Steve Cuden

Steve Cuden has written nearly ninety teleplays for many familiar TV series, such as "X-Men," "The Batman," "Iron Man," "Xiaolin Showdown," "Loonatics Unleashed," "The Mask," "Goof Troop," "Bonkers," "Quack Pack," "Gargoyles," "Beetlejuice," "Pink Panther," "RoboCop," "Extreme Ghostbusters," "Stargate Infinity," "ExoSquad," and "Mummies Alive." He directed and co-produced the cult-favorite horror-comedy feature "Lucky," winning the award for Best Director at the Nodance Film Festival. Lucky also won awards for Best Feature at the New York City Horror Film Festival, Shriekfest in Los Angeles, MicroCineFest in Baltimore, and The Weekend of Fear in Nuremberg, Germany. He authored the popular books, "Beating Broadway: How to Create Stories for Musicals That Get Standing Ovations," and "Beating Hollywood: Tips for Creating Unforgettable Screenplays." Cuden is perhaps best known for co-creating the hit Broadway and international musical "Jekyll & Hyde," writing the show's original book and lyrics with noted composer Frank Wildhorn. "Jekyll & Hyde" played for nearly four years on Broadway and has enjoyed four US national tours and has been performed throughout the United States by hundreds of theater companies, large and small. Having been translated into more than twenty languages, "Jekyll & Hyde" has been produced in numerous venues the world over. Cuden and Wildhorn also co-conceived the international hit musical "Rudolf, Affaire Mayerling," which has been produced throughout Europe and Asia. Cuden has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting from UCLA. He teaches a wide variety of screenwriting classes to the many talented Cinema Arts students attending the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.