Nathan Tysen

Nathan Tysen (born January 15, 1977) is a Grammy-nominated American songwriter whose musicals have appeared on Broadway and the West End.

Musicals with composer Chris Miller include Tuck Everlasting, The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs, Revival, Dreamland, and The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.

He also collaborated with songwriter Daniel Messé of the band Hem on lyrics for the Broadway musical Amélie starring Phillipa Soo, and the reworked Olivier-nominated original London cast production starring Audrey Brisson.

Television work includes songs for Sesame Street, Elmo's World, and the Electric Company.

He also wrote lyrics for the digital murder mystery A Killer Party.

Tysen was born in Kingston, New York and spent his infancy in Woodstock, New York.

He moved to Salina, Kansas when he was three.

He graduated from Salina High School South, to study at Missouri State University with a BFA in musical theatre.

While attending MSU, he wrote his first musical, Noah's Art with composer Ryan McCall.

In 1999, Tysen moved to New York City and received his MFA at New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.

It was at NYU that Tysen started collaborating with Miller.

Their thesis musical, The Burnt Part Boys, was given a world premiere at Barrington Stage Company, and a subsequent Off-Broadway run at Playwrights Horizons produced in conjunction with Vineyard Theatre.

Tysen has written several musicals with Miller, most notably the adaptation of the popular young adult novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.

He is also an accomplished writer and performer of children's music, penning tunes for Sesame Street, Elmo's World, The Electric Company, Storytime By Design, and Little Maestros.

He has worked for over two decades writing and directing for the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts, helping create numerous new musicals with young adults.

He plays in the band Joe's Pet Project.