Global Creatures

Global Creatures is a live entertainment company based in Sydney, Australia with offices in New York and London.^[1] It is privately owned by Gerry Ryan and Carmen Pavlovic^[2] and is best known for Walking with Dinosaurs, which toured for 12 years and was seen by over 10 million people.^[3] More recently the company has become known for Moulin Rouge! The Musical which won 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and becoming the first Australian-produced musical to originate on Broadway.^[4]

Global Creatures

Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Key people	Gerry Ryan

Other productions by Global Creatures include DreamWork's How to Train Your Dragon theatrical spectacular, King Kong the Musical, Strictly Ballroom The Musical, and Muriel's Wedding The Musical.

The company has twice topped the BRW list of Australia's Highest Earning Entertainers in 2010^[5] and 2011.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original Broadway production

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2020	Tony Award[7][8]	Best Musical		Won
		Best Book of a Musical	John Logan	Nominated
		Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical	Aaron Tveit	Won
		Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical	Karen Olivo	Nominated
		Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical	Danny Burstein	Won
			Sahr Ngaujah	Nominated
		Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	Robyn Hurder	Nominated
		Best Direction of a Musical	Alex Timbers	Won
		Best Choreography	Sonya Tayeh	Won
		Best Orchestrations	Justin Levine, Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen	Won
		Best Scenic Design of a Musical	Derek McLane	Won
		Best Costume Design of a Musical	Catherine Zuber	Won
		Best Lighting Design of a Musical	Justin Townsend	Won
		Best Sound Design of a Musical	Peter Hylenski	Won
	Drama Desk Award[9]	Outstanding Choreography	Sonya Tayeh	Won
		Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical	Derek McLane	Won
		Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical	Catherine Zuber	Won
		Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical	Justin Townsend	Won
		Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical	Peter Hylenski	Won
	Drama League Award[10]	Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical		Won
		Distinguished Performance	Danny Burstein	Won
			Karen Olivo	Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Award[11]	Outstanding New Broadway Musical		Honoree
		Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Aaron Tveit	Honoree
		Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Karen Olivo	Honoree
		Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Danny Burstein	Honoree
		Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play or Musical	Derek McLane	Honoree
		Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical	Catherine Zuber	Honoree
		Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play or Musical	Justin Townsend	Honoree
		Outstanding Sound Design of a Play or Musical	Peter Hylenski	Honoree
		Outstanding Director of a Musical	Alex Timbers	Honoree
		Outstanding Choreographer	Sonya Tayeh	Honoree
		Outstanding Orchestrations	Justin Levine, with Matt Stine, Katie Kresek and Charlie Rosen	Honoree
	Grammy Award[12]	Best Musical Theater Album	Danny Burstein, Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo, Matt Stine, Alex Timbers and Aaron Tveit	Nominated

Moulin Rouge! The Musical 2018 Boston production

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2019	IRNE Awards[13][14]	Best New Musical		Won
		Best Musical		Won
		Best Actor – Musical	Aaron Tveit	Nominated
		Best Actress – Musical	Karen Olivo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor – Musical	Danny Burstein	Won
		Best Set Design	Derek McLane	Won
		Best Costume Design	Catherine Zuber	Won
		Best Lighting Design	Justin Townsend	Nominated
		Best Sound Design	Peter Hylenski	Won
		Best Director – Musical	Alex Timbers	Nominated
		Best Choreography	Sonya Tayeh	Nominated
		Best Music Director	Cian McCarthy	Won

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Original West End production

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2022	Laurence Olivier Award	Best New Musical		Nominated
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical	Clive Carter	Nominated
		Best Theatre Choreographer	Sonya Tayeh	Nominated
		Best Set Design	Derek McLane	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Catherine Zuber	Won