Brian Heveron-Smith is a classically-trained musician but a theater kid at heart; these two sides to him eventually reconciled and turned him into a versatile musical theater composer and playwright. He wrote the book, music, and lyrics to Fanny, which premiered at The Elysian in Los Angeles. Brian also wrote the music and co-wrote lyrics for Shipping, a new musical from tv writers Jen Jackson and Louisa Kellogg, and he wrote music and co-wrote book and lyrics to Three Rats Audition to Open for Ricky Gervais.
Brian is a longtime collaborator of comedian Chris Fleming and their co-written songs have amassed over a million streams on Spotify. Brian composed the music for Fleming’s Peacock comedy special, Chris Fleming: Hell, and he also wrote music for Fleming’s hit web-series, Gayle, the Gayle Live Tour, and I’m The Mayor of Bimmi Gardens, Fleming’s Adult Swim pilot.
As a keyboardist and music director, Brian has worked for Second City, Baby Wants Candy, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Story Pirates, Inside Broadway, Silver Arrow Band, Young People’s Chorus of NYC, Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall, Queens College, and more.
Brian performs regularly as a solo comedian, incorporating music throughout his act in unique ways. He has toured extensively as a pianist and a drummer, and he has a degree in orchestral percussion from the Eastman School of Music.