Known for his work with writing partner Justin Paul, Pasek made his musical writing debut in 2005 while attending the University of Michigan with the song cycle Edges. After graduating, Pasek and Paul continued to take the theatre world by storm as their work gained popularity through YouTube. The duo made their Broadway debut in 2012, writing the musical adaptation of A Christmas Story. Pasek and Paul would return to the Main Stem again in 2016, winning Tony Awards for their hit musical Dear Evan Hansen.
In addition to their stage work, Pasek and Paul have also written for film and television, including La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Smash, and more.
Diana Huey, Greg McCormick Allen, Heath Saunders, Mike Spee, Richard Gray and Kendra Kassebaum in James and the Giant Peach
Diana Huey, Heath Saunders, Richard Gray, Greg McCormick Allen, Mike Spee, Kendra Kassebaum in James and the Giant Peach
Diedre Friel, Nick Blaemire, Derek Klena, Lindsay Mendez, Josh Segarra and Annaleigh Ashford in Dogfight.
Joan Marcus
Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena and cast in Dogfight
Nick Blaemire, Derek Klena and Josh Segarra in Dogfight
Cast of A Christmas Story
Erin Dilly, Zac Ballard, John Bolton and Johnny Rabe in A Christmas Story
John Bolton and cast of A Christmas Story
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land
Dale Robinette
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land
Dale Robinette
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land
Dale Robinette
Ben Platt
Matthew Murphy
Mike Faist and Ben Platt in Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Murphy
Ben Platt and Rachel Bay Jones in Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Murphy
The cast of Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Murphy
Hugh Jackman and cast of The Greatest Showman
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Zac Efron and Zendaya in The Greatest Showman
Twentieth Century Fox Film/Niko Tavernise
Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron in The Greatest Showman
Twentieth Century Fox Film/Niko Tavernise
Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams in The Greatest Showman
