[1] Gwon was born in Boston, and spent his childhood in Baltimore before attending New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
[9] Cake Off received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Original Play or Musical Adaptation.
[10] Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington, produced the world premiere of Gwon's musical String, with a book by Sarah Hammond, in 2018.
[11] Gwon's Ordinary Days was preserved on a cast album and has been produced in London's West End and around the world from Paris to Rio de Janeiro.
[14] In 2008, Gwon was the fourth annual recipient of the Fred Ebb Foundation Award, presented to aspiring composer/lyricists.