STEVE CUDEN
BIO
Steve co-created, and co-wrote lyrics for, the acclaimed international stage hit, "Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical" which enjoyed a successful four year run at the Plymouth Theater on Broadway. "Jekyll & Hyde" has been translated into more than twenty languages, and is currently being produced by theater companies throughout the U.S. and the world over.
As a screenwriter, Steve is credited on eighty-plus teleplays for series including: "X-Men," "The Batman," "Loonatics Unleashed," "Xiaolin Showdown," "Goof Troop," "Bonkers," "Extreme Ghostbusters," "Gargoyles," "Biker Mice From Mars," "Starship Troopers," "The Mask," "Godzilla," "Beetlejuice," "The Pink Panther," "Wing Commander," "RoboCop," and many others.
Steve directed and co-produced the indie cult hit horror-comedy feature, "Lucky," which won the awards for Best Feature at The New York City Horror Film Festival, AKA Shriekfest in Los Angeles, and MicroCineFest in Baltimore. Steve was honored to receive the award for Best Director at the Nodance Film Festival in Park City.
For many years, Steve designed the lighting of numerous live stage productions, mainly in Los Angeles, working with a variety of outstanding directors, designers, and actors. For a list of some of his theater lighting work and awards, please click on the Theater Lighting Designs page.
WRITING CREDITS
MUSICALS
"Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical" -- Co-Conceived With Frank Wildhorn and Co-Lyrics With Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn
"Rudolf, The Mayerling Affair" -- Co-Conceived With Frank Wildhorn and Co-Lyrics With Jack Murphy and Frank Wildhorn
FEATURE FILMS
"Lucky" - Director/Co-Producer (For a complete list of Awards, please click on the "Lucky" page)
"A Rat's Tale" - Rewrite (Warner Bros.)
"The Memory Tour" - Screenplay
"Christmas with a Twist" - Screenplay
"My Dead Ex-Wife's Family" - Screenplay
"State of Siege" - Screenplay
"Wipeout" - Screenplay
"Scouts" - Screenplay
"Family Values" - Screenplay
"Fraudulent Styles" - Screenplay - Co-Written With Stephen Sustarsic
"Party Animal" - Screenplay - Co-Written With Stephen Sustarsic
TV SERIES DEVELOPMENT
"Skeleton Warriors" - Co-Developed Series and Co-Wrote Pilot
"Dinozaurs" - Developed Series and Wrote Pilot
TV SERIES - EPISODES WRITTEN
"Adventures of Oliver Twist" - Multiple Episodes
"Avengers, The"
"Batman, The"
"Beetlejuice" - Multiple Episodes
"Biker Mice From Mars" - Multiple Episodes
"Bonkers" - Multiple Episodes
"Camp Candy"
"Creepy Crawlers" - Multiple Episodes
"ExoSquad"
"Extreme Ghostbusters" - Multiple Episodes
"GI Joe Extreme"
"Godzilla"
"Goof Troop" - Multiple Episodes
"Iron Man"
"Little Shop..." - Multiple Episodes
"Loonatics Unleashed" - Multiple Episodes
"Manhattan, AZ"
"Mask, The" - Multiple Episodes
"Mummies Alive" - Multiple Episodes
"Nascar Racers" - Multiple Episodes
"The Pink Panther"
"Pocket Dragon Adventures" - Multiple Episodes
"Quack Pack" - Multiple Episodes
"RoboCop" - Multiple Episodes
"Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles"
"Savage Dragon" - Multiple Episodes
"Shadow Raiders" (aka "War Planets")
"Skeleton Warriors" - Multiple Episodes
"Sonic Underground"
"Streetfighter"
"Walter Melon Spoof Toons"
"Wing Commander"
"World Of Quest" - Multiple Episodes
"Xiaolin Showdown" - Multiple Episodes
"X-Men"