Analise Levesque

Biography

Analise is a theatrical composer, music director, and pit musician currently based in Minnesota, but will be based in New York City starting August 2023. She recently graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a Bachelor's of Music in Jazz Studies and Theory/Composition. 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.

Beginning August 2023, Analise will be attending Queens College to earn her Master's Degree in Jazz Studies.

Other credits include: Newsies, Jr (Duluth Playhouse) (Music Director), Little Women (Duluth Playhouse) (Keyboard), Nunsense (Boat Club Productions) (Music Director), James and the Giant Peach, Jr (Duluth Playhouse) (Music Director), Footloose (Duluth Playhouse) (Keyboard 2), Firebringer (Stage 2 Theatre Company) (Music Director), The Moors (Stage 2 Theatre Company) (Music Director and Incidental Music Composer/Arranger), Xanadu (Duluth Playhouse) (Pit Musician), and has often been called as substitute pianist on short notice for the Duluth Playhouse and Stage 2 Theatre Company. She also has given music masterclasses to Duluth Playhouse Theatre Education Classes and was a 2023 instructor for the Duluth Playhouse Summer Theatre Camps.

She is also an active jazz musician, leading her own quartet at venues across the state such as Jazz Central Studios, the Eau Claire Jazz Crawl (WI), and performing with other groups as well.

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.

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