Dan Moses Schreier is an American composer and sound designer. He is best known for his theatrical music work, on Broadway and elsewhere.[1][2][3][4][5]

Dan Moses Schreier
EducationUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Columbia University
New York University (BA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
Musical career
Genrestheatrical
avant-garde
Occupation(s)sound designer
composer
Years active1980–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Schreier is from Detroit, and lives in New York City. He studied music at the University of Michigan and at Columbia University.[6]

Awards edit

Dan Moses Schreier won Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Sound Design for Floyd Collins (1996),[7] Into the Woods (2002),[8] Assassins (2004),[9] and American Psycho (2016).[10] He received Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Sound Design for Spic-O-Rama (1993),[citation needed] God's Heart (1997),[11] Sweeney Todd (2006),[12] Passion (2013),[13] A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2014),[14] Act One (also 2014),[14] and Pacific Overtures (2018),[15] and a nomination for Outstanding Music in a Play for The Merchant of Venice (2011).[16]

Schreier was nominated for Tony Awards for Best Sound Design of a Musical for Gypsy (2008),[17] A Little Night Music (2010),[18] and Sondheim on Sondheim (also 2010),[18] and for Best Sound Design of a Play for Act One (2014)[19] and The Iceman Cometh (2018).[4][20]

In 1990 Schreier won an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Sound Design.[21] In 2003 he won an L.A. Ovation Award for Sound Design in a Larger Theater for Gem of the Ocean.[22]

References edit

  1. ^ Tommasini, Anthony (July 19, 2010). "Musical Spells Cast in Theatrical Margins". New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Taubeneck, Anne (May 30, 1999). "Noises Off—And On—Stage", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Teachout, Terry (August 24, 2007). "She's the One That You'll Want", Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Paulson, Michael (May 28, 2018). "Ding. Hiss. Chirp. Broadway's Best Sounds (Other Than the Songs)". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Katz, Rachel (May 31, 2018). "A Tempo: The World of Sound Design – A Conversation with Tony Nominee Dan Moses Schreier". WWFM. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Johnson, David (May 1, 2003). "Sustained Achievement in Sound Design", Studio Live Design. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  7. ^ Viagas, Robert (May 20, 1996). "Drama Desk Awards to Rent, Master Class", Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  8. ^ Jones, Kenneth, and Simonson, Robert (May 20, 2002). "Drama Desk Awards Announced; Goat, Metamorphoses Tie for Best Play, Millie Scores", Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  9. ^ Gans, Andrew (May 16, 2004). "Wicked, Assassins, Henry IV, Wife Win Drama Desk Awards", Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  10. ^ "Full List: The Winners of the 2016 Drama Desk Awards", Broadway World, June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  11. ^ (May 13, 1997). "Drama Desk Picks Performers, Presenters & Venue, May 18" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  12. ^ Simonson, Robert (April 27, 2006). "The Drowsy Chaperone Leads 2006 Drama Desk Nominations" Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  13. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 29, 2013). "Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards; Giant and Hands on a Hardbody Lead the Pack" Archived May 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Gans, Andrew (April 25, 2014). "2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced; Gentleman's Guide Earns 12 Nominations" Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Playbill. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  15. ^ Cox, Gordon (April 26, 2018). "Carousel, SpongeBob SquarePants Lead 2018 Drama Desk Nominations". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  16. ^ Nestor, Frank (April 29, 2011). "2011 Drama Desk Award Nominations Announced, Back Stage. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  17. ^ Brown, Tony (June 13, 2008). "The 2008 Tony Award Nominees", The Plain Dealer. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  18. ^ a b Venutolo, Anthony (June 12, 2010). "2010 Tony Awards: A Complete List of Nominees", The Star-Ledger. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  19. ^ Lee, Ashley (April 29, 2014). "Tony Awards Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  20. ^ Libbey, Peter (May 1, 2018). "Tony Awards 2018: Full List of Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  21. ^ "New York Obies Theater Awards: 1990 Winners", The Village Voice. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  22. ^ Christenfeld, Seth (November 23, 2003). "L.A. Ovation Award Winners Announced", TheaterMania. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

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