Let me tell you about myself.
ALAN SCHMUCKLER wrote music, lyrics and score, and served as song producer, for Showtime series Kidding, where his work was performed by Ariana Grande, Dick Van Dyke, Jim Carrey, Catherine Keener and Kesha. His songs and music production can be heard in Netflix’s My Little Pony animated feature film, co-written with frequent collaborator Michael Mahler and co-produced with Mahler and Ron Fair (Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Vanessa Carlton).
Alan is the winner of the prestigious Kleban Prize in Musical Theatre; a Webby Award for sound design and original music, and the Sarah Lawrence International Audio Fiction Award, for his podcast musical Wait Wait Don’t Kill Me, written with screenwriter Dave Holstein; and the Richard Rodgers Award for his new stage musical in development The Monster, an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein written with Mahler and playwright Chelsea Marcantel.
His current collaborators include EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin), Oscar-nominated director/writer Shawn Levy (Arrival, Stranger Things), Tony-winning bookwriters Bob Martin (The Prom) and Itamar Moses (The Band’s Visit), and Tony-winning producer Kevin McCollum (Rent, Avenue Q).
Alan started playing piano at the age of 5, and showed an interest in theater soon after. As an undergraduate at Northwestern University, he discovered he could combine the two interests, and a love for writing music and lyrics was born. He spent a decade working in the Chicago theater scene, where he was nominated for multiple Joseph Jefferson awards for acting. He never won any, though.
He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife, Sara, and their daughter, Hallie.
with Abby Mueller & Greg Hildreth
with Michael Mahler & Chelsea Marcantel
with Dick Van Dyke
with Dave Holstein
with Raúl Esparza
with Wait Wait Don’t Kill Me cast
Film
My Little Pony: A New Generation, Netflix, EOne, Boulder Media (music, lyrics, music production)
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Theater
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kevin McCollum (music, lyrics); The Secret of My Success, NBCUniversal (music, lyrics); Wait Wait Don’t Kill Me, The Flea Theater (music, lyrics); Days Like Today, Writers Theater (music, lyrics); The Emperor’s New Clothes, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, licensed by Concord Theatricals, produced worldwide (music, lyrics); How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back?, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, theaters and schools nationally (music, lyrics, book); We Three Lizas, About Face Theater (music, additional lyrics)
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Television
Kidding, Showtime (music, lyrics, score, music production); Boyfred (pilot), ABC, Sony, Shoe Money Productions (music, lyrics, screenplay)
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Digital
LEGO Store: The Musical, The LEGO Group, Hugo Six (music, lyrics, music production); My Little Red/Green Coat, Eko (music, lyrics, score, music production); Wait Wait Don’t Kill Me, Wondery (music, lyrics, score, music production)