KEITH DALE GORDON

COMPOSER  •  LYRICIST  •  WRITER

SONGS: Artists who have recorded Keith's songs include JoJo David & Adam Birnbaum (Arrhae Press), Bayje (Atlantic), The Valli Girls (Sony/BMG), and Anne Marie David (Arrhae Press). 

JINGLES: His jingles and promotional work have been featured in national ad campaigns, sung by (among others) Diane Schuur, Valerie Simpson, and even Howard Stern.   

CHORAL: Keith was commissioned to write the choral orchestral ​Mass for St. Timothy's. Keith's choral orchestral piece It Must Have Been debuted in Boston and Denver.

KEITH DALE GORDON is a New York based writer, composer, lyricist who writes musical theater, commercial jingles, award shows, and sales videos. He was a writer at the Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Opera House, as well as a Writer In Residence at CAP 21 Musical Theatre Conservatory & Theatre Company and The O'Neill Theatre Center. 

His theater work has been featured at The O’Neill Musical Theater Conference, The Santa Fe Musical Theatre Festival, The Momentum Festival at the City Theater of Pittsburgh, the New York Musical Theater Festival (Director’s Choice Award Winner), the TRU Festival in NYC (Best of Festival Award Winner), and Stages in Chicago.  

THEATER: Keith has written music and lyrics for the musical SAINT HEAVEN, with book by Martin Casella (Village Theatre, Seattle; Stamford Center for the Performing Arts Rich Forum–featuring Montego Glover, Darren Ritchie, and Chuck Cooper; NYMF–Director’s Choice; TRU New Musicals Festival–Best of Festival; Stages Chicago). 

THE WEDDING NIGHT, with book by Jana Hejduková, music by Stephen Coleman, and lyrics by Keith, was selected as Pick of the Fringe in The Hollywood Fringe Festival and nominated for Outstanding Songwriting.

SADAKO & FLOYD, with book, music, and lyrics by Keith, was developed at the Johnny Mercer Colony at Goodspeed and CAP 21 Musical Theatre Conservatory & Theatre Company.

Keith has written music & lyrics for GIRL POWERS, with playwright Michele Aldin Kushner (Santa Fe Musical Theatre Festival; Dixon Place Festival).  

He has also written the music for THE SHADOW SPARROW, with book by Anton Dudley and lyrics by Charlie Sohne (O'Neill National Musical Theater Conference; City Theater of Pittsburgh's Momentum Festival).

Keith is writing music & lyrics for MARY MODERN, with book by Martin Casella, based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis.

Keith is a BMI Musical Theatre Workshop alumnus.

Keith is a graduate of the University of Colorado College of Music (Piano Performance & Composition; Helen Walker-Hill Studio).

Reimagine by Keith Gordon/Greg Arnold; mixed & mastered by Klas Wikberg