Jerome Brooks, Jr.
Birth Place: Florence, South Carolina
Latest News on Jerome Brooks, Jr.:
The Indie Collaborative Will Bring an All Holiday Show to the Green Room 42 (Nov 30, 2023)
Full Cast Announced For A LITTLE NEW MUSIC at the Catalina Jazz Club (Mar 8, 2022)
Black Spectrum Theatre Company Presents MAMAlogues (Nov 5, 2021)
The Indie Collaborative Will Bring an All Holiday Show to the Green Room 42 (Nov 30, 2023)
Full Cast Announced For A LITTLE NEW MUSIC at the Catalina Jazz Club (Mar 8, 2022)
Black Spectrum Theatre Company Presents MAMAlogues (Nov 5, 2021)
BIO
Jerome Brooks, Jr. is an ASCAP Plus 2025 Award Recipient. He performed as the featured artist on piano at New York Theatre Workshop’s Nat “King” Cole Night after the Off-Broadway show Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole. He released SONGS FOR MOM in 2025 featuring Grammy Winner & Tony Award Nominee Natasha Yvette Williams in memory of his late mother. This project was Mastered By Mark B. Christensen who has Mastered for Toni Braxton, Fergie, Boyz II Men, The Killers, SZA, Trey Songz, and 50 Cent. He joined the Recording Academy as a Voting Member in 2008 & has written, produced, engineered, & performed as an Artist on over a dozen projects in various genres like Progressive R&B, Gospel, Musical Theater, Pop & Urbano Latino which can be found on all streaming platforms. He’s done studio work with Emmy Winner RuPaul, and co-wrote the 2011 Musical Soundtrack Love Happened By Chance feat Ayana George from MJ on Broadway.
Tony Winner Tonya Pinkins directed staged readings of his show COMMITTED The Musical at Musical Theatre Factory & Emerging Artists Theatre. He’s a 2022 Outstanding Musical Director AUDELCO Award Nominee for BLACK LOVE at the Black Spectrum Theatre. His big screen debut was Josh McKee in Art = (Love)2. He was the Dueling Piano Player in Amazon’s Z: The Beginning Of Everything. He was the Choir Director & Vocal Arranger for POWER Season 5 Episode 1. He’s the 2020 recipient of the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust & a 2021 City Artist Corps Grant Recipient for his musical SOCIAL DISTANCE which had a SOLD OUT One Night presentation at The Players Theatre. He can be seen as the keyboardist in commercials & on the cover of the Rock Band 3 video game. He’s a member of The Dramatists Guild, SAG-AFTRA & AEA with a BFA in Music Theatre /Piano Minor from Shenandoah University Conservatory. Off-Broadway he contributed additional arrangements to Grammy & Tony Winner Duncan Sheik’s Mother Courage and Her Children. He performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center as a New Song Original Music Finalist, LA’s Taste of Soul Festival, The Apollo, The Triad, Iguana Club, Sugar Bar, Symphony Space, AUDELCO Awards, in Switzerland, Japan, Germany, Austria and Turkey. His compositions are all available to stream.
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News
The Indie Collaborative Will Bring an All Holiday Show to the Green Room 42
by Stephi Wild - Nov 30, 2023
THE INDIE COLLABORATIVE returns to New York City on Monday night, December 4 to celebrate the holiday season in grand musical style at one of New York's most exciting nightclubs, The Green Room 42. A cast of award-winning artists from the Classical, Broadway, American Roots, Jazz, and Global Music worlds will take the stage to honor Hanukkah, Christmas, Diwali, Kwanzaa, and the Winter Solstice in song and dance, beginning at 7 PM.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 30, 2023
THE INDIE COLLABORATIVE returns to New York City on Monday night, December 4 to celebrate the holiday season in grand musical style at one of New York's most exciting nightclubs, The Green Room 42. A cast of award-winning artists from the Classical, Broadway, American Roots, Jazz, and Global Music worlds will take the stage to honor Hanukkah, Christmas, Diwali, Kwanzaa, and the Winter Solstice in song and dance, beginning at 7 PM.
