Global Creatures is a live entertainment company based in Sydney, Australia with offices in New York and London. It is privately owned by Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic and is best known for Walking with Dinosaurs, which toured for 12 years and was seen by over 10 million people. More recently the company has become known for Moulin Rouge! The Musical which won 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and becoming the first Australian-produced musical to originate on Broadway.
Other productions by Global Creatures include DreamWork's How to Train Your Dragon theatrical spectacular, King Kong the Musical, Strictly Ballroom The Musical, and Muriel's Wedding The Musical.
The company has twice topped the BRW list of Australia's Highest Earning Entertainers in 2010 and 2011.
Awards and nominations Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original Broadway production Year Award Category Nominee Result 2020 Tony Award Best Musical Best Book of a Musical John Logan Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Aaron Tveit Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Karen Olivo Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Sahr Ngaujah Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Robyn Hurder Best Direction of a Musical Alex Timbers Best Choreography Sonya Tayeh Best Orchestrations Justin Levine, Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen Best Scenic Design of a Musical Derek McLane Best Costume Design of a Musical Catherine Zuber Best Lighting Design of a Musical Justin Townsend Best Sound Design of a Musical Peter Hylenski Drama Desk Award Outstanding Choreography Sonya Tayeh Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Derek McLane Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical Catherine Zuber Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical Justin Townsend Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical Peter Hylenski Drama League Award Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Distinguished Performance Danny Burstein Karen Olivo Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Broadway Musical Outstanding Actor in a Musical Aaron Tveit Outstanding Actress in a Musical Karen Olivo Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play or Musical Derek McLane Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical Catherine Zuber Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play or Musical Justin Townsend Outstanding Sound Design of a Play or Musical Peter Hylenski Outstanding Director of a Musical Alex Timbers Outstanding Choreographer Sonya Tayeh Outstanding Orchestrations Justin Levine, with Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Danny Burstein, Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo, Matt Stine, Alex Timbers and Aaron Tveit
Moulin Rouge! The Musical 2018 Boston production Year Award Category Nominee Result2019IRNE AwardsBest New Musical Best Musical Best Actor – MusicalAaron Tveit Best Actress – MusicalKaren Olivo Best Supporting Actor – MusicalDanny Burstein Best Set DesignDerek McLane Best Costume DesignCatherine Zuber Best Lighting DesignJustin Townsend Best Sound DesignPeter Hylenski Best Director – MusicalAlex Timbers Best ChoreographySonya Tayeh Best Music DirectorCian McCarthy
Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original West End production Year Award Category Nominee Result 2022Laurence Olivier AwardBest New MusicalBest Actor in a Supporting Role in a MusicalClive CarterBest Theatre ChoreographerSonya TayehBest Set DesignDerek McLaneBest Costume DesignCatherine Zuber
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