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Stephen Brackett

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Stephen Brackett
EducationNew York University (BFA)
OccupationDirector

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

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

Career

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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

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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

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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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