Nevin Steinberg is a sound designer. In 2000, he co-founded Acme Sound Partners along with sound designers Tom Clark and Mark Menard. He has sound designed or been a co-sound designer on 57 Broadway theatre productions, including hit musicals Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and Hadestown.
Early life Steinberg grew up participating as a musician in musicals in high school, and later college at Harvard University. He credits volunteer tech work as influential in the beginning of his career.
Career Steinberg's career began as an audio technician at American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while a student at Harvard University. He was a member of the notorious Hasty Pudding Theatricals at the university. He graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts in English and American Literature and Language, and later began work in audio engineering in Providence, Baltimore and Columbus. He also worked in dinner theaters, which led to working in audio on the U.S. national tours of The Secret Garden and Angels in America.
Upon moving to New York, Steinberg worked on shows such as the original productions of Sunset Boulevard, Side Show and Footloose before transitioning to sound design. In 2001, he co-founded Acme Sound Partners with Tom Clark and Mark Menard, through which he received five Tony Award nominations, for productions of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Fences, Hair, and In the Heights.
After leaving Acme for solo work, Steinberg has served as sound designer for over 57 shows, including hits such as Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Hadestown (with Jessica Paz) and the 2023 revival of Sweeney Todd. Throughout his career, he has received two Tony Awards for Best Sound Design of a Musical and two Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical.
He later earned a Certificate in Arts Management from NYU and serves as President of Town Hall Foundation Inc., a cultural center in Times Square.
Personal life He is married to actress and theatrical producer Paige Price.
Stage credits YearTitleRoleVenueRef.1997Side ShowAudio EngineerBroadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre1999The Jazz SingerSound DesignerOff-Broadway, Jewish Repertory Theatre2000The Full MontyAssociate Sound DesignerBroadway, Eugene O'Neill TheatreThe Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the UniverseAssistant to Sound DesignerBroadway, Booth Theatre2012Magic/BirdSound Design, ComposerBroadway, Longacre TheatreThe PerformersSound Designer2013CinderellaBroadway, Broadway TheatreFar From HeavenOff-Broadway, Playwrights Horizons2014Mothers and SonsBroadway, John Golden TheatreTil Divorce Do Us Part: The MusicalOff-Broadway, DR2 TheatreThe Heir ApparentOff-Broadway, Classic Stage Company2015It Shoulda Been YouBroadway, Brooks Atkinson TheatreHamiltonOff-Broadway, The Public TheaterBroadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre2016Bright StarBroadway, Cort TheatreDear Evan HansenBroadway, Music Box Theatre2017BandstandBroadway, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre2018The Cher ShowBroadway, Neil Simon Theatre2019HadestownBroadway, Walter Kerr TheatreFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de LuneBroadway, Broadhurst TheatreFreestyle Love SupremeBroadway, Booth TheatreTina: The Tina Turner MusicalBroadway, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre2020The Wrong ManOff-Broadway, MCC Theater2021Freestyle Love SupremeBroadway, Booth Theatre2022Only GoldOff-Broadway, MCC TheaterBlack No MoreOff-Broadway, The New Group2023Sweeney ToddBroadway, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre2024The NotebookBroadway, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre2025Anna ChristieOff-Broadway, St. Ann's Warehouse
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2013Tony AwardBest Sound Design of a MusicalCinderella2015Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Sound Design of a MusicalHamilton2016Bright Star2017Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Sound Design Wakey, WakeyOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Sound DesignBandstand2019HadestownTony AwardBest Sound Design of a MusicalDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Sound Design of a Musical2020The Wrong ManTony AwardBest Sound Design of a MusicalTina: The Tina Turner Musical2023Sweeney Todd2026Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Sound Design of a PlayAnna Christie
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