Biografia
Mark Saltzman launched his career in New York working with Jim Henson, writing for the Muppets. His Sesame Street sketches and songs, including "Caribbean Amphibian," earned him seven Emmy Awards. Meanwhile, he was also writing cabaret shows and musicals performed at Soho Rep, 13th Street Theater, and the Village Gate, where he co-wrote the long-running revue A, My Name is Alice.
On network television, Mark teamed up with Jerry Herman for the CBS TV movie Mrs. Santa Claus, starring Angela Lansbury. His film credits include writing The Adventures of Milo and Otis and Three Ninjas Kick Back, and he has had screenplays commissioned by SONY, Universal, and Disney. His TV movie The Red Sneakers, directed by and starring Gregory Hines, received a Writers Guild Award nomination.
Mark's musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse in 1997, garnering five Los Angeles Ovation Award nominations, including Best Musical. It was staged at theaters across the U.S., such as Goodspeed and The Cleveland Playhouse, and had a successful run at New York's Roundabout Theater, where it was nominated for Best Musical by the Outer Critics Circle.
His musical Falling for Make Believe, inspired by the life of Lorenz Hart, debuted in April 2013 at the Colony Theater in California. His comedy Mr. Shaw Goes to Hollywood was performed at Laguna Playhouse and Chicago's Greenhouse Theater and was optioned for a film by The Little Film Company. The stage musical Romeo and Bernadette earned two Drama Desk Award nominations in 2020, as well as awards from the Outer Critics Circle. The production is set to reopen off-Broadway in 2022.
Mark holds degrees in English and theater from Cornell University.
He serves as president of the Arnold Glassman Fund, a charitable foundation that awards grants to notable documentaries, primarily focusing on film history and LGBTQ+ issues.
