Shaina Taub

Shaina Taub is an American actress, singer, musician, and Tony Award–winning composer and lyricist.

Early life Taub was born in Waitsfield, Vermont, and attended the theater camp Stagedoor Manor. Taub's interest in social justice started at a young age.

Career Taub appeared in “Spare Some Change: NYC Artists for Barack Obama” directed by Ryan Mekenian in 2008 alongside Lindsay Mendez, Carrie Manolakos, Joe Iconis, Seth Rudetsky, and Celia Keenan-Bolger.

Taub composed and starred in three adaptations of Shakespeare plays for The Public Theater's Public Works program: Twelfth Night in both 2016 and 2018 and As You Like It in 2017

Taub has appeared Off-Broadway in the revival of the revue show Old Hats in 2016, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 as Princess Mary (2013), and in the original Off-Broadway live cast performance of Hadestown as a Fate (2016).

She played the role of Emma Goldman in the Ragtime on Ellis Island concert.

She performed at Joe's Pub in Manhattan monthly during a solo residency.

In 2022, her original musical Suffs, based on suffragists and their American women's suffrage movement, premiered off-Broadway at The Public Theater. Taub wrote the book, music, and lyrics, and also starred as Alice Paul. The show transferred to Broadway in April 2024 to positive reviews. Taub won Tony Awards in 2024 for Best Book and Best Score.

Alongside Elton John on music, Taub penned the lyrics for the 2022 musical adaptation of the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. It enjoyed a limited run in Chicago in 2022, and a new production opened in London's West End in October 2024.

In November 2024, she reprised the role of Emma Goldman in New York City Center’s Ragtime. In May 2025, it was announced that Taub would play the role again when it transfers to Broadway in September 2025.

Taub was named one of the Time 100 most influential people of 2024.

In June 2026, CBS News included Taub's song "Keep Marching" in its list of the 250 essential American songs of the past 250 years.

Work

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Discography

Albums

Visitors (2015) Hadestown (2016, Live Original Cast Recording) Old Hats (2016) Die Happy (2018) Twelfth Night (2018, original Public Works cast recording) Songs of the Great Hill (2022) As You Like It (2022, original Public Works cast recording) Suffs (2024, original Broadway cast) Ragtime (2026, original Broadway revival cast recording) Outstanding Featured Actressin a Musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 2019

MTI Award For Outstanding Music Twelfth Night 2022 Outstanding Lyrics

Outstanding Music Outstanding Orchestrations

Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

Best Original Score Best Book of a Musical 2014 Jonathan Larson Award recipient 2017 Fred Ebb Award recipient 2019 Kleban Prize, most promising lyricist award which includes a $100,000 monetary award She is married to Matt Gehring.