Shaina Taub | |
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.jpg) Taub at the 2024 Tony Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1988-10-06)October 6, 1988 (age 37) |
| Genres | Pop,cabaret |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actress, singer, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals, accordion |
Spouse | Matt Gehring |
| Website | shainataub |
Shaina Taub is an American actress, singer, musician, andTony Award-winning composer.[1][2][3]
Taub was born inWaitsfield, Vermont and attended the theater campStagedoor Manor. Taub's interest in social justice started at a young age.[4] At 16, Taub graduated from her high school and went on to attendNew York University Tisch School of the Arts where she graduated in 2009.[4][5]
Taub appeared in “Spare Some Change: NYC Artists for Barack Obama” directed by Ryan Mekenian in 2008 alongsideLindsay Mendez,Carrie Manolakos,Joe Iconis,Seth Rudetsky, andCelia Keenan-Bolger.[6]
Taub composed and starred in three adaptations ofShakespeare plays forThe Public Theater's Public Works program:Twelfth Night in both 2016 and 2018[7] andAs You Like It in 2017[8]
Taub has appearedOff-Broadway in the revival of the revue showOld Hats in 2016,[9][10]Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 asPrincess Mary (2013),[11] and in the original Off-Broadway live cast performance ofHadestown as a Fate (2016).[12]
She played the role ofEmma Goldman in theRagtime on Ellis Island concert.
She performed atJoe's Pub in Manhattan monthly during a solo residency.[13]
In 2022, her original musicalSuffs, based onsuffragists and their Americanwomen's suffrage movement, premieredoff-Broadway atThe Public Theater. Taub wrote the book, music, and lyrics, and also starred asAlice Paul. The show transferred toBroadway in April 2024 to positive reviews. Taub won Tony Awards in 2024 for Best Book and Best Score.[14]
AlongsideElton John on music, Taub penned the lyrics for the 2022musical adaptation of the 2006 filmThe Devil Wears Prada, based onLauren Weisberger's 2003novel of the same name. It enjoyed a limited run in Chicago in 2022, and a new production opened inLondon'sWest End in October 2024.
In November 2024, she reprised the role of Emma Goldman inNew York City Center’sRagtime. In May 2025, it was announced that Taub would play the role again when it transfers to Broadway in September 2025.[15]
Taub was named one of theTime 100 most influential people of 2024.[16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | Princess Mary | |
| 2016 | Old Hats | Performer | |
| Hadestown | Fate | Live Original Cast Off-Broadway | |
| Ragtime | Emma Goldman | ||
| 2018 | Twelfth Night | Feste | Adapted forShakespeare in the Park |
| 2022 | Suffs | Alice Paul | Also composer, lyricist, and created book |
| As You Like It | Jaques | Adapted forShakespeare in the Park | |
| 2024-2025 | Suffs | Alice Paul | Broadway,Music Box Theater; Also composer, lyricist, and created book |
| 2024 | Ragtime | Emma Goldman | New York City Center |
| 2025-2026 | Broadway[17] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tick...Tick...BOOM! | Composer |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lucille Lortel Award[18] | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 | Nominated |
| 2019 | Drama Desk Awards | MTI Award For Outstanding Music | Twelfth Night | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Lyrics | Suffs | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Music | Won | ||
| Outstanding Orchestrations | Nominated | |||
| Outer Critics Circle Awards[19] | Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Won | ||
| Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Won | |||
| Tony Awards | Best Original Score | Won | ||
| Best Book of a Musical | Won |
Taub is Jewish.[22] She is married to Matt Gehring.[23]
