MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

Alexander is a clinical specialist and music supervisor for the Montclair State University BFA Musical Theater program.Previously, he was interim program head for BFA Musical Theater at Pace University from 2020 – 2022 and a Visiting Assistant Professor for North Central College from 2018 – 2019.

An advocate for anti-racist, anti-oppressive theatre-making, Alexander was part of the inaugural 2020 artEquity BIPOC Leadership Circle and continues his DEIA training with facilitators Nicole Brewer, Jacqueline Lawton, Carmen Morgan, and national organizations, artEquity and Race Forward. He maintains active memberships with Musicians United for Social Equity (MUSE), Local 802 and Local 16-248 AFM, and the BMI Lehman-Engel Musical Theater Advanced Workshop as a composer.

Since moving to NYC in 2019, his dedicated schedule includes being a music assistant to Darryl Archibald and four-time Grammy-award winner, Angelique Kidjo (Yemandja) and associate music director to Rick Edinger (The Visitor, Songs for a New World) before he joined the Broadway revival of The Music Man in May 2022.

He has championed new work development with the National Alliance for Musical Theater and at Pace University, Arizona State University, Shenandoah Conservatory, North Central College, and Phoenix Theatre. Additional appointments include Signature Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, the Rev Theater, Southeastern Summer Theater Institute, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre, and Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Broadway: The Music Man. Off-Broadway: The Visitor. Regional: Dr. Seuss’ “Grinch.” (10^th national), State Fair (The Rev), Sound of Music (Paper Mill Playhouse), and Pacific Overtures (Signature Theater).

Ed: MM, Shenandoah Conservatory. BMUS, Arizona State University.