Bradley J. Behrmann

Bradley J. Behrmann is an actor, writer, and educator working bicoastally on the front lines of creating new works of American musical theatre . He hails from Belleville, IL. He graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, in 2004 with a B.Mus. in Music Education and a B.A. in English with a minor in Theatre Arts and from San Diego State University in 2016 with a MFA in Musical Theatre.

An activist for fine arts education at all levels, Bradley has taught at the La Jolla Playhouse, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Southwest Illinois College, and Missouri Baptist University, and he served as Director of Music at Notre Dame High School in St. Louis 2005-2014. Brad’s diverse theatre credits include acting, directing, and music directing. Favorite roles include Charles Clark in Titanic (Moonlight Amphitheatre), Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing and Sebastian in The Tempest (St. Louis Shakespeare), as well as Man Bird in A Year with Frog & Toad, Dr. Craven in The Secret Garden, and Baron in Grand Hotel (Overdue Theatre Company). Regionally, he premiered the roles of snowman-building Israel Swan in Cannibal! The Musical (Morning Star Productions) and reputation-smearing Britt Craig in Parade (R-S Theatrics).

Brad currently serves as Artistic Director for Youth Sing Praise, a week-long program for high school students combining musical theatre within a faith-based retreat. His first original musical—Just Pretend—premiered there in June 2015.