Franklyn Grace
She/They
Biography
Franklyn Grace (she/they) is a professional musician and multifaceted creative artist. She has a Bachelor’s in Music Composition & Music Performance with a Musical Theatre Minor, and she is currently earning her Master’s in Writing & Design for Musical Theatre at Berklee NYC. Among the many shows for community theatre and Off-Broadway theatre they have played include “Brighter Than The Sun” (a new musical by Collin Hendley, running Off-Broadway January 2024, for which they are the Alternate Pianist and Assistant Arranger), “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Shrek the Musical,” “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” “Oklahoma!” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” She has also played various cabaret-style shows; written two full-length musicals, a one-act play, and a song cycle of her own; and is currently working on her third full-length musical at Berklee NYC. When they are not playing and/or music directing shows, they are a freelance accompanist/copyist/arranger, and more. Franklyn is known for the emotion she puts into her playing, her punctuality, her musicianship, and her unwavering dedication to her numerous musical crafts.
Professional Experience
- Off Broadway
- Concerts/Cabaret
- Education
- Community Theatre
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
- Chicago/Midwest
Interested in touring?
- Yes
Maestra Expertise
- Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
- Theatrical Bookwriter
- Music Director/Conductor (Pianist)
- Music Director/Conductor (Baton)
- Singer/Songwriter
- Orchestrator
- Incidental Music Composer/Arranger
- Instrumentalist/Pit Musician
- Music Copyist
- Music Transcriber
- Audition Pianist
- Class/Voice Lesson/Rehearsal Pianist
- Rehearsal Pianist
Primary Instruments
- Piano
- Synthesizer
- Voice
Software
- GarageBand
- Logic
- MainStage
- Musescore
- Pro-Tools
- Sibelius
- QLab
Additional Skills
- Theatrical Director
- Playwright
- Actor-Musician
- Singer/Performer
Current Student?
- Graduate School