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Bree Lowdermilk (formerly Brian Lowdermilk) is an American musical theater composer and lyricist.

Biography

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In addition to writing music and lyrics, Lowdermilk is also a music director, arranger, vocal coach, and pianist. They are an alumnus of New York University and BMI theatre writing workshop.

Lowdermilk is best known for their collaboration with Kait Kerrigan. Their works together include shows such as The Bad Years, Republic, Unbound, Flash of Time, The Woman Upstairs, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (revised in 2017 as The Mad Ones)[1] (with Zach Altman) and Wrong Number. Lowdermilk and Kerrigan wrote TheatreworksUSA's adaptation of Henry and Mudge, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2006 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, which is where they made their Off-Broadway debut.[2] In one review of that piece, Lowdermilk and Kerrigan were called "perhaps the most important young writers in musical theatre today."[3]

In 2011, Kerrigan and 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 launched a series of New York City concerts under the name You Made This Tour. A selection of recordings from these concerts was bundled for their follow-up album, "Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live".

The pair made their London debut at the St James Theatre in February 2014 in a concert series produced by United Theatrical - a London-based theatrical production company run by Stuart Matthew Price and James Yeoburn. The featured singers included West End performers Rachel Tucker, Julie Atherton, Daniel Boys, Chloe Hart, Jodie Jacobs, Lauren Samuels and Anton Zetterholm.[4]

Personal life

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On May 3, 2021, Lowdermilk came out as a transfeminine non-binary person and specified their pronouns as she/her or they/them.[5]

Works

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kerrigan and Lowdermilk's The Mad Ones to Play 59E59 | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. ^ Graeber, Laurel (2007-01-05). "SPARE TIMES: Jan. 5 - Jan. 11; HENRY AND MUDGE". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  3. ^ Murray, Matthew (2006-12-17). "Off Broadway: Not Your Grandma's Theatre - Henry and Mudge". Talkin Broadway. www.TalkinBroadway.Org, Inc. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  4. ^ "Kait Kerrigan-Brian Lowdermilk to Make U.K. Debut at London's St. James Studio; Guests to Include Rachel Tucker". 2014-01-24. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  5. ^ "a note from bree". Facebook. 2021-05-03. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
  6. ^ "'Samantha Brown,' a musical in the making". LA Times. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Andrew Durand, Meghann Fahy, Stephen Bogardus Populate Goodspeed's 'Samantha Brown'". Yahoo. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Andrew Durand, Meghann Fahy, Stephen Bogardus Populate Goodspeed's Samantha Brown". Playbill. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Past Fellows 2004-2005". Dramatists Guild Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. ^ Gans, Andrew (3 February 2005). "Winners of Richard Rodgers Awards Announced". Playbill. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ^ Jones, Kenneth (16 February 2006). "Composer-lyricists Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn, the married two-thirds of the pop trio called GrooveLily, are among recipients of the 2006 Jonathan Larson Awards, recognizing excellence in new musical theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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