Global Creatures

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Global Creatures is a live entertainment company based in Sydney, Australia with offices in New York and London.{{Cite web|title=Contact|url=https://global-creatures.com/contact/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Global Creatures|language=en}} It is privately owned by Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic{{Cite web|title=Executive Team|url=https://global-creatures.com/team/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Global Creatures|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208072314/https://global-creatures.com/team/|url-status=live}} and is best known for Walking with Dinosaurs, which toured for 12 years and was seen by over 10 million people.{{Cite web|title=Walking With Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular|url=https://dinosaurlive.com/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Walking With Dinosaurs|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208064925/https://dinosaurlive.com/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Lambert|first=Catherine|date=2021-09-27|title=Australian musical Moulin Rouge makes Tony Awards history|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/musicals/australian-musical-moulin-rouge-makes-tony-awards-history-20210927-p58v55.html|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208064921/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/musicals/australian-musical-moulin-rouge-makes-tony-awards-history-20210927-p58v55.html|url-status=live}}

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{{cite news|title=Melbourne Cup-winning caravan entrepreneur Gerry Ryan tops list of rich entertainers|url=http://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/wealth-management/17715-20101202-melbourne-cup-winning-caravan-entrepreneur-gerry-ryan-tops-list-of-rich-entertainers.html|accessdate=7 February 2015|publisher=Smart Company|date=1 December 2010|archive-date=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222234711/http://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/wealth-management/17715-20101202-melbourne-cup-winning-caravan-entrepreneur-gerry-ryan-tops-list-of-rich-entertainers.html|url-status=dead}} and 2011.{{cite news|title=Big creatures and nice little earners|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/big-creatures-and-nice-little-earners-20111214-1ouzb.html|accessdate=7 February 2015|publisher=The Age|date=15 December 2011}}

Awards and nominations

= Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original Broadway production =

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rowspan="34" style="text-align:center;" \| 2020 \| rowspan="14"\| Tony Award{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/theater/tony-nominees.html \|title=Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees \|newspaper=The New York Times \|first=Peter \|last=Libbey \|date=October 15, 2020 \|access-date=October 17, 2020 \|archive-date=May 9, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509134421/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/theater/tony-nominees.html \|url-status=live }}{{cite news \|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/tonyawards2021 \|title=UPDATING LIVE: The 74th Annual Tony Award Winners \|date=September 26, 2021 \|last=McPhee \|first=Ryan \|magazine=Playbill \|access-date=September 26, 2021 \|archive-date=October 27, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027081900/https://www.playbill.com/article/tonyawards2021 \|url-status=live }} \| colspan="2"\| Best Musical \| {{Won}}
Best Book of a Musical \| John Logan \| {{nom}}
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical \| Aaron Tveit \| {{Won}}
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical \| Karen Olivo \| {{Nominated}}
rowspan="2"\| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical \| Danny Burstein \| {{won}}
Sahr Ngaujah \| {{nom}}
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical \| Robyn Hurder \| {{nom}}
Best Direction of a Musical \| Alex Timbers \| {{won}}
Best Choreography \| Sonya Tayeh \| {{won}}
Best Orchestrations \| Justin Levine, Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen \| {{won}}
Best Scenic Design of a Musical \| Derek McLane \| {{won}}
Best Costume Design of a Musical \| Catherine Zuber \| {{won}}
Best Lighting Design of a Musical \| Justin Townsend \| {{won}}
Best Sound Design of a Musical \| Peter Hylenski \| {{won}}
rowspan="5"\| Drama Desk Award{{cite web \|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-2020-Drama-Desk-Awards-Nominations--The-Full-List-20200421 \|title=Breaking: 2020 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List! \|website=Broadway World \|first=Nicole \|last=Rosky \|date=April 21, 2020 \|access-date=April 21, 2020 \|archive-date=April 22, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422190936/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-2020-Drama-Desk-Awards-Nominations--The-Full-List-20200421 \|url-status=live }} \| Outstanding Choreography \| Sonya Tayeh \| {{win}}
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical \| Derek McLane \| {{win}}
Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical \| Catherine Zuber \| {{win}}
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical \| Justin Townsend \| {{win}}
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical \| Peter Hylenski \| {{win}}
rowspan="3"\| Drama League Award{{cite news \|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/adrienne-warren-danny-burstein-and-danielle-brooks-among-2020-drama-league-award-nominees \|title=Adrienne Warren, Danny Burstein, and Danielle Brooks Among 2020 Drama League Award Nominees \|last=Clement \|first=Olivia \|date=May 1, 2020 \|magazine=Playbill \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|archive-date=October 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006013321/https://www.playbill.com/article/adrienne-warren-danny-burstein-and-danielle-brooks-among-2020-drama-league-award-nominees \|url-status=live }} \| colspan="2"\| Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical \|{{won}}
rowspan="2"\| Distinguished Performance \| Danny Burstein \| {{won}}
Karen Olivo \| {{nom}}
rowspan="11"\| Outer Critics Circle Award{{cite news \|url=https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/moulin-rouge-tops-list-2020-outer-critics-circle_90980.html \|title=Moulin Rouge! Tops List of 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees \|date=May 11, 2020 \|website=Theater Mania \|access-date=May 11, 2020 \|archive-date=October 6, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006022459/https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/moulin-rouge-tops-list-2020-outer-critics-circle_90980.html \|url-status=live }} \| colspan="2"\| Outstanding New Broadway Musical \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Actor in a Musical \| Aaron Tveit \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Actress in a Musical \| Karen Olivo \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical \| Danny Burstein \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play or Musical \| Derek McLane \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical \| Catherine Zuber \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play or Musical \| Justin Townsend \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play or Musical \| Peter Hylenski \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Director of a Musical \| Alex Timbers \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Choreographer \| Sonya Tayeh \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Outstanding Orchestrations \| Justin Levine, with Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen \| {{win\|Honoree}}
Grammy Award{{cite news \|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/hadestown-cast-recording-wins-2020-grammy-award-for-best-musical-theater-album \|title=Hadestown Cast Recording Wins 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album \|date=January 20, 2020 \|last=Meyer \|first=Dan \|magazine=Playbill \|access-date=September 26, 2021 \|archive-date=October 5, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005203252/https://www.playbill.com/article/hadestown-cast-recording-wins-2020-grammy-award-for-best-musical-theater-album \|url-status=live }} \| Best Musical Theater Album \| Danny Burstein, Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo, Matt Stine, Alex Timbers and Aaron Tveit \| {{nom}}

