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Biography

Rachel Dean is a New York City-based music director and composer. She is a pianist for Hamilton and has collaborated alongside the likes of Luis Salgado, Brandon Uranowitz, Alysha Umphress, and Jennifer Jancuska. Recent music directing credits include Closer than Ever (NYU Steinhardt), Be More Chill (Acting Manitou), and the 2018 NYMF Gala. An ASCAP award recipient, Rachel has had her work performed in New York, Tokyo, Miami, Cincinnati, Phoenix, and New Jersey. Musicals in development include Medusa (with Wes Braver), The Anxiety Project (with David Brush), and The Ballad of Janis Matthews and the Dodo Scouts (with Giancarlo Rodaz). Rachel is a member of ASCAP and Local 802.