Curtis Moore

Curtis Moore is honored to collaborate with Thomas Mizer, Matthew Brookshire, and Amanda Green, as a writer and composer based in New York.  His work has been presented at The Public Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival, the Eugene O’Neill National Music Theatre conference, and the NAMT festival of new musical.   In 2009 Curtis was the recipient of a Jonathan Larson Grant for excellence in theater writing.

In addition to writing for theater, Curtis has provided music for a diverse range of clients, including Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), the MTV Video Music Awards, the Miss America Pageant, and the Rose Bowl.  With Matthew Brookshire, Curtis wrote and performed the songs in Todd Solondz’s most recent film, Palindromes, and has written and produced songs for Wafah Dafour, Shawna Stone, Kevin Aviance, Ari Gold, Sara Ramirez, among others.

Curtis moonlights as an orchestrator and music producer, working on projects with Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight records, Playwrights Horizons, Lincoln Center Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and Kansas City Rep.   Curtis supports and is active with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and The Ali Forney Center for LGBT homeless youth.

Related Albums

The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin
Music From Palindromes
Music from The Coast of Utopia
Best Friend
Sleeping Beauty Wakes
Put A Little Love in Your Mouth
Clear Blue Tuesday

Related Projects

Venice
Richard III
Triangle
Palindromes
Timon of Athens
Clear Blue Tuesday
The Legend of Stagecoach Mary
The Bus To Buenos Aires
For The Love of Tiffany
Into The Woods

Related Stories

Curtis Moore performing in The Bridge Project: Richard III
Richard III

Curtis Moore is very happy to have been asked back to be part of the third and final year of the Bridge Project, which opened to rave reviews at London's Old Vic Theater in July.

This production reunites Sam Mendes and Kevin Spacey for the first time since American Beauty, and marks Curtis' fifth Bridge production with Mendes and composer Mark Bennett, having previous collaborated on The Winter's Tale, The Cherry Orchard, As You Like It, and The Tempest.

Richard III opens at BAM in January 2012, after a world tour in the fall of 2011.

Check out the video.

Timon of Athens at the Public Theater
Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens opens at the Public Theater with an electric guitar score composed by Trickybox writer Curtis Moore. With an cast led by Richard Thomas and directed by Barry Edelstein, this production marks the debut of the Public Theater's Public LAB SHAKESPEARE program.

Venice Named Year's Best Musical - Top 10 best plays and musicals by Time Magazine
Uzo Aduba in Venice at KC Rep

Venice, a musical collaboration between Eric Rosen, Matt Sax, and Trickybox Artist Curtis Moore, opened in Kansas city on April 18, 2010 to across the board Raves. Check out some of the reviews:

"Venice is [an] ambitious and expansive work, combining elements of Shakespeare, Greek tragedy, Brechtian allegory and dystopian political fable, all enhanced by rap narration and a melodic, rock-influenced score that is one of the most winning I have heard onstage in years."

Time Magazine, May 14, 2010

"Venice is hot.  As is in: Emotionally hot. Musically hot. Star-quality hot."

Variety, October 18, 2010

"Venice, a sweaty amalgam of Shakespearean plotting, political allegory and hip-hop jam, is truly exciting at its frequent best."

Backstage, October 18, 2010

"it points the way to thrilling and remarkably fresh artistic directions for musical theater."

Kansas City Star, April 2010

"The production-heavy hip hop fused world premiere musical Venice thrills."

Lost In Reviews, April 2010

"Venice, the newest production at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s Copaken Stage, is a mashup of styles that works on so many levels."

KCFree Press, April 20, 2010

"It’s crude, raw, offensive, devastating … and completely brilliant."

The University News, April 26, 2010

"Venice is the quantum leap that has every potential to redraw the map of Kansas City theatre."

KCMetropolis.org, April 28, 2010

 

The Bridge Project season two opens at BAM
As You Like It

Shakespeare's As You Like It opens on January 24, 2010 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.    Curtis Moore is the Music Coordinator and associate composer on this joint collaboration between The Old Vic in London, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Neal Street Productions.  

Curtis Moore music directs Into The Woods
Into The Woods - Kansas City

Curtis is collaborating with director Moisés Kaufman on a new interpretation of Sondheim’s Into The Woods, starring Tony nominee Euan Morton (Taboo), Brynn O'Malley (Sunday In The Park With George), Zachary Prince (Jersey Boys), and Michele Ragusa (Titanic).

Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer receive a Jonathan Larson Grant
Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore

Trickybox collaborators Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore are extremely honored to have been selected to receive a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant in recognition of their theatrical work, including the new musicals Triangle and The Legend of Stagecoach Mary. Administered by the American Theatre Wing, the Larson Grant is dedicated to honoring emerging talent and infusing the music theatre community with new work. The songwriting team’s music was featured at the Grant Presentation Event, March 17, 2009 in New York City.

Matthew Brookshire releases new album
Matthew Brookshire
Matthew Brookshire has released his sophomore solo album. Produced by Curtis Moore, these are some of the team's most favorite songs to date.
Curtis Moore Orchestrates GrooveLily's Striking 12

Curtis Moore provided an expanded orchestration for GrooveLily's musical, Striking 12. This expanded version is available for rental and performance through Theatrical Rights Worldwide.

Shawna Stone Releases Debut Album
Shawna Stone, Curtis Moore, and Matthew Brookshire

Trickybox collaborators Curtis Moore and Matthew Brookshire celebrate the release of Siren with recording artist Shawna Stone. Matthew and Curtis worked with Shawna, helping develop a fresh classical crossover sound that lead to her deal with EMI/Manhattan Records. They are currently working with award winning producer Peter Asher on songs for her upcoming solo recording.