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rowspan="34" style="text-align:center;" | 2020

| rowspan="14"| Tony Award{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/theater/tony-nominees.html |title=Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Peter |last=Libbey |date=October 15, 2020 |access-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509134421/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/theater/tony-nominees.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/tonyawards2021 |title=UPDATING LIVE: The 74th Annual Tony Award Winners |date=September 26, 2021 |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |magazine=Playbill |access-date=September 26, 2021 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027081900/https://www.playbill.com/article/tonyawards2021 |url-status=live }}

| colspan="2"| Best Musical

| {{Won}}

Best Book of a Musical

| John Logan

| {{nom}}

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

| Aaron Tveit

| {{Won}}

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

| Karen Olivo

| {{Nominated}}

rowspan="2"| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

| Danny Burstein

| {{won}}

Sahr Ngaujah

| {{nom}}

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

| Robyn Hurder

| {{nom}}

Best Direction of a Musical

| {{won}}

| {{won}}

| Justin Levine, Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen

| {{won}}

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

| Derek McLane

| {{won}}

Best Costume Design of a Musical

| Catherine Zuber

| {{won}}

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

| Justin Townsend

| {{won}}

Best Sound Design of a Musical

| Peter Hylenski

| {{won}}

rowspan="5"| Drama Desk Award{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-2020-Drama-Desk-Awards-Nominations--The-Full-List-20200421 |title=Breaking: 2020 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List! |website=Broadway World |first=Nicole |last=Rosky |date=April 21, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422190936/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-2020-Drama-Desk-Awards-Nominations--The-Full-List-20200421 |url-status=live }}

| Outstanding Choreography

| Sonya Tayeh

| {{win}}

Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical

| Derek McLane

| {{win}}

Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical

| Catherine Zuber

| {{win}}

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical

| Justin Townsend

| {{win}}

Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical

| Peter Hylenski

| {{win}}

rowspan="3"| Drama League Award{{cite news |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/adrienne-warren-danny-burstein-and-danielle-brooks-among-2020-drama-league-award-nominees |title=Adrienne Warren, Danny Burstein, and Danielle Brooks Among 2020 Drama League Award Nominees |last=Clement |first=Olivia |date=May 1, 2020 |magazine=Playbill |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006013321/https://www.playbill.com/article/adrienne-warren-danny-burstein-and-danielle-brooks-among-2020-drama-league-award-nominees |url-status=live }}

| colspan="2"| Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical

|{{won}}

rowspan="2"| Distinguished Performance

| Danny Burstein

| {{won}}

Karen Olivo

| {{nom}}

rowspan="11"| Outer Critics Circle Award{{cite news |url=https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/moulin-rouge-tops-list-2020-outer-critics-circle_90980.html |title=Moulin Rouge! Tops List of 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees |date=May 11, 2020 |website=Theater Mania |access-date=May 11, 2020 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006022459/https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/moulin-rouge-tops-list-2020-outer-critics-circle_90980.html |url-status=live }}

