music director, songwriter, pianist, arranger

Theater

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music director, songwriter, pianist, arranger

Theater

Featured Projects

Media

Performance Video

Songwriting

Featured Projects

THEATER PROJECTS

Selected Experience as Music Director, Associate Music Director, Arranger, and/or Composer

KILL THE WHALE Joe’s Pub April 14th-15th, 2024 By Daniel Emond Directed by Jason Sparks Music Director: Simone Allen

YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXEGESIS LCT3 / Lincoln Center Theater November 25th-December 31st, 2022 By Julia May Jonas, Original Music by Brian Cavanagh-Strong Directed by Annie Tippe Music Director: Simone Allen

SWEENEY TODD The Hangar Theatre July 23rd-August 7th, 2021 Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Sanaz Ghajar Music Director: Simone Allen

OCTET Signature Theatre Company April 30th-June 30th, 2019 Berkeley Repertory Theatre April 20th-May 29th, 2022 By Dave Malloy Directed by Annie Tippe Music Supervisor/Music Director: Or Matias Assistant Music Director: Simone Allen

CORNELIA STREET Atlantic Theater Company January 20th-February 26th, 2023 Book by Simon Stephens, Music & Lyrics by Mark Eitzel Directed by Neil Pepe Music Director: Chris Fenwick Associate Music Director: Simone Allen

NIKOLA TESLA DROPS THE BEAT Alechmation Productions work session fall 2023 By Nikko Benson & Benjamin Halstead Directed by Marshall Pailet Music Director: Heath Saunders Co-Associate Music Director: Simone Allen

THE LYDIAN GALE PARR: AN ORATORIO Target Margin Theater Produced by The Tank and Amanda + James April 5th-20th, 2024 Libretto by Karinne Keithley Syers, Music by Alaina Ferris Directed by Meghan Finn Associate Music Director: Simone Allen

ANOTHER ROSE Virgin Voyages Cast 2, September 2023-March 2024 Music Arrangements: Ada Westfall Music Director Cast 2: Simone Allen Install Music Director: Matthew Dean Marsh

LINER NOTES ON LOVE AND MUSIC The Green Room 42 October 13th, 2021 Music & Lyrics by Justin Halpin & Jeffrey James Book by Jonathan Cottle Directed by Arpita Mukherjee Music Director: Simone Allen

AGAINST WOMEN & MUSIC! The Civilians, online concert reading May 6th-10th, 2021 Book & Lyrics by Kate Douglas, Music & Lyrics by Grace McLean Directed by Sarna Lapine Music Director: Simone Allen

SHIZ: Broadway Meets Sketch Comedy Improv Asylum Created by Matt Gehring & Shaina Taub Music Directors: Myrna Conn & Simone Allen

LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT Berkshire Theatre Group June 18th-July 18th, 2020 Conceived by Michael Bello & Jessica Kahkoska Featuring songs by: Ari Afsar, Preston Max Allen, Simone Allen, Dr. Dawn Avery, Nick Blaemire, Emily Gardner Xu Hall,

ONE WAY NAMT/New World Stages Music by Ben Bonnema Book & Lyrics by Christopher Staskel Directed by Arpita Mukherjee Music-Directed by Simone Allen

THE KING’S WIFE Rosalind Productions, February 2020 Workshop Music & Lyrics by Jamie Floyd Book by Mêlisa Annis Directed by Annie Tippe Music-directed by Ellen Winter Associate Music Director/Piano: Simone Allen

WONDER BOY Musical Theatre Factory/PIT Loft reading 2020 Music, Lyrics, & Book by Jacob Jarrett Directed by JJ Maley Music-Directed by Simone Allen

LADYSHIP New York Musical Festival Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, Signature Center July 2019 Music, Lyrics, & Book by Laura and Linda Good Directed by Samantha Saltzman Music-Directed by Simone Allen

RUBY & CHARLIE Henson Residency at the O’Neill Theater Center September 2018 By Jessica Simon Music-Directed/Arranged by Simone Allen

PIE SHOP PLAY Corkscrew Theater Festival July 2018 Written by Alice Pencavel Directed by Sivan Battat Music by Simone Allen

FOLK WANDERING Pipeline Theatre Company/A.R.T./New York February-March 2018 Book by Jaclyn Backhaus Directed by Andrew Neisler* Music by Blake Allen, Mike Brun, Andrew R. Butler, Joel Esher, Alex Fast, Jo Lampert, Barrie McLain, Annie Tippe

EAST O’, WEST O’! ANT Fest Ars Nova June 2017 Book, Music, & Lyrics by Michelle J. Rodriguez Directed by Sivan Battat Music-Directed, Orchestrated, & Arranged by Simone Allen

CHICAGO Torn Ticket II/Tufts University March-April 2017 Book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse Music by John Kander Directed by Jungwoo Justin An Music-Directed by Simone Allen

FLY BY NIGHT Torn Ticket II/Tufts University December 2016 Written by Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, & Kim Rosenstock Directed by Corinne Thomas Music-Directed by Simone Allen

GNIT Tufts 3Ps November 2016 Written by Will Eno Directed by Peter V. Secrest Music Arrangements by Simone Allen & Megan McCormick

ORDINARY DAYS Torn Ticket II/Tufts University September 2016 By Adam Gwon Directed by Megan McCormick Music-Directed by Simone Allen

SEE YOU HAVE ME Strawberry One-Act Festival NYC July 2016 Music & Lyrics by Simone Allen Book by Simone Allen & Ed Rosini Directed by Allison Benko Music-Directed by Simone Allen

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Torn Ticket II/Tufts University November 2015 Book & Lyrics by Howard Ashman Music by Alan Menken Directed by Peter V. Secrest Music-Directed by Simone Allen

35MM Torn Ticket II/Tufts University September 2015 By Ryan Scott Oliver Directed by Micaela Slotin Music-Directed by Simone Allen

A DOLL’S HOUSE (AN OPERA) Tufts Music Department May 2015 Composed by Grace Oberhofer Directed by Allison Benko Music-Directed by Simone Allen

NEXT TO NORMAL Torn Ticket II/Tufts University April 2015 Music by Tom Kitt Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Directed by Kira Patterson Music-Directed by Simone Allen

INTO THE WOODS Torn Ticket II/Tufts University March 2015 Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Directed by Katie Swimm Music-Directed by Simone Allen

SHE LOVES ME Torn Ticket II/Tufts University November 2014 Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Book by Joe Masteroff Directed by Allison Benko Music-Directed by Simone Allen & Megan McCormick

EDGES Torn Ticket II/Tufts University September 2014 By Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Directed by Kira Patterson Music-Directed by Simone Allen