Stephen Brackett


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

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

Career

Brackett was assistant director to Annie Dorsen on the Public Theatre and Broadway productions of Passing Strange.
Off-Broadway, Brackett has directed To My Girls, The Mad Ones, City Of, and Buyer & Cellar.
His Off-Broadway productions of A Strange Loop, and The Lightning Thief, 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