# Max Vernon

Max Vernon (born May 24, 1988) is an American performer, songwriter, and playwright from Los Angeles, California, currently living and performing in New York City, where they attended New York University. Best known for their work in musical theatre; their musicals include The View UpStairs, KPOP, and The Tattooed Lady.

## Theatre

Max Vernon's original musicals include WIRED (music, lyrics, book; Ars Nova), The View UpStairs (music, lyrics, book; Lynn Redgrave Theatre, Culture Project) - inspired by the UpStairs Lounge arson attack, 30 Million (music, lyrics; book by Jason Kim; Keen Company), KPOP (music, lyrics; book by Jason Kim; Ars Nova), and The Tattooed Lady (music, lyrics, book; Philadelphia Theatre Company).
The View UpStairs has received numerous regional productions since its original Off-Broadway run, including London (Soho Theatre), Richmond, Chicago, Sydney (Hayes Theatre), Los Angeles (Celebration Theatre), San Francisco (New Conservatory Theatre Center), Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, and Columbus, among others. The piece is published by Samuel French, and the original cast album was released on Broadway Records.

## Discography

All credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

### Songwriting credits

| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| 2025 | "Baddest Habit" | Rose Rey | Non-album singles | Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Rose Rey | Drew Louis |
| 2024 | "Put It Down" | Bijou & Jayelle | Non-album singles | Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Jayelle, Benjamin Dorman | Bijou |
| 2024 | “Ms. Claus” | Jillian Rossi | Non-album singles | Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Jayelle, Jillian Rossi | Drew Louis |
| 2024 | "Let Them Eat Cake" | Trinity the Tuck | Sinematic | Max Vernon, Drew Louis, Jayelle | Drew Louis |
| 2024 | "Dance You Outta My Head" | Cat Janice | Non-album single | Max Vernon, Austin Bello, Catherine Ipsan | Max Vernon, Austin Bello, Catherine Ipsan |
| 2023 | "Bad Witches" | Lvcrft | V | Bonnie McKee, Jarred Moreno, Max Vernon, Justin Gray | Count Trackula |
| 2023 | "Burnin'" | Lvcrft | V | Amanda Warner, David Morup, Bonnie McKee, Max Vernon | Demon Breath, Stavros Tsarouhas |
| 2023 | "Fare Thee Well" | Lvcrft | V | David Morup, Max Vernon, Peter Wade Keusch, Sarah Barrios | Norman Crates, Demon Breath |
| 2023 | "Still I Love You" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Wind Up Doll" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Halfway" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Hunduruh (Shake It)" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Shi Gan Nang Bee (Waste of Time)" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Gin & Tonic" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Meant 2 B" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Upduryuh (Bow Down)" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Blast Off" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Supergoddess" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Upduryuh (Bow Down) Intro" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Bung Uh Ree Sae (Mute Bird)" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "F8 Intro" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Perfect" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Hanguknom (Korean Man)" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Phoenix" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "This Is My Korea" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Amerika (Checkmate)" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr., Matt Stine |
| 2023 | "Super Star" (with Luna) | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | KPOP (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Max Vernon, Harvey Mason Jr. |
| 2022 | "This Is My Korea - TV Edit" | The Original Broadway Cast of KPOP | This Is My Korea (TV Edit) | Helen Park, Max Vernon | Helen Park, Matt Stine |
| 2022 | "I Watch You" | Tony & The Kiki | Dirty Secrets | Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon |
| 2022 | "I Watch You (Intro)" | Tony & The Kiki | Dirty Secrets | Rodney Allan Bush, Yuka Tadano, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heaney, Tristan Joel Marzeki, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon |
| 2022 | "Tell Me Something Good (Live)" | Tony & The Kiki | Back In Black | Stevie Wonder | Max Vernon |
| 2022 | "Back In Black (Live)" | Tony & The Kiki | Back In Black | Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcom Young | Max Vernon |
| 2022 | "Uh Uh Uh" | Tony & The Kiki | Non-album single | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon |
| 2021 | "Listen (Outro)" | Tony & The Kiki | Light It Up | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Yuka Tadano, Paul Charles Heany, Tristan Joel Marzeski, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon |
| 2021 | "Paranoid" | Tony & The Kiki | Light It Up | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon |
| 2021 | "Listen" | Tony & The Kiki | Light It Up | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon |
| 2021 | "Extra Express" | Tony & The Kiki | Light It Up | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon |
| 2021 | "Light It Up" | Tony & The Kiki | Light It Up | Rodney Allan Bush, Max Vernon, Paul Charles Heany, Anthony Alfaro | Max Vernon |
| 2017 | "#householdname" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Better Than Silence" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Sex on Legs" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Theme Song" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "The View Upstairs" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Crazy Notion" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Most Important Thing" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Lost or Found?" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Completely Overdone" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Some Kind of Paradise" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Dead Center" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "What I Did Today" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Are You Listening, God?" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "And I Wish" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "World Outside These Walls" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "I Was Meant For More" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "Waltz (Endless Night)" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |
| 2017 | "The Future Is Great!!!" | The View UpStairs Cast | The View UpStairs (Original Cast Recording) | Max Vernon | Michael Croiter, Jenny Ainsworth, James Dobinson |

## Award and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
| 2015 | Jonathan Larson Grant | Music/Lyrics | N/A | Won |
| 2016 | New York Foundation of the Arts Award | Music | N/A | Won |
| 2017 | Off-Broadway Alliance Award | Best Musical | The View UpStairs | Nominated |
| 2017 | Audelco Award | Best Musical | The View UpStairs | Nominated |
| 2018 | Off-Broadway Alliance Award | Unique Theatrical Experience | KPOP | Won |
| 2018 | Drama League Award | Best Musical | KPOP | Nominated |
| 2018 | Lucille Lortel Award | Best Musical | KPOP | Won |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Award | Best Musical | KPOP | Nominated |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Music | KPOP | Nominated |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Lyrics | KPOP | Nominated |
| 2018 | Richard Rodgers Award | Richard Rodgers Award | KPOP | Won |
| 2019 | WhatsOnStage Award | Best Off-West End Production | The View UpStairs | Nominated |
| 2020 | Pew Arts Grant | Book/Music/Lyrics | The Tattooed Lady | Won |
| 2023 | Tony Award | Best Original Score | KPOP | Nominated |
| 2023 | Barrymore Award | Outstanding Original Music | The Tattooed Lady | Nominated |