Matthew Brookshire is a songwriter and performer originally from North Carolina. Hailed as “the marvelous Mr. Brookshire” by The New York Times and “the fabulous singer-songwriter” by The New Yorker, his music has appeared in film, television, and life theater. His song “Belly Breathe” was featured in the 50th anniversary season of Sesame Street, and later in Sesame Street: The Musical, which ran off-Broadway and toured the United States. Brookshire collaborated with acclaimed choreographer Keely Garfield on the Bessie Award-nominated Twin Pines (Joyce Theater, Danspace Project) and Wow, where he interpreted the songs of Kate Bush. With composer Curtis Moore, he wrote original music for the film Palindromes (directed by Todd Solondz), pop songs for drag icon Kevin Aviance and others, and created a musical about a woman’s obsession with Lifetime Movies, For The Love of Tiffany (book co-written with Thomas Mizer and lyrics by Amanda Green). He is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and the North Carolina School of the Arts.

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