SCOTT WITTMAN (lyrics) co-wrote (with Marc Shaiman) the lyrics for the Olivier Award-winning musical Hairspray, for which the pair received Tony and Grammy Awards. He also served as an executive producer on the hit film starring John Travolta. They teamed up again on Broadway for Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, which he also directed, and Catch Me If You Can, which received a Tony nomination for Best Musical. For their most recent Broadway collaboration, he and Shaiman wrote the music and lyrics for the Tony-winning musical Some Like it Hot. For their original songs on NBC's musical drama Smash, he and Shaiman were nominated for two Emmy Awards, a Grammy and a Golden Globe. On Smash, they composed songs for Jennifer Hudson, Uma Thurman, Bernadette Peters, and Liza Minnelli. Their original score for the Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell was released on Sony Records. For Patti LuPone, Scott has created and directed two Broadway shows, three recordings and three sold-out Carnegie Hall concerts. At La Mama, Scott conceived and directed Jukebox Jackie starring Justin Vivian Bond, Cole Escola, Steel Burkhardt, and Bridget Everett. He collaborated with Shaiman on new songs for Disney's Mary Poppins Returns, directed by Rob Marshall. He and Shaiman received an Oscar nomination for the song "The Place Where Lost Things Go," featured in the 2018 film.