Sam Tucker-Smith

Silliman
2027

Sam Tucker-Smith is a composer and lyricist.

He studied with and was mentored by Steven Lutvak (composer/co-lyricist of the Tony-winning Best Musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and the upcoming Alfred Hitchcock Presents) for three and a half years. He is now writing a musical with National Book Award finalist and NYT-bestselling author / playwright Ali Benjamin (The Thing About Jellyfish, The Smash-Up). That musical, Isaac in Motion, premiered at Yale in a staged concert reading in December 2024. 

He is also a music director, arranger, and pianist, and is employed as an accompanist for the Shen curriculum.

Production

Show Name Role Dates
Isaac in Motion Composer Dec 7, 2024
Isaac in Motion Lyricist Dec 7, 2024
Isaac in Motion Musical Director Dec 7, 2024
West Side Story Musical Director Apr 18 – 20, 2024
West Side Story Musician Apr 18 – 20, 2024
Afterparty Musical Director Feb 16, 2024
Fiddler on the Roof Assistant Musical Director Nov 15 – 18, 2023

Performance

Show Name Role Dates
Company Piano Jan 23 – 25, 2025