Alex Lacamoire

Alex Lacamoire (born May 24, 1975) is a Cuban-American composer, arranger, conductor, musical director, music copyist, and orchestrator. He is known for his work on many shows both on and off-Broadway, including In the Heights (2008), Hamilton (2016), and Dear Evan Hansen (2017). Lacamoire has received multiple Tony and Grammy Awards for his contributions to these productions. He was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018. Born in Los Angeles, California, Lacamoire began playing the piano at age four and studied jazz, arranging, and film scoring at Berklee College of Music. He has hearing loss and uses hearing aids. Lacamoire's early theatrical credits include Bat Boy: The Musical.