| colspan="2"| Outstanding New Broadway Musical

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

| Aaron Tveit

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

| Karen Olivo

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

| Danny Burstein

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play or Musical

| Derek McLane

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical

| Catherine Zuber

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play or Musical

| Justin Townsend

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Sound Design of a Play or Musical

| Peter Hylenski

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Director of a Musical

| Alex Timbers

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Choreographer

| Sonya Tayeh

| {{win|Honoree}}

Outstanding Orchestrations

| Justin Levine, with Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen

| {{win|Honoree}}

Grammy Award{{cite news |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/hadestown-cast-recording-wins-2020-grammy-award-for-best-musical-theater-album |title=Hadestown Cast Recording Wins 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album |date=January 20, 2020 |last=Meyer |first=Dan |magazine=Playbill |access-date=September 26, 2021 |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005203252/https://www.playbill.com/article/hadestown-cast-recording-wins-2020-grammy-award-for-best-musical-theater-album |url-status=live }}

| Best Musical Theater Album

| Danny Burstein, Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo, Matt Stine, Alex Timbers and Aaron Tveit

| {{nom}}

= Moulin Rouge! The Musical 2018 Boston production =

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rowspan="12" style="text-align:center;" \|2019 \| rowspan="12" \|IRNE Awards{{cite web \|url=http://www.theatermirror.net/?p=3200 \|title=Nominations for 23rd Annual IRNE Awards Announced! \|website=New England Theater Mirror \|first=Michael \|last=Hoban \|date=February 25, 2019 \|language=en-US \|access-date=March 31, 2022 \|archive-date=February 27, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060242/http://www.theatermirror.net/?p=3200 \|url-status=live }}{{cite news \|first=Ryan \|last=McPhee \|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/moulin-rouge-musical-leads-bostons-2019-irne-awards \|title=Moulin Rouge! Musical Leads Boston's 2019 IRNE Awards \|magazine=Playbill \|date=April 9, 2019 \|access-date=March 31, 2022 \|archive-date=February 27, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227222141/https://www.playbill.com/article/moulin-rouge-musical-leads-bostons-2019-irne-awards \|url-status=live }} \| colspan="2"\|Best New Musical \| {{won}}
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Best Actor – Musical \|Aaron Tveit \| {{nominated}}
Best Actress – Musical \|Karen Olivo \| {{nominated}}
Best Supporting Actor – Musical \|Danny Burstein \| {{won}}
Best Set Design \|Derek McLane \| {{won}}
Best Costume Design \|Catherine Zuber \| {{won}}
Best Lighting Design \|Justin Townsend \| {{nominated}}
Best Sound Design \|Peter Hylenski \| {{won}}
Best Director – Musical \|Alex Timbers \| {{nominated}}
Best Choreography \|Sonya Tayeh \| {{nominated}}
Best Music Director \|Cian McCarthy \| {{won}}

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| rowspan="12" |IRNE Awards{{cite web |url=http://www.theatermirror.net/?p=3200 |title=Nominations for 23rd Annual IRNE Awards Announced! |website=New England Theater Mirror |first=Michael |last=Hoban |date=February 25, 2019 |language=en-US |access-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060242/http://www.theatermirror.net/?p=3200 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |first=Ryan |last=McPhee |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/moulin-rouge-musical-leads-bostons-2019-irne-awards |title=Moulin Rouge! Musical Leads Boston's 2019 IRNE Awards |magazine=Playbill |date=April 9, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227222141/https://www.playbill.com/article/moulin-rouge-musical-leads-bostons-2019-irne-awards |url-status=live }}

| colspan="2"|Best New Musical

| {{won}}

colspan="2"|Best Musical

| {{won}}

Best Actor – Musical

|Aaron Tveit

| {{nominated}}

Best Actress – Musical

|Karen Olivo

| {{nominated}}

Best Supporting Actor – Musical

|Danny Burstein

| {{won}}

Best Set Design

|Derek McLane

| {{won}}

Best Costume Design

|Catherine Zuber

| {{won}}

Best Lighting Design

|Justin Townsend

| {{nominated}}

Best Sound Design

|Peter Hylenski

| {{won}}

Best Director – Musical

|Alex Timbers

| {{nominated}}

Best Choreography

|Sonya Tayeh

| {{nominated}}

Best Music Director

|Cian McCarthy

| {{won}}

= Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original West End production =

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rowspan="5" align="center"\| 2022 \| rowspan="5" \|Laurence Olivier Award \| colspan="2" \|Best New Musical \|{{nom}}
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical \|Clive Carter \|{{nom}}
Best Theatre Choreographer \|Sonya Tayeh \|{{nom}}
Best Set Design \|Derek McLane \|{{nom}}
Best Costume Design \|Catherine Zuber \|{{won}}

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| rowspan="5" |Laurence Olivier Award

| colspan="2" |Best New Musical

|{{nom}}

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

|Clive Carter