Georgia Stitt (born June 17, 1972) is an American composer and lyricist, arranger, conductor, and musical director.

Early life and education

Stitt was born in

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, but spent most of her childhood in

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. She earned a B.Mus degree in Music Theory and Composition from

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

and a M.F.A. in Musical Theater Writing from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

Career

Stitt began her career in New York City as a pianist, conductor and musical director on '' Little Shop of Horrors'', '' Avenue Q'', ''

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'', ''

The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the national tour of '' Parade''. Stitt composed music for ''The Water'', which won the 2008 ANMT “Search for New Voices in American Musical Theatre”. She has also composed for the musicals ''Snow Child, Samantha Spade, Ace Detective, The Big Boom, Big Red Sun,'' ''Sing Me A Happy Song'', ''Mosaic'', and ''Hello! My Baby''. Stitt's recorded music includes ''A Quiet Revolution'', ''My Lifelong Love'', ''This Ordinary Thursday: The Songs of Georgia Stitt'', ''Alphabet City Cycle'', ''De Profundis'', ''Joyful Noise'', ''A Better Resurrection'' and ''The Promise of Light''. She regularly performs with Broadway performer

Susan Egan Susan Farrell Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress, singer and dancer, known for her work on the Broadway stage. She is best known for originating the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1 ...

, and the two of them maintain a blog called "Glamour And Goop." Stitt was the vocal coach for season three of ''America's Got Talent,'' the on-camera vocal coach for the

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reality TV show '' Grease: You're the One That I Want!'' and the production music coordinator for the Disney–ABC TV production of ''

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'' starring

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and

Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. Her groundbreaking comedy variety show ''The Carol Burnett Show'', which originally aired on CBS was one of the first of its kind to be hosted ...

. She contributed two songs to the 2008 MTV movie ''

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''. Stitt founded Maestra Music, a community of female, non-binary, and gender non-conforming musicians in the theatre industry.

Personal life

Since 2003, Stitt has been married to fellow theatre composer

Jason Robert Brown Jason Robert Brown (born June 20, 1970) is an American musical theatre composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown's music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics. He is the recipient of three Tony Awards for his work on ''Parad ...

. They have two daughters.

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