Allison Leyton-Brown

Allison Leyton-Brown is an award-winning composer, pianist, and Musical Director, specializing in collaborative multi-media works. Allison has written countless original scores for TV, theater, dance, opera and film productions across the U.S. and Canada. Recent scores include This American Life, and international children’s touring production Elmer: the Patchwork Elephant Show. Other musical theater works include Pete the Cat: The Musical, Mouth Pieces, and BOB: A Life in Five Acts. Recent podcast scores include Stranglers, The Longest Shortest Time, and Outside the Box. Television scores include Emmy- winning series “Peg+Cat”, “20/20,” “The Good Wife,” “Primetime,” and ABC’s “What Would You Do?”. She is composer-in- residence for national avant-garde company Archipelago Theatre, for whom she has composed five award-winning shows. Leyton-Brown teaches singers and pianists in her private studio, and works regularly as a Musical Director, band-leader and recording pianist. Allison is on the steering committee of the SCL in NY (Society of Composers and Lyricists) and can be seen performing around NYC with multiple groups including New Orleans jazzers Smith & 9th Ward. www.allisonleytonbrown.com