Full Cast Announced For A LITTLE NEW MUSIC at the Catalina Jazz Club
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2022
After a two year intermission due to the COVID-19 pandemic, A Little New Music is back at Hollywood's historic Catalina Jazz Club with a fresh look at new musical theatre material. Audiences of A Little New Music's concert series will once again discover a distinguished variety of artists and a diverse assortment of songs intent on becoming future classics of the American musical theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2022
After a two year intermission due to the COVID-19 pandemic, A Little New Music is back at Hollywood's historic Catalina Jazz Club with a fresh look at new musical theatre material. Audiences of A Little New Music's concert series will once again discover a distinguished variety of artists and a diverse assortment of songs intent on becoming future classics of the American musical theatre.
Black Spectrum Theatre Company Presents MAMAlogues
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2021
The Black Spectrum Theatre Company, Inc., nurturing a new generation of artists for the 21st century, and Executive Producer Carl Clay will present MAMAlogues, a contemporary new work written by Dr. Lisa Thompson. Directed by BSTC's Resident Director Bette Howard, the production runs from Thursday, November 11 through Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the theatre located at 177th St. & Baisley Blvd., Jamaica, NY.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2021
The Black Spectrum Theatre Company, Inc., nurturing a new generation of artists for the 21st century, and Executive Producer Carl Clay will present MAMAlogues, a contemporary new work written by Dr. Lisa Thompson. Directed by BSTC's Resident Director Bette Howard, the production runs from Thursday, November 11 through Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the theatre located at 177th St. & Baisley Blvd., Jamaica, NY.
Musical Theatre Composer, Jerome Brooks, Jr. Recognized With $5,000 City Artists Corps Grant
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2021
Musical Theatre Composer, Jerome Brooks, Jr. is one of 500 New York City-based artists to receive $5,000 through the City Artist Corps Grants program, presented by The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) as well as Queens Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2021
Musical Theatre Composer, Jerome Brooks, Jr. is one of 500 New York City-based artists to receive $5,000 through the City Artist Corps Grants program, presented by The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) as well as Queens Theatre.
Musical Theatre Composer, Jerome Brooks Jr. Recognized with City Artists Corp Grant
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Sep 9, 2021
Over the course of three award cycles, more than 3,000 artists will receive $5,000 grants to engage the public with artist activities across New York City's five boroughs this summer and fall. Artists can use the grant to create new work or phase of a work, or restage preexisting creative activities across any discipline.
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Sep 9, 2021
Over the course of three award cycles, more than 3,000 artists will receive $5,000 grants to engage the public with artist activities across New York City's five boroughs this summer and fall. Artists can use the grant to create new work or phase of a work, or restage preexisting creative activities across any discipline.
Dixon Place Presents COMMITTED: THE MUSICAL UNPLUGGED
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2019
'Committed: The Musical Unplugged' written and directed by, Jerome Brooks, Jr. is based on true events with fictional elements. The story is about Jazz Johnson a black male and aspiring Broadway pianist in New York who is committed to playing music of all genres for his friends until he finds himself committed to the psych ward. On January 18th, 2019, Dixon Place presents, 'Committed: The Musical Unplugged' at 7:30 p.m., concert of the first 45-minutes in The Lounge located at 161A Chrystie Street in New York 10002. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door.
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2019
'Committed: The Musical Unplugged' written and directed by, Jerome Brooks, Jr. is based on true events with fictional elements. The story is about Jazz Johnson a black male and aspiring Broadway pianist in New York who is committed to playing music of all genres for his friends until he finds himself committed to the psych ward. On January 18th, 2019, Dixon Place presents, 'Committed: The Musical Unplugged' at 7:30 p.m., concert of the first 45-minutes in The Lounge located at 161A Chrystie Street in New York 10002. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door.
