# Haddon Kime > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Haddon_Kime > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Haddon_Kime.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddon_Kime > Source revision: 1356632292 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American film composer}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Haddon Kime | image = Haddon_Kime,_Composer_and_Lyricist.jpg | birth_name = Haddon Kime | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|06|28}} | birth_place = [Pinetop, Arizona](/source/Pinetop%2C_Arizona), U.S. | other_names = Haddon Givens Kime | occupation = Composer, lyricist, writer, director }} '''Haddon Kime''' (born June 28, 1976) is an American theatre and film composer, lyricist, sound designer, and director. Early in his career, Kime frequent collaborated in the theatre scenes of [Boston](/source/Boston) and [New York City](/source/New_York_City)The New York Times, Charles Isherwood [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/14/theater/reviews/contract-laborers-with-chips-on-their-shoulders.html] "Contract Laborers With Chips on Their Shoulders", 14 September 2004 writing music and sound designs for plays and musicals produced by [New Repertory Theatre](/source/New_Repertory_Theatre), [Boston Playwrights Theatre](/source/Boston_Playwrights_Theatre), Gloucester Stage and Speakeasy Stage among others.The Boston Globe, Catherine Foster [https://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2003/10/03/behind_the_scenes_he_uses_sound_to_dramatic_effect/] "Behind the Scenes He Uses Sound to Dramatic Effect", 10 March 2003 He currently lives and works in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta),Arts ATL [https://www.artsatl.org/qa-quarantine-cant-stop-the-beat-of-haddon-kime-and-his-original-zoom-musical/] "Q&A: Quarantine can’t stop the beat of Haddon Kime and his original Zoom musical", 28 May 2020 and is credited with inventing the [zoomsical](/source/zoomsical) during the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) of 2020.Fiona Brutscher, American Express Essentials Magazine [https://www.amexessentials.com/interview-haddon-kime-zoomsical-writer-theatre-director/] "5 Minutes With… Zoomsical Writer Haddon Kime", 01 October 2020 == Career == In 2013 he wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics (with [Rick Lombardo](/source/Rick_Lombardo) and Kirsten Brandt) for the 2014 rock musical adaptation of [Hans Christian Andersen](/source/Hans_Christian_Andersen)'s "[The Snow Queen](/source/The_Snow_Queen)." The musical opened to previews at [San Jose Repertory Theatre](/source/San_Jose_Repertory_Theatre) on November 19, 2013 The San Jose Mercury News, Crystal Chow [https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/11/18/san-jose-rep-to-premiere-musical-version-of-the-snow-queen/] "San Jose Rep to premiere musical version of 'The Snow Queen'", 18 November 2013 the same day as the Disney film "[Frozen (2013 film)](/source/Frozen_(2013_film))" which is based on the same source material. After a successful month long run,The San Jose Mercury News, Karen D'Souza [https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/12/05/review-snow-queen-sparkles-at-san-jose-rep/] "Review: ‘Snow Queen’ sparkles at San Jose Rep", 05 December 2013 the musical earned a slot at the 2014 [New York Musical Theatre Festival](/source/New_York_Musical_Theatre_Festival),{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/17/theater/snow-queen-emerges-from-defunct-san-jose-theater.html?smid=pl-share |title=Hounded by Reality, Staging a Fairy Tale 'Snow Queen' Emerges From Defunct San Jose Theater' |author=Steven McElroy |location=New York City |work=The New York Times |date=2014-07-16 }} where in addition to positive critical reviews,{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/21/theater/the-snow-queen-based-on-a-hans-christian-anderson-story.html |title=A Fairy-Tale that Rocks |author=Anita Gates |location=New York, NY |work=The New York Times |date=2014-07-20 }} it won the Steele Spring Stage Rights Publishing Award as well as the award for Excellence in Overall Design, which Kime shared with co-sound designer Rick Lombardo, costume designer Frances Nelson McSherry and lighting/projection designer David Lee Cuthbert.Playbill, Michael Gioia [http://www.playbill.com/article/nymf-2014-awards-for-excellence-announced-cloned-is-best-of-fest-com-325706] "NYMF 2014 Awards for Excellence Announced", 28 July 2014 In 2015, Kime led an artistic team in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta) in writing an experimental and immersive musical adaptation of [The Red Book (Jung)](/source/The_Red_Book_(Jung)) by [Carl Jung](/source/Carl_Jung). The project was awarded a Reiser Artists Lab grant from the [Alliance Theatre](/source/Alliance_Theatre) where a workshop production of the first 45 minutes of the show was produced in 2016.Alliance Theatre [https://alliancetheatre.org/content/alliance-announces-projects-chosen-its-2nd-annual-reiser-atlanta-artists-lab] "Alliance Announces Projects Chosen for its 2nd Annual Atlanta Artists Lab", 15 May 2015 In 2017, Kime collaborated with playwright and improv comic Travis Sharp and [Dad's Garage Theatre Company](/source/Dad's_Garage_Theatre_Company) on a parody musical entitled "Wicket: A Parody Musical," a comic satire of the film [Return of the Jedi](/source/Return_of_the_Jedi) that, like the Broadway musical [Wicked (musical)](/source/Wicked_(musical)), is a popular story told from the perspective of a different character, in this case the [Ewok](/source/Ewok) who is first to meet [Princess Leia](/source/Princess_Leia).Dad's Garage Theatre, Jon Carr [https://dadsgarage.com/past-shows/wicket/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153248/https://dadsgarage.com/past-shows/wicket/ |date=July 25, 2018 }} "Wicket: A Parody Musical - Galactic Premiere", 08 September 2015 "Wicket: A Parody Musical" was subsequently produced and performed in [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio), where