Nehemiah Luckett

Piano and music theory

Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, Nehemiah Luckett is a composer working at the intersection of sacred and secular music, creating works that range from pop/rock songs to choral/orchestral pieces who has been performing, composing, music directing and conducting for over 30 years. From an early age he connected his deep love of music to the transformative power of building community through breathing and singing with family and friends. He has been a featured soloist at the National Cathedral, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and has performed all over the US and Europe. He has composed solo, choral and instrumental pieces. Nehemiah served as the Music Director and Composer for Rev. Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir from 2011 to 2020.

Full productions of his theatrical work include three full length musicals: Hamlet: Prince of Funk (1999) with collaborators Owen Beverly (Evans) and Matthew Smith, Brick by Brick (2006) based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe with collaborator, Ross Wade, and jazz singer (2019) with Joshua William Gelb presented at Abrons Arts Center. 

Projects currently in development include a new production of Zora Neale Hurston’s SPUNK at Yale Repertory Theater directed by Tamilla Woodard with original music and arrangements by Nehemiah Lucket; Love Out of Time - a queer Bible-based Afrofuturist opera; Triple Threats with Tracey Lee; Risk Hallelujah with Orion Johnstone (directed by and conceived with Nehemiah Luckett); and A Burning Church with Zhailon Levingston and Alex Hare. 

Nehemiah has deep gratitude for Power APAC (Academic and Performing Arts Complex) in Jackson, Mississippi where he studied music and theater and for his family that allowed him to dream crazy dreams. He is the Founder/Chief Dreaming Officer of Dreaming The Future Together and a member of ASMAC, ASCAP, and The Dramatists Guild. He currently lives in the Bronx with his husband and a variety of plants. Visit NehemiahLuckett.com for more info.