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Biography
Jeff Marx (born September 10, 1970) is a composer and lyricist of musicals . He is best known for creating the Broadway musical Avenue Q with collaborator Robert Lopez .
Early life
Marx grew up in Hollywood, Florida . He attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida . Following graduation, he attended the University of Michigan , where he was a member of the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club|Men's Glee Club . He also holds a juris doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and is a member of the New York State Bar Association , but he does not practice law or represent himself.
Musical career
After passing the New York State Bar examination Marx enrolled at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop in order to meet potential clients in the entertainment industry. Here he met Robert Lopez who was also in the course.
Their first major project together, a spec Muppet movie, Kermit, Prince of Denmark , which was very loosely based on Hamlet , won them (as part of a tie) part of the $150,000 Kleban Award.
Together, they created the original concept for Avenue Q and wrote all the show's 21 songs. Avenue Q is currently running Off Broadway , in the West End theatre|West End , on a US National Tour, and continues to have various international productions. (It is now the 21st List of the longest-running Broadway shows|longest running musical in Broadway history.)
Avenue Q won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical . Lopez/Marx's musical score earned them a 2004 Tony Award , and another 2004 Tony Award was awarded to Avenue Q bookwriter Jeff Whitty . The musical's Original Cast Album, on the RCA/Victor label, was nominated for a Grammy Award . To date When|date=June 2011, it has sold over 150,000 copies.
Marx (and his parents) can be seen in the documentary film " ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway ", which followed the trajectories of four Tony-nominated musicals from 2004, Avenue Q , Wicked (musical)|Wicked , Taboo (musical)|Taboo , and Caroline, or Change . Marx, along with filmmaker Dori Berinstein and actor Alan Cumming, provided the audio commentary for the documentary's DVD.
Lopez and Marx wrote (with Deb Fordham ) four songs for a My Musical|musical episode of the NBC sitcom Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs which aired on January 18, 2007. Their song "Everything Comes Down to Poo" was nominated for an Emmy Award. http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx? ci=550667 Stage Stars Nab 2007 Emmy Nominations, Broadway.com Buzz Marx appeared in the episode as a pharmacist, dancing in the background during the song "We're Gonna Miss You Carla".
Marx co-wrote the theme song for the Logo Network's animated series " Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World " and contributed additional songs for the show.
Lopez and Marx have written songs for the Disney Channel TV series " Bear in the Big Blue House " and " The Book of Pooh ", as well as touring stage musicals for the children's theater company Theaterworks/USA.
Other work
Marx has also written the book How To Win A High School Election.
Personal life
He lives in Los Angeles and is a member of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA).
Recent projects
Marx contributed to a My Musical|musical version of the NBC sitcom Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs , an episode that the New York Times reported has "energized a cast and crew that, at a point when most situation comedies are sputtering along or dead, have recently been doing some of their best work." The New York Times , http://nytimes.com/2007/01/17/arts/television/17scru.html? ref=theater Diagnosis: Acute Case of Broadway Melodium Tremens, Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Marx enjoyed working on the show enough that he attributed it as a reason for his move to Los Angeles. In comparing it to his work on Avenue Q , Marx said: It took us five years to write Avenue Q .... There were a million readings and previews and staged readings. With this thing, we wrote the songs in a week. They rehearsed for a week. They filmed it in a week, and it was done. It was liberating, and a collaborative effort that created a much more feel-good way of working.
On December 13, 2008, Marx premiered a new song he wrote, "White Kwanzaa," on the CNN show D.L. Hughley Breaks the News . http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=oYaJIAz_YKE
References
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External links
http://www.avenueq.com The Official Avenue Q website
http://www.avenueqstuff.com Avenue Q merchandise: cd, program, posters, etc.
http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp? ID=109409 Internet Broadway Database listing for Jeff Marx
http://www.americantheatrewing.org/seminars/detail/avenue_q_09_03/ Production: Avenue Q - Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing|American Theatre Wing.org , September 2003
http://www.schoolelection.com Marx's book How To Win A High School Election Online
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast? i=49647593& id=201479995 Jeff Marx interviewed on a free podcast from Masterworks Broadway
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