it won the 2019 Regional Award for Best Musical from [Broadway World](/source/Broadway_World).Broadway World [https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-antonio/article/Winners-Announced-For-2019-BroadwayWorld-San-Antonio-Awards] "Winners Announced For 2019 BroadwayWorld San Antonio Awards", 16 January 2020 In 2023, "Wicket: A Parody Musical" was produced in Buffalo, NY to critical acclaim. {{cite news |url=https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/its-the-ewoks-vs-the-emperor-in-star-wars-musical-parody-wicket/article_e296a3f0-a661-11ed-bb18-df19f57d94d1.html |title=It's the Ewoks vs. the Emperor in 'Star Wars' musical parody 'Wicket' |author=Melinda Miller |location=Buffalo, NY |work=The Buffalo News |date=2023-02-09 }} In May 2020, Kime is credited with creating a new artform, the [zoomsical](/source/zoomsical), when, in conjunction with Out of Hand Theater Company in Atlanta, he released an original 10-minute-musical comedy about a self-care class that makes the move online during the [Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic](/source/Social_distancing_measures_related_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic). Kime wrote the book, music and lyrics as well as directed. Since the musical was conceived and written for, and rehearsed and performed on [Zoom Video Communications](/source/Zoom_Video_Communications) software, Kime titled the production "LAG: A Zoomsical" after thinking of the term "zoomsical" while on a walk with his dog.Haddon Kime, Stage Rights Blog [https://www.stagerights.com/blog/guest-blog-snow-queen-composerlyricist-haddon-kime-takes-you-behind-scenes-his-odd-new-show-odd-new-format/] "3 Things to Consider When Writing A Zoomsical", 20 July 2020 {{Quotation|text=“Lag is a metaphor for not just the technical glitches that sometimes happen with this video conferencing software, but also because our lives our lagging a little bit. Our bank accounts are lagging. Our plans are lagging. Our vacations are lagging. My child’s education is lagging. So there’s a lag going on and instead of calling it a musical since it’s on Zoom, we called it a Zoomsical,” |author=Haddon Kime |title=Out Of Hand Theatre Creates An Original Musical On Zoom |source=[WABE](/source/WABE_(FM))WABE [https://www.wabe.org/out-of-hand-theatre-creates-an-original-musical-on-zoom-lag-a-zoomsical/] "Out Of Hand Theatre Creates An Original Musical On Zoom", 28 May 2020}} "LAG: A Zoomsical" was subsequently re-titled "LAG: A Zoomsical Comedy", and is published by composer [Roger Bean](/source/Roger_Bean)'s Stage Rights Publishing Company.Stage Rights [https://www.stagerights.com/allshows/lag-a-zoomsical-comedy/] "Lag: A Zoomsical Comedy - Book, Music, and Lyrics by Haddon Kime" In October 2020, LAG was recognized by [American Express](/source/American_Express) Essentials Magazine on their list of "19 Unmissable Online Theatre Experiences"Brutscher, Fiona (1 October 2020). [https://www.amexessentials.com/top-online-theatre-shows-experiences-virtual-theatre-platforms/ "19 Unmissable Online Theatre Experiences"]. ''American Express Essentials''. alongside online productions by [The Wooster Group](/source/The_Wooster_Group), [The Metropolitan Opera](/source/The_Metropolitan_Opera), and [Abbey Theatre](/source/Abbey_Theatre), Dublin. In 2022, LAG was featured as a digital offering Merino, Megan. [https://list.co.uk/news/42147/edinburghs-festivals-2022] "Edinburgh's Festivals 2022" The List in the 2022 [Edinburgh Festival Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe). == Education == Kime attended and graduated [Berklee College of Music](/source/Berklee_College_of_Music) with a degree in [film scoring](/source/film_scoring)Berklee Today [https://www.berklee.edu/berklee-today/fall-2014/alumnotes] "Alumnotes", 02 September 2014 == Awards == * 2015 Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab (Lead Artist) Recipient * 2015 Best Original Music - San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle for "Game On" The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle [https://www.criticscircle.org/excellence-in-theatre-awards/previous-nominees-awards/2014-noms-recipients/] "Excellence in Theatre Awards for 2014", 09 March 2015 * 2014 New York Musical Festival, Excellence in Overall Design (shared award) * 2012 Honorable Mention, International Songwriting Competition (Lyrics Only Category) for song "Colorado Creek" International Songwriting Competition [https://songwritingcompetition.com/previouswinners] "Previous Winners" * 2008 Tanne Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Berklee Today, Emily Dufresne [https://www.berklee.edu/bt/203/alumnotes.html] "Alumnotes", 02 September 2008 * 2007 Best Sound Design - Independent Reviewers of New England ([IRNE Awards](/source/IRNE_Awards)) for "A Streetcar Named Desire" at New Repertory Theatre Stage Source [https://www.stagesource.org/page/IRNEWINNERS2007ONE] "Final Ballot for 2007 IRNE Awards", 14 April 2008 * 2004 Best Sound Design - Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE Awards) for "A Girls War" at New Repertory Theatre and "Haymarket" at Boston Playwright's Theatre == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website|https://haddonkime.com/}} * {{IMDb name|7506569}} * {{IOBDB name|48284}} * [https://wicketmusical.com/ Wicket: A Parody Musical Website] * [https://zoomsical.com/ LAG: A Zoomsical Comedy Website] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kime, Haddon}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:American musical theatre composers Category:American male musical theatre composers Category:American musical theatre lyricists Category:Berklee College of Music alumni Category:Musicians from Atlanta --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Haddon Kime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddon_Kime) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddon_Kime?action=history)). 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