bio
bio
Brandon Michael Nase (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in New York City. Brandon is celebrated for the versatility of his instrument, his powerful vision as an artist/producer and his work towards the radical transformation of the theatrical industry.
As a performer, Brandon has been seen across the United States in musical theater, pop, R&B, jazz, and classical music venues. His recent credits include Watchnight (Off-Broadway, NYC PAC; dir. Bill T. Jones), Cats (Revival National Tour; Old Deuteronomy). He has also originated roles in new works such as ExtraOrdinary! (American Repertory Theater; dir. Diane Paulus), The Black Clown (American Repertory Theatre; Lincoln Center), and Frozen Live at the Hyperion (dir. Liesl Tommy; Olaf). Brandon has performed with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, DSO, and made his Carnegie Hall debut in December of 2021, performing alongside Kelli O’Hara with the NY POPS!
In 2017, Brandon united his love of black musical stylings and musical theater as the executive producer and creator of The Gospel According to Broadway, a musical web-series which reimagines musical theater songs in gospel, jazz, and R&B styles. In collaboration with pianist Sujin Kim-Ramsey, Brandon arranged eight different songs from the musical theater canon ranging from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Jason Robert Brown. The Gospel According to Broadway filmed eight episodes and premiered with a live concert at The Green Room 42 in New York City in 2018. Brandon, with an expanded GATB team including Ramsey, Malachi Mabson, Paul Johnson, and executive producer Sharrod Williams, debuted a second season of GATB in the Fall of 2021. GATB is currently in development to begin touring a live show across the US.
A proudly Black queer artist, in 2020 Brandon founded Broadway for Racial Justice, a movement that fought for racial justice and equity in the Broadway and theatrical community at large. As the founder of BFRJ, Brandon spearheaded crucial initiatives for artists of color in the industry at large that helped to garner transformation within theatrical ecosystems.
Brandon currently works as a producer, performer, educator, director, music director/supervisor, and consultant. He was the Music Supervisor for the London revival of Passing Strange at the Young Vic (2024) which is set to debut at the A.R.T in Cambridge, Spring ‘25. He has been a guest teaching artist at Texas State University, Missouri State University, Pace University and an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University. He can also still be seen performing across the country! Before pursuing a career as a performer, Brandon worked in public schools as a choral music teacher in his native Texas. He proudly serves on the Advisory Council for Groundwater Arts, an organization that seeds a just future through creative practice, consultation, and community building. He holds a Bachelor of Music (Music Education) from the renowned University of North Texas College of Music and received his Master of Music (Performance) from NYU Steinhardt. Brandon has studied voice with Michael Ricciardone, Dr. Jeffrey Snider, and Dr. Linda DiFiore and conducting with Dr. Alan McClung and Dr. Amanda Quist.