Brandon Sturiale is an actor/pianist/songwriter currently based in Oklahoma City, OK. He spent 16 years working in the NYC Broadway industry, playing piano/keyboard for such shows as Les Misérables, Waitress, Ain’t Too Proud, Gypsy, Legally Blonde, Rent, and many others. He was also the audition/rehearsal pianist for the film Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, and has played countless auditions and cabarets, both with vocalists and as a solo pianist.
As an actor, his credits include Bill Ray in On Golden Pond (Best Actor in a Featured Role nominee), Paul Bratter in Barefoot in the Park (Outstanding Performance winner), and Caden (understudy) in The Thanksgiving Play. He shot a short film with director/actor Noah Crawford and a national commercial in Tulsa, OK, and worked as an extra in Twisters, Blue Bloods, Fairwood, and Flesh and Bone. He trained with Chris Freihofer and many others at The Actor Factory in Norman, OK.
His composition/songwriting credits include two full-length musicals (Charlie Ryder and Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal), a 12-track album of original songs (So Much More: The Songs of Brandon Sturiale), a 12-track album of original piano instrumentals (Light of a New Day), film scores (West of Hot Dog, a 1924 silent film starring Stan Laurel, Lose the Roommate in 6 Easy Steps, and York Street 1929), and various radio-friendly adult contemporary songs, songs for children, and instrumentals for use in television/radio commercials.
He has had the good fortune to work with performers of all professional levels. Notable names include Christine Baranski, Michael Cerveris, Beth Malone, Mary Testa, Natalie Weiss, Tonya Pinkins, Len Cariou, Orfeh, Michele Pawk, Baayork Lee, Chuck Wagner, Jenn Gambatese, Fred Applegate, Rob Evan, Paolo Montalban, and Christina DiCicco. He also had the honor of performing alongside Tony Bennett, for Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre at the Plaza Hotel.
In his spare time he is a competitive tennis player, having brought home several trophies in USTA tournaments across the country. He is currently writing his memoirs, expected to be finished in 2026, about his journey from small-town Oklahoma to New York City and back.