BIOGRAPHY

JORDAN SCOTT GILBERT is an acclaimed, award-winning Broadway and film producer, actor, singer, and director. Recognized as one of the youngest producers in Broadway theatrical history, Jordan was honored with the first-ever BROADWAY PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AWARD after his musical was nominated for 3 TONY AWARDS.

Jordan cemented his presence on Broadway after co-producing the three-time Tony Award-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway production of Ghost the Musical, starring Academy Award winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers, Only Murders) and Tony Award winner Caissie Levy (Ragtime, Frozen). The production was directed by Tony Award winner Matthew Warchus (Matilda, God of Carnage), with music and lyrics by Grammy and Golden Globe winner Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and Academy Award nominee and six-time Grammy Award winner Glen Ballard (Jagged Little Pill, “Man in the Mirror"), with a book by Academy Award winner Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost), and designed by Tony Award-winner Rob Howell (Matilda, A Christmas Carol) and Tony Award-winner Hugh Vanstone (Matilda, Groundhog Day).

Jordan also co-produced Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway, a star-studded play attended by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, which featured an extraordinary lineup of major figures, including Emmy Award winner Katie Couric (Today, CBS Evening News), Emmy Award winner Gayle King (CBS Mornings, Oprah), two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Producers), Emmy Award winner Kenan Thompson (SNL, Good Burger), Emmy Award nominee Molly Shannon (SNL, The White Lotus), Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid, Cobra Kai), Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner Tony Shalhoub (Monk, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Kate Walsh (Grey’s Anatomy), Emmy and Grammy Award winner Kathy Griffin (My Life on the D-List), SAG Award nominee Allison Williams (Girls, Get Out), Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Rita Wilson (Sleepless in Seattle), Emmy Award nominee Bobby Moynihan (SNL, Inside Out), Mikey Day (Saturday Night Live, Is It Cake?), Emmy Award winner Pamela Adlon (Better Things, King of the Hill), two-time Grammy Award winner Lewis Black (The Daily Show, Inside Out), Phil Rosenthal (Everybody Loves Raymond, Somebody Feed Phil), Gina Gershon (Bound, Showgirls, Riverdale), SAG Award winner Tate Donovan (The O.C., Damages), Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), two-time Tony and two-time Emmy Award winner Andrea Martin (SCTV, Pippin), Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard (House, Dead Poets Society), Bruce Vilanch (Hollywood Squares, The Oscars), Emmy Award nominee Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Big Hero 6), Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies), Brooke Adams (Days of Heaven, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), Emmy Award nominee Jackie Hoffman (Feud, Only Murders in the Building), Tony Award nominee, Grammy Award and Emmy Award winner Christopher Jackson (Hamilton, In the Heights), Alexander Dreymon (The Last Kingdom), Tony Award nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), Tony Award winner Danny Burstein (Moulin Rouge!, Boardwalk Empire), Emmy Award winner Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere), Tony Award nominee Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Beetlejuice, Spamalot), creators Emmy nominee Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel, with designs by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Derek McLane.

Jordan produced on the London revival of Pippin, featuring music and lyrics by three-time Academy Award winner and Tony Award recipient Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, Pippin) starring Tony Award winner Frances Ruffelle (Les Misérables), and designed by Olivier Award-winner Timothy Bird (Sunday In The Park…), Tony Award-winner Ken Billington (Chicago), and Tony and Olivier Award-winner Gareth Owen (MJ The Musical).

In film, Jordan directed and starred opposite Academy Award nominee Gary Busey (The Buddy Holly Story, Point Break) in the upcoming comedy feature film Murder at the Lakehouse, further extending his work across both sides of the camera as a director, actor, writer, and producer.

As a concert artist, Jordan performs his solo show, Jordan Scott Gilbert: Live in Concert, in which he shares his story while singing powerful renditions of Broadway classics.

As an actor and singer, he has appeared on Broadway stages, in film and television projects, and at major venues including Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre, Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, Lincoln Center, 54 Below, and TSC at the historic Mark Hellinger Theatre. He has performed in star-studded events featuring two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award winner Cyndi Lauper (Kinky Boots), three-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane (The Producers, Angels in America),  two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran (Noises Off, Promises, Promises), four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song, Hairspray), Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots, Pose), two-time Tony Award winner Victoria Clark (Kimberly Akimbo, Light in the Piazza), Tony Award winner Harriet Harris (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Tony Award winner Cady Huffman (The Producers), Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller (Beautiful), Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor (The Practice, Ann), Emmy Award winner Peter Scolari (Girls, Newhart), Emmy Award winner Josh Bergasse (Smash, On the Town), Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Andy Karl (Groundhog Day, Rocky), three-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie (Ragtime, Kiss Me, Kate), Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde), and Tony Award nominees Judy McLane (Mamma Mia!) and Ann Harada (Avenue Q).

Jordan’s additional producing, directing, writing, casting, and performance credits include Disney’s They Spoke Out: American Voices Against the Holocaust featuring Marvel comics chairman and Emmy Award nominee Stan Lee (Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four) and Neal Adams (Batman, X-Men), We Are Lights starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Melba Moore (Purlie, Hair), Tony Award winner Lena Hall (Hedwig), social media sensation Jodie Langel, and former Actors’ Equity President Nick Wyman, Peace Aqua starring Tony Award nominee Andrea McArdle (Annie) and Tony Award winner Jarrod Emick (Damn Yankees), Celebrity Confessions: Live from Broadway, The Phantom of the Improv, and Showbiz Talk with numerous Tony and Grammy Award winners.

Jordan has also helped develop new projects for major musical theatre and film artists, including Academy Award nominee and Grammy Award winner John Cameron (Les Misérables) and Tony Award nominee James Rado (Hair), placing him in creative proximity to some of the most recognizable works and artists in modern musical theatre history.

Throughout his career, Jordan has been invited to produce on several Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End productions, films, and television projects. He has participated in creative meetings with legendary artists including 21-time Tony Award winner Harold Prince (Phantom, Evita), received best wishes from icons such as Sir Paul McCartney (The Beatles), and received public endorsements from major cultural figures, including Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX), generating more than 30 million views.

Jordan’s Broadway journey began early. At age six, Jordan became known as “The Miz Kid” in publicity for the Broadway National Tour of Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables. He served as assistant to the lead producer on Broadway’s A Tale of Two Cities, directed by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle (After Midnight, Hello, Dolly!) and designed by Academy, Emmy, and Tony Award winner Tony Walton (Pippin, All That Jazz). He also served as a stage management apprentice for the original Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera.

Beyond the stage and screen, Jordan has also been recognized for his work as a top theatre educator and acting, vocal, audition, and career coach. He received a certificate of recognition from Carnegie Hall for excellence in teaching voice and has coached actors, singers, students, and celebrities who have gone on to star in television, film, and Broadway shows, such as Hamilton.

Jordan narrated a complete Bible translation audiobook from Genesis to Revelation for BibleHub.com, one of the world’s leading faith-based websites.

The most important thing to Jordan is his faith in Jesus Christ, who paid the full penalty for our sins through His perfect sinless life, shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection and offers salvation as a FREE GIFT to anyone and everyone who believes in Jesus Christ alone as their savior.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16