William Landry Aronson | |
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 Will Aronson on the red carpet of The Musical Awards, 3 June 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1981 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genres | Musical theater |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | www |
William Landry Aronson (born 1981, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American composer and writer for musical theater, whose work includes the scores for Pete the Cat, Mother, Me & the Monsters, and My Scary Girl. He also composed and co-wrote the book for the late 21st-century romance Maybe Happy Ending (2017), The Trouble with The Dog, and Bungee Jump, cited by the NY Times in 2013 as Korea’s “most popular original musical,” and winner of Best Score at the Korean Musical Awards. Current projects include Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Günter and Wind-Up Girl.
Aronson is the recipient of the Richard Rodgers Award, a Fulbright grant, the ASCAP Frederick Loewe Award, an EST/Sloan grant, and three Korean Musical Awards. In addition to his theatrical work, Aronson has composed and produced over 200 tracks for the ESL children's book/DVD series, English Egg.