Global Creatures
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Key people
Gerry Ryan

Global Creatures is a live entertainment company based in Sydney, Australia with offices in New York and London.[1] It is privately owned by Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic[2] and is best known for Walking with Dinosaurs, which toured for 12 years and was seen by over 10 million people.[3] 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.[4]

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[5] and 2011.[6]

Awards and nominations

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original Broadway production

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2020 Tony Award[7][8] Best Musical Won
Best Book of a Musical John Logan Nominated
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Aaron Tveit Won
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Karen Olivo Nominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Won
Sahr Ngaujah Nominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Robyn Hurder Nominated
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
Drama Desk Award[9] Outstanding Choreography Sonya Tayeh Won
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Derek McLane Won
Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical Catherine Zuber Won
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical Justin Townsend Won
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical Peter Hylenski Won
Drama League Award[10] Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Won
Distinguished Performance Danny Burstein Won
Karen Olivo Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award[11] Outstanding New Broadway Musical Honoree
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Aaron Tveit Honoree
Outstanding Actress in a Musical Karen Olivo Honoree
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Danny Burstein Honoree
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play or Musical Derek McLane Honoree
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical Catherine Zuber Honoree
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play or Musical Justin Townsend Honoree
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play or Musical Peter Hylenski Honoree
Outstanding Director of a Musical Alex Timbers Honoree
Outstanding Choreographer Sonya Tayeh Honoree
Outstanding Orchestrations Justin Levine, with Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen Honoree
Grammy Award[12] Best Musical Theater Album Danny Burstein, Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo, Matt Stine, Alex Timbers and Aaron Tveit Nominated

Moulin Rouge! The Musical 2018 Boston production

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2019 IRNE Awards[13][14] Best New Musical Won
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

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2022 Laurence Olivier Award Best New Musical Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Clive Carter Nominated
Best Theatre Choreographer Sonya Tayeh Nominated
Best Set Design Derek McLane Nominated
Best Costume Design Catherine Zuber Won

References

  1. ^ "Contact". Global Creatures. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  2. ^ "Executive Team". Global Creatures. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  3. ^ "Walking With Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular". Walking With Dinosaurs. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  4. ^ Lambert, Catherine (2021-09-27). "Australian musical Moulin Rouge makes Tony Awards history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  5. ^ "Melbourne Cup-winning caravan entrepreneur Gerry Ryan tops list of rich entertainers". Smart Company. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Big creatures and nice little earners". The Age. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  7. ^ Libbey, Peter (October 15, 2020). "Full List of the 2020 Tony Award Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ McPhee, Ryan (September 26, 2021). "UPDATING LIVE: The 74th Annual Tony Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Rosky, Nicole (April 21, 2020). "Breaking: 2020 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!". Broadway World. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Clement, Olivia (May 1, 2020). "Adrienne Warren, Danny Burstein, and Danielle Brooks Among 2020 Drama League Award Nominees". Playbill. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "Moulin Rouge! Tops List of 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees". Theater Mania. May 11, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  12. ^ Meyer, Dan (January 20, 2020). "Hadestown Cast Recording Wins 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album". Playbill. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  13. ^ Hoban, Michael (February 25, 2019). "Nominations for 23rd Annual IRNE Awards Announced!". New England Theater Mirror. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  14. ^ McPhee, Ryan (April 9, 2019). "Moulin Rouge! Musical Leads Boston's 2019 IRNE Awards". Playbill. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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