Dixon Place Presents COMMITTED: THE MUSICAL UNPLUGGED
by Julie Musbach - Dec 18, 2018
'Committed: The Musical Unplugged' written and directed by, Jerome Brooks, Jr. is based on true events with fictional elements. The story is about Jazz Johnson a black male and aspiring Broadway pianist in New York who is committed to playing music of all genres for his friends until he finds himself committed to the psych ward. On January 18th, 2019, Dixon Place presents, 'Committed: The Musical Unplugged' at 7:30 p.m., concert of the first 45-minutes in The Lounge located at 161A Chrystie Street in New York 10002. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door.
by Julie Musbach - Dec 18, 2018
'Committed: The Musical Unplugged' written and directed by, Jerome Brooks, Jr. is based on true events with fictional elements. The story is about Jazz Johnson a black male and aspiring Broadway pianist in New York who is committed to playing music of all genres for his friends until he finds himself committed to the psych ward. On January 18th, 2019, Dixon Place presents, 'Committed: The Musical Unplugged' at 7:30 p.m., concert of the first 45-minutes in The Lounge located at 161A Chrystie Street in New York 10002. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door.
Dixon Place Presents TUMBLEWEED
by BWW News Desk - Aug 24, 2018
DIXON PLACE, presents Marcus Scott's Tumbleweed on August 24, 2018 through August 26, 2018 (performances take place Today & Saturday, August 24 & 25 at 8:00pm & Sunday, August, 26 at 2:00 pm). Following an interracial family living in a townhouse within the Morningside Park area of New York's Upper West Side over the course of a weekend, TUMBLEWEED is a slice of life drama about a young girl named Willow whose off-putting natural hair combined with both her family's open acceptance of it and lack of maintenance, as well as her blooming womanism, causes controversy in the household.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 24, 2018
DIXON PLACE, presents Marcus Scott's Tumbleweed on August 24, 2018 through August 26, 2018 (performances take place Today & Saturday, August 24 & 25 at 8:00pm & Sunday, August, 26 at 2:00 pm). Following an interracial family living in a townhouse within the Morningside Park area of New York's Upper West Side over the course of a weekend, TUMBLEWEED is a slice of life drama about a young girl named Willow whose off-putting natural hair combined with both her family's open acceptance of it and lack of maintenance, as well as her blooming womanism, causes controversy in the household.
Dixon Place Presents TUMBLEWEED
by Julie Musbach - Aug 17, 2018
DIXON PLACE, presents Marcus Scott's Tumbleweed on August 24, 2018 through August 26, 2018 (performances take place Friday & Saturday, August 24 & 25 at 8:00pm & Sunday, August, 26 at 2:00 pm). Following an interracial family living in a townhouse within the Morningside Park area of New York's Upper West Side over the course of a weekend, TUMBLEWEED is a slice of life drama about a young girl named Willow whose off-putting natural hair combined with both her family's open acceptance of it and lack of maintenance, as well as her blooming womanism, causes controversy in the household.
by Julie Musbach - Aug 17, 2018
DIXON PLACE, presents Marcus Scott's Tumbleweed on August 24, 2018 through August 26, 2018 (performances take place Friday & Saturday, August 24 & 25 at 8:00pm & Sunday, August, 26 at 2:00 pm). Following an interracial family living in a townhouse within the Morningside Park area of New York's Upper West Side over the course of a weekend, TUMBLEWEED is a slice of life drama about a young girl named Willow whose off-putting natural hair combined with both her family's open acceptance of it and lack of maintenance, as well as her blooming womanism, causes controversy in the household.
The Gnome Haus Explores Time Travel and Black Masculinity in the Premiere of THE MAD MAD SCIENTIST PLAY By E.E. Wade
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
The Gnome Haus announces the world premiere of The Mad Mad Scientist Play by E.E. Wade, directed by Josh FS Moser.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
The Gnome Haus announces the world premiere of The Mad Mad Scientist Play by E.E. Wade, directed by Josh FS Moser.
The Gnome Haus Explores Time Travel and Black Masculinity in the Premiere of THE MAD MAD SCIENTIST PLAY By E.E. Wade
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2018
The Gnome Haus announces the world premiere of The Mad Mad Scientist Play by E.E. Wade, directed by Josh FS Moser.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2018
The Gnome Haus announces the world premiere of The Mad Mad Scientist Play by E.E. Wade, directed by Josh FS Moser.
