Max Vernon
{{short description|American performer, songwriter, and playwright}}
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| birth_name = Max Vernon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|24}}
| origin = Los Angeles, CA
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| occupation = Playwright · composer · songwriter
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| website = {{URL|https://www.maxvernon.com}}
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Max Vernon (born May 24, 1988) is an American performer, songwriter, and playwright from Los Angeles, California, currently living and performing in New York City, where they attended New York University. Best known for their work in musical theatre; their musicals include The View UpStairs, KPOP, and The Tattooed Lady.
Theatre
Max Vernon's original musicals include WIRED (music, lyrics, book; Ars Nova), The View UpStairs (music, lyrics, book; Lynn Redgrave Theatre, Culture Project) - inspired by the UpStairs Lounge arson attack, 30 Million (music, lyrics; book by Jason Kim; Keen Company),{{Cite news|url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2016/05/26/beyond-the-school-play-high-schoolers-take-the-stage-with-keen-teens/|title=Beyond the School Play: High Schoolers Take the Stage With Keen Teens|date=2016-05-26|work=Americantheatre.org|access-date=2018-04-30|language=en-US}} KPOP (music, lyrics; book by Jason Kim; Ars Nova), and The Tattooed Lady (music, lyrics, book; Philadelphia Theatre Company).
The View UpStairs has received numerous regional productions since its original Off-Broadway run, including London (Soho Theatre), Richmond, Chicago, Sydney (Hayes Theatre), Los Angeles (Celebration Theatre), San Francisco (New Conservatory Theatre Center), Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, and Columbus, among others. The piece is published by Samuel French,{{Cite web|url=https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/62653/the-view-upstairs/|title=The View UpStairs {{!}} Samuel French|website=Samuelfrench.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30}} and the original cast album was released on Broadway Records.{{Cite web|last=Culwell-Block|first=Logan|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/watch-the-cast-of-the-view-upstairs-record-world-outside-these-walls|title=Watch the Cast of The View UpStairs Record 'World Outside These Walls' |website=Playbill|language=en|date=2017-09-11|access-date=2018-04-30}}
Discography
=Songwriting credits=
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| Year
! Title ! Artist ! Album ! Writer(s) ! Producer(s) |
|---|
| 2025
|"Baddest Habit" |Rose Rey |rowspan="3"{{n/a|Non-album singles}} |Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Rose Rey |
| rowspan="4" |2024
|"Put It Down" |Bijou & Jayelle |Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Jayelle, Benjamin Dorman |
| “Ms. Claus”
|Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Jayelle, Jillian Rossi | rowspan="2" |Drew Louis |
| "Let Them Eat Cake"
|Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Jayelle |
| "Dance You Outta My Head"
|{{n/a|Non-album single}} |Max Vernon, Austin Bello, Catherine Ipsan |Max Vernon, Austin Bello, Catherine Ipsan |
| rowspan="22" | 2023
|"Bad Witches" | rowspan="3" |Lvcrft | rowspan="3" |V |Bonnie McKee, Jarred Moreno, Max Vernon, Justin Gray |Count Trackula |
| "Burnin'"
|Amanda Warner, David Morup, Bonnie McKee, Max Vernon |Demon Breath, Stavros Tsarouhas |
| "Fare Thee Well"
|David Morup, Max Vernon, Peter Wade Keusch, Sarah Barrios |Norman Crates, Demon Breath |
| "Still I Love You"
| rowspan="20" |The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | rowspan="19" |KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | rowspan="20" |Helen Park, Max Vernon | rowspan="18" |Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| "Wind Up Doll" |
