Greg Morrison
Greg Morrison is a Canadian composer and writer best known for his work on the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone, written with songwriting partner, Lisa Lambert. The Drowsy Chaperone was their first collaboration. In 1999 Lambert asked Morrison to work on a musical to perform at the wedding stag party of their friends, Bob Martin and Janet Van De Graaff.
Greg Morrison
- Born
- 1965
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- composer
- Honours
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
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Composer and lyricist
Composer and lyricist
Also a part of this original writing team was filmmaker, Don McKellar. That was the first incarnation of The Drowsy Chaperone. This was followed by an expanded production of the show at the Toronto Fringe festival, where Martin joined as a co-writer and performer. Greg is a graduate of the Humber College Jazz program in Toronto. He began his theatre career as musical director for the touring company of The Second City in Toronto. He continues to write for theatre as well as writing songs for television and film.
• The Drowsy Chaperone. Co-composer with Lisa Lambert. • Hello... Hello (Tarragon Theatre) • Pochsy Unplugged (Toronto Fringe premiere, Canadian/U.S. tours) • Mump and Smoot in Something Else (Canadian Stage, Yale Repertory Theatre) • Mump and Smoot in Flux (Canadian Stage) • An Awkward Evening With Martin and Johnson (Tim Sims Playhouse) • The Age of Dorian (Artword Theatre) • Pochsy's Lips • Oh, Baby • Citizen Pochsy
Musical director
Musical director
• Mump and Smoot • The Second City National Touring Company and the Alumni Cafe (Tim Sims Playhouse) • The Chumps and The Muckrakers (CBC Radio).
Television songwriting
Television songwriting
• Slings & Arrows (Rhombus Media) • Getting Along Famously (CBC) • Sensitive Skin (Rhombus Media)
Awards and nominations
• Tony Award for Best Original Score The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) – Winner • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) – Winner • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) – Winner • Tony Award for Best Musical The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) – Nominee • Canadian Comedy Award • Sterling Award for Original Composition • Cream of Comedy Award '98
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