Brian Lowdermilk
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Brian Lowdermilk is an American
musical theater composer
and lyricist
.
and lyricist
of musicals. He is also a music director
, arranger
, vocal coach
, and pianist
.
Lowdermilk’s most recent musicals have been collaborations with Kait Kerrigan
. Their collaborations include The Woman Upstairs, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (with Zach Altman) and Wrong Number. Lowdermilk and Kerrigan wrote TheaterworksUSA's adaptation of Henry and Mudge, which premiered Off-Broadway
in 2006 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
In one review of that piece, Lowdermilk and Kerrigan were called "perhaps the most important young writers in musical theatre today."
Lowdermilk has received a Richard Rodgers Staged Reading Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an Alan Menken scholarship award from NYU Steinhardt, and a Jonathan Larson
Memorial Fellowship at the Dramatists Guild.
A fully staged production of The Woman Upstairs is in talks to be presented at the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, PA, eventually.
in 2011, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk released their first CD "OUR FIRST MISTAKE". The CD was a result of fan support through a campaign on Kickstarter. To celebrate both the CD and their fans, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk have also launched a New York CIty concert tour.
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musical theater composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
.
Biography
Brian Lowdermilk is a composerComposer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
of musicals. He is also a music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
, arranger
Arranger
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, vocal coach
Vocal coach
A vocal coach is a music teacher who instructs singers on how to improve their singing technique, take care of and develop their voice, and prepare for the performance of a song or other work. Vocal coaches may give private music lessons to singers, or they may coach singers who are rehearsing on...
, and pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
.
Lowdermilk’s most recent musicals have been collaborations with Kait Kerrigan
Kait Kerrigan
Kait Kerrigan is an American playwright and musical theater lyricist and book writer.-Biography:Kait Kerrigan is a playwright and a lyricist and composer of musicals. Originally from Kingston, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Wyoming Valley West Senior High School in Plymouth, Pennsylvania in...
. Their collaborations include The Woman Upstairs, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (with Zach Altman) and Wrong Number. Lowdermilk and Kerrigan wrote TheaterworksUSA's adaptation of Henry and Mudge, which premiered Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
in 2006 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
In one review of that piece, Lowdermilk and Kerrigan were called "perhaps the most important young writers in musical theatre today."
Lowdermilk has received a Richard Rodgers Staged Reading Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an Alan Menken scholarship award from NYU Steinhardt, and a Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!...
Memorial Fellowship at the Dramatists Guild.
A fully staged production of The Woman Upstairs is in talks to be presented at the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, PA, eventually.
in 2011, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk released their first CD "OUR FIRST MISTAKE". The CD was a result of fan support through a campaign on Kickstarter. To celebrate both the CD and their fans, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk have also launched a New York CIty concert tour.
Works
- Battleship Ticonderoga (book by Brian Lowdermilk and Marcus Stevens)
- Cellular Passion
- Elliot and the Magic Bed (lyrics by Brian Lowdermilk and Marcus Stevens; book by Marcus Stevens)
- From Where I Stand
- Henry and MudgeHenry and MudgeHenry and Mudge is a series of American children's books written by Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant and published by Simon & Schuster. The series is a common read found in curriculums for 2nd grade and 3rd grade...
(with Kait Kerrigan) - Places You Never Called Home
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(lyrics by Brian Lowdermilk and Marcus Stevens; book by Marcus Stevens) - Room To GrowRoom to GrowRoom to Grow is a Canadian home improvement television show starring Amanda Eaton and Carson Arthur. The series airs in Canada on Prime, at 11 p.m. EST Mondays. Some stations in Canada's Global network also air the program in a daytime slot on weekdays....
- Transient Days (book by Zach Altman)
- The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (music and lyrics by Brian Lowdermilk; book and lyrics by Kait Kerrigan; additional book and concept by Zach Altman)
- Whatever It Takes (book by Brian Lowdermilk and Gary SunshineGary SunshineGary Sunshine is an American playwright and television writer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised on Long Island, where his father was a self-employed plastic slipcover cutter and his mother was a computer programmer....
; book by Gary Sunshine) - The Woman UpstairsThe Woman UpstairsThe Woman Upstairs is a 1921 British drama film directed by Fred Paul and starring Joan Beverley and Frank Hill. It was part of a Grand Guignol series of films. It focuses on the relationship between a demi-mondaine and a newly married man.-Cast:...
(with Kait Kerrigan) - Wrong NumberWrong numberA misdialed call or wrong number is a telephone call to an incorrect telephone number. This may occur because the number has been physically misdialed, the number is simply incorrect, or because the area code or ownership of the number has changed...
(with Kait Kerrigan) - OUR FIRST MISTAKE (Kerrigan & Lowdermilk)'