Columbia University School of the Arts presents THE ESCAPE; OR, A LEAP FOR FREEDOM
by Julie Musbach - Jan 29, 2018
Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present Mark H.'s (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2018) production of The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom.
by Julie Musbach - Jan 29, 2018
Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present Mark H.'s (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2018) production of The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom.
New Musical ZAREPHATH Brings Free Summer Fun to NYC
by BWW News Desk - Aug 19, 2017
Written, directed, and composed by Ayvaunn Penn, the gospel and jazz infused musical Zarephath is a dance-filled ensemble piece created under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lynn Nottage & Tony Award Winner David Henry Hwang.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 19, 2017
Written, directed, and composed by Ayvaunn Penn, the gospel and jazz infused musical Zarephath is a dance-filled ensemble piece created under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lynn Nottage & Tony Award Winner David Henry Hwang.
New Musical ZAREPHATH Brings Free Summer Fun to NYC
by BWW News Desk - Aug 11, 2017
Written, directed, and composed by Ayvaunn Penn, the gospel and jazz infused musical Zarephath is a dance-filled ensemble piece created under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lynn Nottage & Tony Award Winner David Henry Hwang.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 11, 2017
Written, directed, and composed by Ayvaunn Penn, the gospel and jazz infused musical Zarephath is a dance-filled ensemble piece created under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lynn Nottage & Tony Award Winner David Henry Hwang.
New Musical ZAREPHATH Brings Free Summer Fun to NYC
by Julie Musbach - Jun 17, 2017
Written, directed, and composed by Ayvaunn Penn, the gospel and jazz infused musical Zarephath is a dance-filled ensemble piece created under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lynn Nottage & Tony Award Winner David Henry Hwang.
by Julie Musbach - Jun 17, 2017
Written, directed, and composed by Ayvaunn Penn, the gospel and jazz infused musical Zarephath is a dance-filled ensemble piece created under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lynn Nottage & Tony Award Winner David Henry Hwang.
Musical Theatre Factory's Fall Season to Include COMMITTED, THE CRAFT & More
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 9, 2014
The Musical Theatre Factory (MTF), under the leadership of founding Artistic Director Shakina Nayfack and Managing Director Danny Abosch, announces its fall season dedicated to the development of new musical theatre. Musical Theatre Factory operates as a volunteer-based cooperative of artists and arts administrators committed to a process of peer evaluation and the cultivation of new work, free from the pressures of critical or commercial success.
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 9, 2014
The Musical Theatre Factory (MTF), under the leadership of founding Artistic Director Shakina Nayfack and Managing Director Danny Abosch, announces its fall season dedicated to the development of new musical theatre. Musical Theatre Factory operates as a volunteer-based cooperative of artists and arts administrators committed to a process of peer evaluation and the cultivation of new work, free from the pressures of critical or commercial success.
DA’ Right Entertainment Kicks Off Season With Love Happened by Chance 9/29-10/2
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2011
DA' Right Entertainment Kicks of its inaugural season with the world premiere of the inspirational stage play with music Love Happened by Chance written by Twana Lawler, with Music by Jerome Brooks Jr. and Directed by Dwight Ali Williams.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2011
DA' Right Entertainment Kicks of its inaugural season with the world premiere of the inspirational stage play with music Love Happened by Chance written by Twana Lawler, with Music by Jerome Brooks Jr. and Directed by Dwight Ali Williams.
DA’ Right Entertainment Kicks Off Season With Love Happened by Chance 9/29-10/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 7, 2011
DA' Right Entertainment Kicks of its inaugural season with the world premiere of the inspirational stage play with music Love Happened by Chance written by Twana Lawler, with Music by Jerome Brooks Jr. and Directed by Dwight Ali Williams.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 7, 2011
DA' Right Entertainment Kicks of its inaugural season with the world premiere of the inspirational stage play with music Love Happened by Chance written by Twana Lawler, with Music by Jerome Brooks Jr. and Directed by Dwight Ali Williams.
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