Analise Levesque

Biography

Analise is a New York City based theatrical composer, music director, and pit musician. In May she obtained her Master's Degree in Jazz Piano performance from Queens College. Her first original musical, "Change," premiered at the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 2022, produced by Stage 2 Theatre Company, for which Analise wrote the book, lyrics, music, and orchestrations for as well as music directed.

Recent projects of Analise's include being the transcriptionist/copyist for the new musical "Foxbrier Lane," which recieved its NYC Workshop and premier in January of 2025. Analise served as the Associate Music Director for the Duluth Playhouse's 2025 production of "Waitress." In 2024, Analise worked as a Music Intern at the Papermill Playhouse for the New Voices Conservatory. Analise teaches musical theatre afterschool classes at Applause NY, is on staff as a piano and voice instructor at Keys to Success in Brooklyn, NYC, and is on staff at Pace University in the Musical Theatre department at the Sands College of Performing Arts. Analise can be found music directing various cabarets around NYC at venues such as 54 Below, Don't Tell Mama, and Green Room 42.

Other credits include: "Cookie" (Soho Playhouse), "Amelie" and "Peter and the Starcatcher" (NJIT), "Peter Pan Jr." (KJK Productions) (Music Director), "Newsies, Jr" (Duluth Playhouse) (Music Director), "Little Women" (Duluth Playhouse) (Keyboard), "Nunsense" (Boat Club Productions) (Music Director), "Rock of Ages: High School Edition" (Duluth Playhouse) (Music Director), "Footloose" (Duluth Playhouse) (Keyboard 2), "Firebringer" (Stage 2 Theatre Company) (Music Director) and has often been called as substitute pianist on short notice for the Duluth Playhouse and Stage 2 Theatre Company.

In June of 2023, Analise released her first jazz album, "Where I am Right Now," which features all original compositions, including two songs from her musical "Change" arranged for jazz quintet. She is also a fluent big band arranger and writes for the Broadway Big Band.

Analise enjoys performing jazz piano with her peers, and hopes to incorporate and combine her deep understanding of both jazz music and musical theatre with the music she creates.