Kate Anderson

Biography

Kate Anderson is an Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-Nominated songwriter and 1/2 of the writing team Samsel/Anderson (with writing partner Elyssa Samsel). Current projects include stage musicals THE BOOK THIEF (West End Bound) and AUSTENLAND (currently being developed in the UK). In addition to belonging to the BMI Advanced workshop, Kate has also studied at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade in New York and LA. Kate and Elyssa penned the songs for Disney’s “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” and the Off-Broadway musical BETWEEN THE LINES. Originally from Charlotte, NC, Kate graduated cum laude with a degree in Music and Creative Writing from Gettysburg College, where she studied classical voice on scholarship at the Sunderman Conservatory.