Mark Hollmann

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Mark Hollmann
Hollmann in 2025
Born (1963-10-14) October 14, 1963
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Occupations
Years active1985–present

Mark Hollmann (born 1963) is an American composer and lyricist known for his work on the musical Urinetown, for which he won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Score.

Life and career

Hollmann grew up in Fairview Heights, Illinois, where he graduated from Belleville Township High School East in 1981. He won a 2002 Tony Award[1] and a 2001 Obie Award[2] for his music and lyrics to Urinetown. He is a former ensemble member of the Cardiff-Giant Theatre Company in Chicago. He played trombone for the Chicago art rock band Maestro Subgum and the Whole, and piano for The Second City national touring company and Chicago City Limits, an improv company in New York City. He attended the musical theatre writing workshop Making Tuners at Theatre Building Chicago and the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop in New York. While at the Making Turners workshop he began a show with Chicago-based writer Jack Helbig that became "The Girl, the Grouch, and the Goat," which has had professional productions in Los Angeles and Chicago.[3]

Hollmann is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and ASCAP.[3] He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Jillian, and their sons.[4] He currently is working on a new musical with his theatrical partner Greg Kotis titled Good Luck In Space, meant to close off the “Urinetown Trilogy” with Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life) being the first installment.

In 2026, his musical, Iceboy!, which follows the events that inspired Eugene O'Neill to write The Iceman Cometh, is set to premiere at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman. The production is set to run from June 20 through July 26, 2026.[5][6]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2001 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music Urinetown Nominated [7][8]
Outstanding Lyrics Nominated
2002 Tony Award Best Original Score Won [9]

References

  1. "2002 Tony Award Winners". New York Times. 2002-01-03. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  2. "Wild Goat, from the Creators of Urinetown & Hotel D'Amour Premieres in Chicago January 19". Chicago Pride. 2003-12-19. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  3. "PlayBill Biography: Mark Hollmann". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. "Biography of Mark Hollmann". Music Theater International. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  5. "Iceboy". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  6. "Nick Offerman Will Star in 'Iceboy!' Opposite Wife Megan Mullally at Goodman Theatre". Playbill. June 17, 2026. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  7. "2001 Awards – Nominees and Recipients". Drama Desk. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  8. Kenneth Jones, Robert Simonson (May 20, 2001). "2001 Drama Desk Winners Include Producers, Proof and Mnemonic". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  9. "'Millie' and 'Urinetown' Take Early Tony Awards". The New York Times. June 2, 2002. Retrieved June 17, 2026.