Scott Miller (writer, director)
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Scott Miller, artistic director and founder of New Line Theatre in St. Louis, MO, has been directing musical theatre since 1981. He has written the book, music, and lyrics for nine musicals, as well as two non-musical plays. His play Head Games has been produced in St. Louis, Los Angeles, London, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, and throughout the UK. His latest work, Johnny Appleweed, a scathing satire of American politics, religion, sexuality, and attitudes toward drugs, made its world premiere in St. Louis in October 2006.
He has also written five books on musical theatre, including Strike Up the Band: A New History of Musical Theatre; Let the Sun Shine In: The Genius of HAIR; From Assassins to West Side Story; Deconstructing Harold Hill; and Rebels with Applause. He has also written one novel, In the Blood, and contributed to five other books, including Stephen Sondheim: A Casebook, a collection of essays by the leading musical theatre experts in the country.
He also writes for newspapers, national theatre magazines and arts websites, and has composed music for film, television and radio. His writing has been published in USA Today, The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, and U.S. News and World Report, as well as in 88 newspapers in 33 states. He is also the author of the nationally syndicated newspaper serial The Ocean Chronicles. He co-hosts, with Deborah Sharn, Break a Leg -Theatre in St. Louis and Beyond on KDHX-FM in St. Louis, and he lectures frequently on the American musical theatre. Before starting New Line Theatre in 1991, Scott ran CenterStage Theatre Company for eight years, was the development director for Dance St. Louis for seven years, and ran Very Special Arts Missouri for three years. Scott is a graduate of Harvard University and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.
Material used with permission from the New Line Theatre website, http://www.NewLineTheatre.com
