The Biography

Jeff Blumenkrantz (born June 3, 1965) is an American actor, composer and lyricist. His stage credits include roles in the Broadway productions Into the Woods (1987), The Threepenny Opera (1989), Damn Yankees (1994), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995), A Class Act (2001), and Bright Star (2016). Blumenkrantz has also appeared in such television shows as Succession, Pose, Mr. Robot, The Blacklist, Fosse/Verdon, The Detour, Will & Grace, 30 Rock, The Good Wife, Ugly Betty, Just Shoot Me!, and Law & Order, and the films The Big Sick and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. As a songwriter, Blumenkrantz is most noted for his work on the 2003 musical adaptation of Urban Cowboy, which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score (shared with Jason Robert Brown and others).