Paul Gordon was nominated for a 2001 Tony Award for composing the music and lyrics to the musical Jane Eyre. He won the 2015 Jeff Award for Best New Work for his book, music and lyrics for Sense and Sensibility, commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, where it had its world premiere and later when on to play The Old Globe in San Diego. He is also the recipient of the 2009 Ovation Award for his music and lyrics to Daddy Long Legs which has had productions all over the world, including Off-Broadway, where it was nominated for 2 Drama Desk Awards, an Off-Broadway Alliance Award and 3 Outer Critic Circle awards. Mr. Gordon is also the recipient of the 2007 Bay Area Critics Circle Award for his book to the musical, Emma, developed by TheatreWorks, Silicon Valley, and later staged at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Emma’s return engagement to TheatreWorks in 2015 broke every box office record in the theaters 45 year history and will be released worldwide in a streaming format in 2018. Knight’s Tale, written with John Caird, opens at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo in the summer of 2018. Analog and Vinyl which Paul wrote book, music and lyrics, premiered at The Weston Playhouse in 2014. Being Earnest, written with Jay Gruska, premiered at TheatreWorks in 2013. His other shows include: Little Miss Scrooge, Death: The Musical, The Front, Juliet and Romeo, Sleepy Hollow, Pride and Prejudice, The Circle and The Sportswriter.
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