Zack Zadek

is a songwriter, screenwriter, and musical theatre writer named by Playbill magazine as “a contemporary writer you should know”.

His musical DEATHLESS (dir. Tina Landau) was produced at Goodspeed Musicals. Other stage work has been developed and presented at The Public Theatre, Roundabout, The O’Neill Center, Signature Theatre, The 5th Ave Theatre, The Civilians, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, New York Stage and Film, as well as in residence at The Johnny Mercer Grove, The Orchard Project, SPACE on Ryder Farm, and as a founding member of Musical Theatre Factory.

As a songwriter, Zack is signed to Warner/Chappell and has released records and co-written with artists across every major label including Tate McRae, Dasha, FLETCHER, and Lauv which have been cumulatively streamed over two-hundred million times and certified gold.

A two time MacDowell Fellow, Yaddo Fellow, UCross Fellow, VCCA Fellow, and Dramatist Guild Fellow, Zack won the Weston New Musical Award, NAMT Frank Young Grant, and was named a finalist for the Kleban Prize, Fred Ebb Award, and Jonathan Larson Grant.

He graduated with honors from NYU’s Gallatin School, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, and Tisch Department of Dramatic Writing.

Zack currently holds commissions from Ars Nova, Arena Stage (with Emily Feldman), Discovering Broadway, & Manhattan Theatre Club (with Liza Birkenmeier), and is writing projects for Warner Bros Theatrical Ventures, Crossroads Live (with Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe), & Universal Theatrical Group (with Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D.).