Brad Alexander (born February 2, 1971) is an American composer for

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. He was the lead composer for the 20192020 animated series ''

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) and wrote the music for ''See Rock City & Other Destinations'', which won the 2011

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, the Richard Rodgers Award and the BMI Foundation's Jerry Bock Award. He wrote the music for

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’s ''Dog Man: The Musical'', which premiered

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at the

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and toured the US and Canada from 2019–2020. He also wrote the music and orchestrations for ''Click, Clack, Moo'', which premiered

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and received a nomination for the

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and Lucille Lortel Award nominations for Outstanding Choreographer, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Musical. His songs have been featured on

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's Celebreality campaign,

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and the web series ''

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''. He is a member of the

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, National Alliance for Musical Theatre,

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and member emeritus of The

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. He is married to actress and writer Jill Abramovitz.

Early career

Alexander's first professional writing job was at the

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, where he spent two summers penning over 40 songs for its acclaimed Children's Theatre Under The Tent. As a music producer at advertising agency

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in New York City, Alexander supervised the music and sound design for national broadcast campaigns for

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and the

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. He later left the corporate world to perform as a pianist and singer, playing solo and dueling piano shows in New York City and throughout the East Coast for over a decade, learning thousands of songs and becoming intimately familiar with

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Works

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'' ( Scholastic/

) - Lead Composer. *''

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) - Composed music for five episodes. *''Dog Man: The Musical'' (book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila; based on the books by

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; directed by Jen Wineman) *''Click Clack Moo'' (lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila; book by Billy Aronson; directed by

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) *''Duck For President & Other Story Books'' (“Duck For President” and “I Have To Go”) (book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila; directed by Kevin Del Aguila) *''Eleven'' (book by Rachel Axler; lyrics by Jimmy McNicholas; directed by Jim Krueger) *''If You Give A Pig A Pancake & Other Story Books'' (“Lily’s Big Day”) (book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila; directed by Kevin Del Aguila) *''Just So Stories'' (book by

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; lyrics by Helen Chayefsky; directed by David Schechter) *''Martha Speaks'' (book by Kevin Del Aguila; lyrics by Jill Abramovitz; directed by Devanand Janki) *''The Living End'' ("The Ransom of Red Chief") (book by Brad Alexander and Helen Chayefsky; lyrics by Helen Chayefsky; directed by Cheryl Denson) *''See Rock City & Other Destinations'' (book and lyrics by Adam Mathias; New York premiere at

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directed by Jack Cummings III; world premiere at

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directed by Kevin Del Aguila) *''We The People: America Rocks!'' (“King of the Ring”) (lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila; book by

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; directed by

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)

Awards and honors

*2020 Off-Broadway Alliance Award nomination for Best Family Musical (''Dog Man: The Musical'') *2011 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Music (''See Rock City & Other Destinations'') *2011 Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Musical (''We The People: America Rocks!'') *2010 Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Musical (''Click, Clack, Moo'') *2008 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre from The American Academy of Arts and Letters (''See Rock City & Other Destinations'') *2007 Jerry Bock Award from The BMI Foundation (''See Rock City & Other Destinations'')

References

External links

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Official website''See Rock City & Other Destinations'' musical website
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