Stephen Brackett

Stephen Brackett
Stephen Brackett
Education	New York University (BFA)
Occupation	Director

Stephen Brackett is an American stage director best known for directing the Broadway musicals A Strange Loop, Be More Chill, and The Lightning Thief. For his work on A Strange Loop, Brackett received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical at the 75th Tony Awards.

Early life and education

Brackett has a BFA from New York University, where he attended Playwrights Horizons Theater School.^[1]

Career

Brackett was assistant director to Annie Dorsen on the Public Theatre and Broadway productions of Passing Strange.^[2]

Off-Broadway, Brackett has directed To My Girls (at Second Stage Theatre), The Mad Ones (59E59 Theaters), City Of (Playwrights Horizons), and Buyer & Cellar (Barrow Street).^[3]

His Off-Broadway productions of A Strange Loop (originally produced at Playwrights Horizons, Be More Chill (at the Pershing Square Signature Center), and The Lightning Thief (at the Lucille Lortel Theater), all subsequently transferred to Broadway. A Strange Loop won the Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and Tony Award for Best Musical. For his efforts, Brackett was Tony-nominated for Best Direction of a Musical, and received the Best Director Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2020	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Director	A Strange Loop	Nominated
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical		Won
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Director of a Musical		Won
	Obie Award	Special Citation		Won
2022
	Tony Award	Best Direction of a Musical	A Strange Loop	Nominated

References

^ McEntee, Billy. "Five Questions with Stephen Brackett". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Stephen Brackett Takes On Seven Questions About Directing The Lightning Thief for Broadway, the Be More Chill Rebellion, & the Future of A Strange Loop". Broadway Box. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Stephen Brackett". Internet Off Broadway Database. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

External links

Stephen Brackett at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Stephen Brackett at the Internet Broadway Database

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[1] McEntee, Billy. "Five Questions with Stephen Brackett". Playwrights Horizons. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[2] "Stephen Brackett Takes On Seven Questions About Directing The Lightning Thief for Broadway, the Be More Chill Rebellion, & the Future of A Strange Loop". Broadway Box. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[3] "Stephen Brackett". Internet Off Broadway Database. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

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