something Good (Live)" | Back In Black | Stevie Wonder | [31] | |||
"Back In Black (Live)" | Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcom Young | [32] | ||||
"Uh Uh Uh" | Non-album single | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | [33] | |||
2021 | "Listen (Outro)" | Light It Up | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Yuka Tadano, Paul Charles Heany, Tristan Joel Marzeski, Anthony Alfaro | [34] | ||
"Paranoid" | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | [35] | ||||
"Listen" | [36] | |||||
"Extra Express" | [37] | |||||
"Light It Up" | [38] | |||||
2017 | "#householdname" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson | [39] |
"Better Than Silence" | [40] | |||||
"Sex on Legs" | [41] | |||||
"Theme Song" | [42] | |||||
"The View Upstairs" | [43] | |||||
"Crazy Notion" | [44] | |||||
"Most Important Thing" | [45] | |||||
"Lost or Found?" | [46] | |||||
"Completely Overdone" | [47] | |||||
"Some Kind of Paradise" | [48] | |||||
"Dead Center" | [49] | |||||
"What I Did Today" | [50] | |||||
"Are You Listening, God?" | [51] | |||||
"And I Wish" | [52] | |||||
"World Outside These Walls" | [53] | |||||
"I Was Meant For More" | [54] | |||||
"Waltz (Endless Night)" | [55] | |||||
"The Future Is Great!!!" | [56] |
Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Jonathan Larson Grant | Music/Lyrics | N/A | Won |
2016 | New York Foundation of the Arts Award [57] | Music | N/A | Won |
2017 | Off-Broadway Alliance Award [58] | Best Musical | The View UpStairs | Nominated |
2017 | Audelco Award [59] | Best Musical | Nominated | |
2018 | Off-Broadway Alliance Award [60] | Unique Theatrical Experience | KPOP | Won |
2018 | Drama League Award [61] | Best Musical | Nominated | |
2018 | Lucille Lortel Award [62] | Best Musical | Won | |
2018 | Drama Desk Award [63] | Best Musical | Nominated | |
2018 | Outstanding Music | Nominated | ||
2018 | Outstanding Lyrics | Nominated | ||
2018 | Richard Rodgers Award [64] | Won | ||
2019 | WhatsOnStage Award | Best Off-West End Production | The View UpStairs | Nominated |
2020 | Pew Arts Grant | Book/Music/Lyrics | The Tattooed Lady | Won |
2023 | Tony Award | Best Original Score | KPOP | Nominated |
2023 | Barrymore Award | Outstanding Original Music | The Tattooed Lady | Nominated |
Max Vernon | |
---|---|
Birth name | Max Vernon |
Born | May 24, 1988 |
Origin | Los Angeles, CA |
Occupation(s) | Playwright · composer · songwriter |
Website |
www |
Max Vernon (born May 24, 1988) is an American performer, composer/lyricist, and playwright from Los Angeles, California, currently living and performing in New York City, where they attended New York University. Best known for their work in musical theatre; their musicals include The View UpStairs, KPOP, and The Tattooed Lady.
Max Vernon's original musicals include WIRED (music, lyrics, book; Ars Nova), The View UpStairs (music, lyrics, book; Lynn Redgrave Theatre, Culture Project) - inspired by the UpStairs Lounge arson attack, 30 Million (music, lyrics; book by Jason Kim; Keen Company), [1] KPOP (music, lyrics; book by Jason Kim; Ars Nova), and The Tattooed Lady (music, lyrics, book; Philadelphia Theatre Company).