| "Halfway" |
| "Hunduruh (Shake It)" |
| "Shi Gan Nang Bee (Waste of Time)" |
| "Gin & Tonic" |
| "Meant 2 B" |
| "Upduryuh (Bow Down)" |
| "Blast Off" |
| "Supergoddess" |
| "Upduryuh (Bow Down) Intro" |
| "Bung Uh Ree Sae (Mute Bird)" |
| "F8 Intro" |
| "Perfect" |
| "Hanguknom (Korean Man)" |
| "Phoenix" |
| "This Is My Korea" |
| "Amerika (Checkmate)" |
| "Super Star"
{{small|(with Luna)}} |Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr. |
| rowspan="6" |2022
|"This Is My Korea - TV Edit" |This Is My Korea (TV Edit) |Helen Park, Matt Stine |
| "I Watch You"
| rowspan="10" |Tony & The Kiki | rowspan="2" |Dirty Secrets |Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | rowspan="10" |Max Vernon |
| "I Watch You (Intro)"
|Rodney Allan Bush, Yuka Tadano, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heaney, Tristan Joel Marzeki, Anthony Alfaro |
| "Tell Me Something Good (Live)"
| rowspan="2" |Back In Black |
| "Back In Black (Live)" |
| "Uh Uh Uh"
|{{n/a|Non-album single}} |Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro |
| rowspan="5" |2021
|"Listen (Outro)" | rowspan="5" |Light It Up |Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Yuka Tadano, Paul Charles Heany, Tristan Joel Marzeski, Anthony Alfaro |
| "Paranoid"
| rowspan="4" |Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro |
| "Listen" |
| "Extra Express" |
| "Light It Up" |
| rowspan="18" |2017
|"#householdname" | rowspan="18" |The View UpStairs Cast | rowspan="18" |The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | rowspan="18" |Max Vernon | rowspan="18" |Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| "Better Than Silence" |
| "Sex on Legs" |
| "Theme Song" |
| "The View Upstairs" |
| "Crazy Notion" |
| "Most Important Thing" |
| "Lost or Found?" |
| "Completely Overdone" |
| "Some Kind of Paradise" |
| "Dead Center" |
| "What I Did Today" |
| "Are You Listening, God?" |
| "And I Wish" |
| "World Outside These Walls" |
| "I Was Meant For More" |
| "Waltz (Endless Night)" |
| "The Future Is Great!!!" |
Award and nominations
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|+ !Year !Award !Category !Show !Result |
| 2015
|Jonathan Larson Grant |Music/Lyrics |N/A |{{win}} |
| 2016
|New York Foundation of the Arts Award{{Cite web|url=http://current.nyfa.org/post/147104577308/nyfa-announces-recipients-and-finalists-for-2016|title=NYFA Announces Recipients and Finalists for 2016 Artists' Fellowship Program|website=Nyfa.org|date=2016-07-08|access-date=2018-04-30}} |Music |N/A |{{win}} |
| 2017
|Best Musical |rowspan=2|The View UpStairs |{{nom}} |
| 2017
|Best Musical |{{nom}} |
| 2018
|Unique Theatrical Experience |rowspan=7|KPOP |{{win}} |
| 2018
|Best Musical |{{nom}} |
| 2018
|Best Musical |{{win}} |
| 2018
|Best Musical |{{nom}} |
| 2018
|Outstanding Music |{{nom}} |
| 2018
|Outstanding Lyrics |{{nom}} |
| 2018
|colspan=2|Richard Rodgers Award{{Cite web|last=Clement|first=Olivia|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/kpop-is-recipient-of-2018-richard-rodgers-award|title=KPOP Is Recipient of 2018 Richard Rodgers Award|website=Playbill|language=en|date=2018-04-02|access-date=2018-04-30}} |{{win}} |
| 2019
|WhatsOnStage Award |Best Off-West End Production |The View UpStairs |{{nom}} |
| 2020
|Pew Arts Grant |Book/Music/Lyrics |The Tattooed Lady |{{win}} |
| 2023
|Tony Award |Best Original Score |KPOP |Nominated |
| 2023
|Barrymore Award |Outstanding Original Music |The Tattooed Lady |Nominated |
References
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Category:American LGBTQ dramatists and playwrights
Category:American musical theatre composers
Category:American male musical theatre composers