Jason Moore (born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and television.

Life and career

Jason Moore was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and studied at

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. Moore's Broadway career began as a resident director of ''

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'' at the

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in during its original run. He is the son of Fayetteville District Judge Rudy Moore. In March 2003, Moore directed the musical '' Avenue Q'', which opened Off-Broadway at the

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and then moved to Broadway at the

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in July 2003. He was nominated for a 2004

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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'' and ''

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'', starring Brian d'Arcy James and

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which opened on Broadway in 2008. He directed the concert of '' Jerry Springer — The Opera'' at Carnegie Hall in January 2008. Moore,

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, and John "JJ" Garden worked together on a new musical based on

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's ''

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''. The musical premiered at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California in May 2011 and ran through July 2011. For television, Moore has directed episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Brothers & Sisters''. As a writer, Moore adapted the play ''The Floatplane Notebooks'' with Paul Fitzgerald from the novel by Clyde Edgerton. A staged reading of the play was presented at the New Play Festival at the

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Repertory Theatre in 1996, with a fully staged production in 1998. In 2012, Moore made his film directorial debut with '' Pitch Perfect'', starring Anna Kendrick and

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. He also served as an executive producer on the

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. He directed the film ''

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'', starring

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and

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, which was released on December 18, 2015. Moore's next project will be directing a live action '' Archie'' movie.Archie Comics Movie Deal Set At Warner Bros: High School Comedy With Zombies? Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa To Write, Jason Moore To Direct, Roy Lee-Dan Lin Producing
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Filmography

Films * '' Pitch Perfect'' (2012) * ''

'' (2015) * '' Shotgun Wedding'' (2023) Television Soundtrack writer * '' Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015) (Also executive producer) * ''

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'' (2015) (1 episode)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Jason 1970 births Living people American television directors American theatre directors Northwestern University School of Communication alumni People from Fayetteville, Arkansas Film directors from Arkansas