Jason Carr

Jason Carr
Born Leeds, U.K.
Genres Musical theatre
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • Musician
  • Orchestrator
Years active 1988–present

Jason Carr is a British composer and orchestrator who has written musicals and incidental music for more than 40 plays at the Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, in the West End and on Broadway.[1]

Career

Carr studied composition with Francis Shaw at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London’s Barbican Centre. In 1988 he won the Vivian Ellis Prize for young writers of musicals, and was invited by director Peter Hall to compose the musical Born Again (based on Ionesco’s absurdist play Rhinoceros). The musical was produced at Chichester Festival Theatre in 1990 with Broadway and Hollywood stars Mandy Patinkin and Jose Ferrer.[2][3]

Musicals include Christmas Carol, Water Babies and Velveteen Rabbit.

Work as an orchestrator includes the 5 Olivier Award-winning London revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George which transferred to Broadway[4][5], winning Jason the Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations in 2008.[6] He has also orchestrated recent London productions of Annie Get Your Gun, La Cage Aux Folles and A Little Night Music (which transferred to Broadway with Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones).

References

  1. ↑ Associated Studios: https://associatedstudios.co.uk/artist/jason-carr
  2. ↑ BML: Meet the team: Jason Carr: http://www.bookmusicandlyrics.com/meet-the-team
  3. ↑ Associated Studios: https://associatedstudios.co.uk/artist/jason-carr
  4. ↑ NY TIMES, 13 August 2008, Off the Stage, What’s Behind the Music: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/theater/17elli.html
  5. ↑ Broadway World: Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Sunday in the Park with George lands on Broadway: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-On-This-Day-February-21--Menier-Chocolate-Factorys-Production-of-SUNDAY-IN-THE-PARK-WITH-GEORGE-Lands-on-Broadway-20180221
  6. ↑ IBDB Jason Carr - Awards: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jason-carr-72181/#awards
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