Paul Hardin is a musical theatre composer-lyricist & librettist based in Washington D.C.

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Paul recently workshopped his latest musical, SOMETHING REAL, in collaboration with William & Mary's Mint Theatre Company in April, 2023. His musical SPECTACULAR premiered as part of his undergraduate thesis project receiving Highest Honors in Music and the Pierre Oustinoff Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research (William & Mary, 2022). His high school capstone musical, LOYAL HEART, placed as a semi-finalist in the Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival (Woodson HS, 2018). He graduated magna cum laude from William & Mary with a degree in Music and French. He is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America.