Alex Lacamoire was born on May 24,1975 and is a Cuban-American composer, arranger, conductor, musical director, music copyist, and orchestrator who has worked on many shows both on and off-Broadway.
18 Facts About Alex Lacamoire
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Alex Lacamoire is the recipient of multiple Tony and Grammy Awards for his work on shows such as In the Heights, Hamilton, and Dear Evan Hansen.
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Alex Lacamoire entered Southwood Middle School, a school known for its fine arts program, and went on to New World School of the Arts.
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Alex Lacamoire then attended Berklee College of Music, graduating in 1995 with the highest GPA in the class.
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Alex Lacamoire conducted the cast recording of the 2000 touring cast of Godspell.
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Alex Lacamoire was the music director of Wicked in 2005, and music supervisor for the musical High Fidelity in 2006, as well as assisting with the orchestrations for that show.
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In 2007, Alex Lacamoire received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Orchestrations for the Off-Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights.
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Additionally, Alex Lacamoire wrote the dance arrangements for the 2012 Broadway revival of Annie.
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Alex Lacamoire was the music director, orchestrator, and conductor for the Broadway production of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, continuing in the roles he held during the show's Off-Broadway production at The Public Theater, as well as the Co-Arranger of the show's score.
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In late 2016 Alex Lacamoire transitioned to the role of music supervisor, ending his stint of conducting each show, and instead supervising the music at all of the different productions.
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Alex Lacamoire won his second Tony Award for Best Orchestrations in 2016 for the Broadway production of Hamilton.
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Alex Lacamoire is a regular participant in the well-received Ham4Ham performances which have taken place outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre on days when there are both matinee and evening performances of Hamilton.
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Alex Lacamoire is the Music Supervisor of Dear Evan Hansen, a musical for which he won his third Tony award and his third Grammy award.
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Alex Lacamoire was the music director, orchestrator and co-arranger of Carmen Jones, later known as Carmen La Cubana, a 2016 Cuban adaptation of Georges Bizet's Carmen.
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In late 2017, Alex Lacamoire reunited with Lin-Manuel Miranda on his song "Almost Like Praying" to benefit Hurricane Maria relief and recovery operations in Puerto Rico.
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Alex Lacamoire was the Executive Music Producer on the film The Greatest Showman in late 2017.
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In July 2018, Alex Lacamoire appeared on The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast for a series of three episodes.
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In May 2019, Alex Lacamoire received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music.