The View UpStairs has received numerous regional productions since its original Off-Broadway run, including London (Soho Theatre), Richmond, Chicago, Sydney ( Hayes Theatre), Los Angeles ( Celebration Theatre), San Francisco ( New Conservatory Theatre Center), Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, and Columbus, among others. The piece is published by Samuel French, [2] and the original cast album was released on Broadway Records. [3]
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | "Let Them Eat Cake" | Trinity the Tuck | Sinematic | Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Jayelle Gerber | Drew Louis | [4] |
"Dance You Outta My Head" | Cat Janice | Non-album single | Max Vernon, Austin Bello, Catherine Ipsan | Max Vernon, Austin Bello, Catherine Ipsan | [5] | |
2023 | "Bad Witches" | Lvcrft | V | Bonnie McKee, Jarred Moreno, Max Vernon, Justin Gray | Count Trackula | [6] |
"Burnin'" | Amanda Warner, David Morup, Bonnie McKee, Max Vernon | Demon Breath, Stavros Tsarouhas | [7] | |||
"Fare Thee Well" | David Morup, Max Vernon, Peter Wade Keusch, Sarah Barrios | Norman Crates, Demon Breath | [8] | |||
"Still I Love You" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine | [9] | |
"Wind Up Doll" | [10] | |||||
"Halfway" | [11] | |||||
"Hunduruh (Shake It)" | [12] | |||||
"Shi Gan Nang Bee (Waste of Time)" | [13] | |||||
"Gin & Tonic" | [14] | |||||
"Meant 2 B" | [15] | |||||
"Upduryuh (Bow Down)" | [16] | |||||
"Blast Off" | [17] | |||||
"Supergoddess" | [18] | |||||
"Upduryuh (Bow Down) Intro" | [19] | |||||
"Bung Uh Ree Sae (Mute Bird)" | [20] | |||||
"F8 Intro" | [21] | |||||
"Perfect" | [22] | |||||
"Hanguknom (Korean Man)" | [23] | |||||
"Phoenix" | [24] | |||||
"This Is My Korea" | [25] | |||||
"Amerika (Checkmate)" | [26] | |||||
"Super Star"
(with Luna) |
Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr. | [27] | ||||
2022 | "This Is My Korea - TV Edit" | This Is My Korea (TV Edit) | Helen Park, Matt Stine | [28] | ||
"I Watch You" | Tony & The Kiki | Dirty Secrets | Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon | [29] | |
"I Watch You (Intro)" | Rodney Allan Bush, Yuka Tadano, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heaney, Tristan Joel Marzeki, Anthony Alfaro | [30] | ||||
"Tell Me Something Good (Live)" | Back In Black | Stevie Wonder | [31] | |||
"Back In Black (Live)" | Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcom Young | [32] | ||||
"Uh Uh Uh" | Non-album single | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | [33] | |||
2021 | "Listen (Outro)" | Light It Up | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Yuka Tadano, Paul Charles Heany, Tristan Joel Marzeski, Anthony Alfaro | [34] | ||
"Paranoid" | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | [35] | ||||
"Listen" | [36] | |||||
"Extra Express" | [37] | |||||
"Light It Up" | [38] | |||||
2017 | "#householdname" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson | [39] |
"Better Than Silence" | [40] | |||||
"Sex on Legs" | [41] | |||||
"Theme Song" | [42] | |||||
"The View Upstairs" | [43] | |||||
"Crazy Notion" | [44] | |||||
"Most Important Thing" | [45] | |||||
"Lost or Found?" | [46] | |||||
"Completely Overdone" | [47] | |||||
"Some Kind of Paradise" | [48] | |||||
"Dead Center" | [49] | |||||
"What I Did Today" | [50] | |||||
"Are You Listening, God?" | [51] | |||||
"And I Wish" | [52] | |||||
"World Outside These Walls" | [53] | |||||
"I Was Meant For More" | [54] | |||||
"Waltz (Endless Night)" | [55] | |||||
"The Future Is Great!!!" | [56] |
Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Jonathan Larson Grant | Music/Lyrics | N/A | Won |
2016 | New York Foundation of the Arts Award [57] | Music | N/A | Won |
2017 | Off-Broadway Alliance Award [58] | Best Musical | The View UpStairs | Nominated |
2017 | Audelco Award [59] | Best Musical | Nominated | |
2018 | Off-Broadway Alliance Award [60] | Unique Theatrical Experience | KPOP | Won |
2018 | Drama League Award [61] | Best Musical | Nominated | |
2018 | Lucille Lortel Award [62] | Best Musical | Won | |
2018 | Drama Desk Award [63] | Best Musical | Nominated | |
2018 | Outstanding Music | Nominated | ||
2018 | Outstanding Lyrics | Nominated | ||
2018 | Richard Rodgers Award [64] | Won | ||
2019 | WhatsOnStage Award | Best Off-West End Production | The View UpStairs | Nominated |
2020 | Pew Arts Grant | Book/Music/Lyrics | The Tattooed Lady | Won |
2023 | Tony Award | Best Original Score | KPOP | Nominated |
2023 | Barrymore Award | Outstanding Original Music | The Tattooed Lady | Nominated |