Hi! I’m Miguel Sutedjo!

I am a musical theater writer, music director, pianist, actor, and educator. As an Indonesian American of Chinese descent, I aspire to tell stories that make people feel seen.

My full-length musical “Fly Me Away: An Asian American Jazz Musical”  was showcased in Carnegie Hall’s “United in Sound: America at 250” festival at the Museum of Chinese in America. I produced and released the show’s concept short film/singles to YouTube/streaming services. The second number, “Hustle,” was awarded a Songbyrd Demo Funding Grant.

My one-man musical “Happy to Be Here” had runs at Pan Asian Rep’s NuWorks Festival and The Makers Space. Other writing credits include “Mulan: A Children’s Musical” at the “Flowers in Changhua” Festival in Taiwan and “Theseus and Ariadne” at the Narni International Vocal Festival in Italy. With bookwriter/lyricist Andrea Trent, “Birch Academy: A 10-minute Musical” was showcased at the Spotlight New Works Festival.

Music Director of The Opening (Off-Broadway Premiere at Players Theater). Music Teaching Artist/Accompanist at the National Dance Institute. Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan ’23-’24.

Composer in BMI Musical Theater Advanced Workshop. Member of the Fall 2026 DIVE Musical Incubator. BA in Music and International Political Economy with minors in Mandarin and English (summa cum laude) from Fordham University.

UPCOMING:

Music Assistant for BLUDLINE: A Hip Hop Odyssey at NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals. (10/26)

Music Director + Arranger for a reading presentation '“Seven Different Lives of Me” with the Thai Theater Festival (11/26)

Composer collaborating with Lyricist/Bookwriter Ruth Fishman for Prospect Musical Theater Lab’s Into the Chorus Verse (11/26)