Brad Alexander | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1971-02-02)February 2, 1971 (age 55) New York, United States |
| Genres | Musical theater,Pop,Rock,Country |
| Occupations | Composer,songwriter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | bradalexander |
Brad Alexander (born February 2, 1971) is an American composer fortelevision andmusical theater. He was the lead composer for the 2019–2021 animated seriesClifford the Big Red Dog (Scholastic/PBS Kids/Amazon) and wrote the music forSee Rock City & Other Destinations,[1] which won the 2011Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, theRichard Rodgers Award[2] and theBMI Foundation'sJerry Bock Award.[3] He wrote the music forTheatreWorksUSA'sDog Man: The Musical, which premieredoff-Broadway at theLucille Lortel Theater and toured the US and Canada from 2019–2020. He also wrote the music and orchestrations forClick, Clack, Moo,[4] which premieredOff-Broadway at theLucille Lortel Theater and received a nomination for theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics[5] andLucille Lortel Award nominations for Outstanding Choreographer, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Musical.[6] His songs have been featured onSony Records,Select Records,Showtime'sThe L Word,VH1's Celebreality campaign,Sirius XM Radio and the web seriesSubmissions Only. He is a member of theSongwriters Hall of Fame, National Alliance for Musical Theatre,Dramatists Guild of America and member emeritus of TheBMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. He is married to actress and writer Jill Abramovitz.
Alexander's first professional writing job was at theBerkshire Theatre Festival, where he spent two summers penning over 40 songs for its acclaimed Children's Theatre Under the Tent. As a music producer at advertising agencyYoung & Rubicam inNew York City, Alexander supervised the music and sound design for national broadcast campaigns forCampbell's,Kraft,Fisher-Price,Barbie and theAd Council. He later left the corporate world to perform as a pianist and singer, playing solo anddueling piano shows in New York City and throughout the East Coast for over a decade, learning thousands of songs and becoming intimately familiar withsong structure.
