Brett Kristofferson
(Music Direction) Brett is a New York based teaching artist, composer/lyricist, and music director. He has music directed twelve mainstage musicals at PPAS, including GYPSY, SWEENEY TODD, CABARET, and HELLO DOLLY! Other affiliations include Rosie’s Theater Kids, Wingspan Arts, and Marymount Manhattan College. He currently serves on the production staff of Stomping Ground Theatre Company. His musical, CLOSER THAN YOU THINK was premiered by Strange Sun with direction by Jessica Bashline and choreography by Kyle Pleasant. He is the recipient of a MAC Award for Best Song, and a New York Bistro Award for Special Achievement in Songwriting.