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About Brian YorkeyTom Kitt

Tom Kitt is a musical theatre composer and orchestrator whose award-winning work includes the Tony Award-winning score for the musical next to normal (New York 2008; Broadway 2009; Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2010). He has written the music for other Broadway shows including If/Then Almost Famous Flying Over Sunset High Fidelity and Bring it On The Musical. His work for the stage has also been seen off-Broadway at Second Stage (next to normal Superhero) and The Public Theater (The Visitor Shakespeare in the Park). In addition his Broadway credits as an orchestrator include next to normal The SpongeBob Musical Jagged Little Pill Almost Famous Head Over Heels Everyday Rapture and American Idiot. His work for film and TV includes vocal arrangement on the Pitch Perfect films music supervisor/arranger/orchestrator for Grease Live and contributions to Royal Pains Penny Dreadful and Sesame Street. He also provided music supervision for the NBC series Rise and served as a Supervising Music Producer on the musical television series Up Here. His musical adaptation of Freaky Friday co-written with Bridget Carpenter and Brian Yorkey was turned into an original movie musical for Disney Channel. He recorded his debut album Reflect in 2021. Brian Yorkey wrote the book and lyrics for Broadway musical next to normal (New York 2008; Broadway 2009; Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2010). Other work includes: If/Then starring Idina Menzel; the libretto for The Last Ship (Outer Critics Nomination with John Logan) with a score by Sting; and the Disney Theatricals musical adaptation of Freaky Friday which also became a Disney Channel Original Movie. He was the Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner for the Netflix series Echoes. Prior to that he was the Creator Executive Producer and Showrunner of 13 Reasons Why for Netflix and Paramount Television. He has also directed for theatre and television.