Danny Haengil Larsen

DANNY HAENGIL LARSEN is a musical theatre writer, orchestrator, and administrator. His musicals, co-written with collaborator Michelle Elliott, include: CATCH THE WIND which is currently in production for its 2026 World Premiere at Fredericia Musicalteater in Denmark; HART ISLAND (2025 Developmental Reading with the Lucille Lortel Theatre, 2024 participant in the Lortel’s 121 Project, 2022 Workshop at TheatreWorks in Silicon Valley, 2019 BETA Series Workshop Production at Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA, 2018 Musical Theatre Factory Writers Residency and Workshop Production, featured in 2017 Festival of New Musicals at Village Theatre); THE HINTERLANDS, A NEW MUSICAL WEB SERIES (which he co-wrote, co-produced, shot, and edited and which was nominated for 4 IAWTV Awards); CLOAKED (2011 Jonathan Larson Grant, 2011 Kleban Prize); The Yellow Wood (2006 Richard Rodgers Development Award, 2006 Daryl Roth Award, 2007 Best Music Award at NYMF, 2008 NAMT Festival Participant); Zombie In Love (2014 Best Original Score and Best Original Script – Drammy Awards, Portland Area Musical Theatre Award for Outstanding Original Musical); The Butterfly Girl. He has recently written a musical pilot entitled “PEE-CHA” for a semi-autobiographical dramatic television series. He is also developing a new musical COUNTRY RADIO with Michelle Elliott & Emily Saliers of The Indigo Girls which had a developmental reading in Minneapolis this past June. His orchestrations for THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO (Two River Theatre) were featured on the original cast recording produced by Concord Theatricals. Other orchestrations include: A WIND IN THE WILLOWS CHRISTMAS (Two River Theatre); IN THIS HOUSE (Two River Theatre). He worked as the Administrative Aide at The Graduate Musical Writing Program between 2005-2012 and as the Department Administrator between 2016-2024. He received NYU’s Distinguished Administrator Award in 2023. Danny received his MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. www.elliottlarsenmusicals.com