Andrea Beasom‘s work has been hailed as “visually stimulating” by OperaWire, “ethereal and intimate” by BroadwayWorld, and “sexy” by the Los Angeles Times. Her direction and award–winning choreography have been featured at Washington National Opera, Kennedy Center, LA Opera, Seattle Opera, Atlanta Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera San Antonio, Glimmerglass Festival, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bard SummerScape, Berkshire Opera Festival, and Austin Opera. Andrea has collaborated with Washington National Opera artistic director Francesca Zambello and many other celebrated directors. She has worked closely with the Tony and Olivier Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori, Tony Award–winning director Warren Carlyle, American theater director Anne Bogart, and artists including Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Nadine Sierra, Kelsey Grammer, and Christine Ebersole. In addition to her work as a director and choreographer, Andrea has performed as a professional singer and dancer at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Kennedy Center, Hawaii Opera Theatre, New York City Center, LA Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, Pasadena Playhouse, Glimmerglass Festival, and Dallas Opera. She danced with Alonzo King LINES Ballet and Pasadena Dance Theatre; in commercial productions for Sony, Puma, Moncler, and Microsoft; and in the film The One That I Want. Andrea earned her Bachelor of Music degree in voice from Mannes School of Music.