Morgan Smart
MORGAN J SMART (she/her) is a Brooklyn based, multidisciplinary artist from Chicago, Illinois. Whether she's performing, writing, or dramaturging, Morgan finds a way to weave her whimsical, humorous and romantic style into her work. A graduate of NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program, Morgan has made a career of using her own multifaceted identity to tell stories through scene and song. Morgan’s work has been presented and workshopped at Goodspeed Opera House, Lincoln Center New Works Diversity Series, NYU Tisch's New Musical Theatre Workshop, and William Finn's Emerging Writers presentation with New York Theatre Barn. She’s worked as a dramaturg with Hi-Arts NYC, New Victory Theatre on Broadway, Seattle's Village Theatre, and the Portland Opera. Morgan is currently writing book for the upcoming Broadway bound musical Six Triple Eight, inspired by the true story of the first and only all Black, all woman unit of the US Army to serve overseas during WWII, and is a co-librettest of The Factotum, a Black adaptation of The Barber of Seville — which is slated for production at the Portland Opera in their 2026/27 season.
When she’s not writing shows for the stage and screen, Morgan is a singer - songwriter and performer in New York City.