Jason Moore (director)

Jason Moore (born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and
Jason Moore
television.
Born October 12, 1970
Fayetteville,
Arkansas, U.S.
Contents Occupation Film director,
Life and career television director,
Works theatre director
Films
Years active 1987–present
Television Series
References
External links

Life and career

Jason Moore was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and studied at Northwestern University. Moore's Broadway career began as the
resident director of Les Misérables at the Imperial Theatre in 1987.[1] He is the son of Fayetteville District Judge Rudy Moore.
[2]

In March 2003, Moore directed the musical Avenue Q, which opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre and then moved to
Broadway at the John Golden Theatre in July 2003. He was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award for his direction. Moore also directed
productions of the musical in Las Vegas and London and the show's national tour. Moore directed the 2005 Broadway revival of Steel
Magnolias[3] and Shrek the Musical, starring Brian d'Arcy James and Sutton Foster which opened on Broadway in 2008.[4] He
directed the concert ofJerry Springer — The Operaat Carnegie Hall in January 2008.[5]

Moore, Jeff Whitty, Jake Shears, and John "JJ" Garden worked together on a new musical based on Armistead Maupin's Tales of the
City. The musical premiered at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California in May 2011 and ran through July
2011.[6]

For television, Moore has directed episodes ofDawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, Everwood, and Brothers & Sisters. As a writer, Moore
adapted the play The Floatplane Notebookswith Paul Fitzgerald from the novel by Clyde Edgerton. A staged reading of the play was
presented at the New Play Festival at the Charlotte, North Carolina Repertory Theatre in 1996, with a fully staged production in
1998.[7]

In 2012, Moore made his film directorial debut with Pitch Perfect, starring Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow.[8] He also served as
an executive producer on the sequel. He directed the film Sisters, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, which was released on
December 18, 2015. Moore's next project will be directing a live actionArchie movie.[9]

Works

Films
 Credited as
Year Film
Director Producer Other Notes
2012 Pitch Perfect Yes No No
Executive Producer
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 No No Yes
Soundtrack Writer
2015 Sisters Yes No No

Television Series

Credited as
Year Series
Director Other Notes
2001-
Dawson's Creek Yes No 3 episodes
2002
2002-
Everwood Yes No 3 episodes
2004
2003 One Tree Hill Yes No 1 episode
2007 Brothers & Sisters Yes No 2 episodes
2013-
Trophy Wife Yes No 3 episodes
2014
Soundtrack writer
2015 The Voice No Yes
1 episode

References
1. "Internet Broadway Database -- Jason Moore"(http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=103291). http://ibdb.com/. Retrieved
15 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
2. Max, Brantley. "Judge Rudy Moore Jr. dies at 69" (http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/04/11/judge
-rudy-moore-jr-dies-at-69). http://www.arktimes.com/. Retrieved 15 March 2015. External link in |publisher=
(help)
3. Brantley, Ben."Theater Review:Teasing Out Hair and Sisterly Ties" (http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.h
tml?res=9D01E2D71E3FF936A35757C0A9639C8B63&fta=y)New York Times, April 5, 2005
4. Brantley, Ben."The Belching Green Ogre Has a Song in His Heart"(http://theater.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/theater/re
views/15shrek.html) New York Times, December 15, 2008
5. Hernandez, Ernio."Casting Complete for 'Jerry Springer — The Opera' Carnegie Hall Concert"
(http://www.playbill.co
m/news/article/114065-Casting-Complete-for-Jerry-Springer-The-Opera-Carnegie-Hall-Concert) playbill.com,
January 8, 2008
6. Hetrick, Adam." 'Tales of the City' 'Bites Into That Lotus' As New Musical Opens in San Francisco May 31"(http://ww
w.playbill.com/news/article/151275-Tales-of-the-City-Bites-Into-That-Lotus-As-New-Music al-Opens-in-San-Francisco
-May-31) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20110603143534/http://www .playbill.com/news/article/151275-Tales-
of-the-City-Bites-Into-That-Lotus-As-New-Musical-Opens-in-San-Francisco-May-31) 2011-06-03 at the Wayback
Machine. playbill.com, May 31, 2011
7. Lefkowitz, David."Last Chance To Open Edgerton's Notebooksin Charlotte, NC, Feb. 15"(http://www.playbill.com/ne
ws/article/37033-Last-Chance-To-Open-Edgertons-Notebooks-in-Charlotte-NC-Feb-15)playbill.com, February 15,
1998
8. "Pitch Perfect - Trailers, Videos, and Reviews ComingSoon.net Movie Database"(http://www.comingsoon.net/films.p
hp?id=45091). Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
9. Archie Comics Movie Deal Set At Warner Bros: High School Comedy With Zombies? Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa oT
Write, Jason Moore To Direct, Roy Lee-Dan Lin Producing(http://deadline.com/2013/06/archie-comics-movie-deal-s
et-at-warner-bros-with-zombies-roberto-aguirre-sacasa-to-write-jason-moore-to-direct/)
External links
Jason Moore on IMDb
Jason Moore at the Internet Broadway Database

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