Brendan Murtagh is a Brisbane-based répétiteur, pianist/keyboardist, and music director with over 15 years of experience across musical theatre, opera, and choral music. He has performed for major touring productions presented by The Michael Cassel Group, Crossroads Live Australia, TML Enterprises, The Really Useful Group Asia Pacific, and Opera Australia. His credits include Wicked, Tina, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, Moulin Rouge, tick, tick…Boom!, Mary Poppins, Cinderella, Frozen, Chess, School of Rock, The Book of Mormon, Les Misérables, The Lion King, My Fair Lady, Annie, and many more.

Brendan is delighted to have been involved with Prospero Arts since its inaugural production Singin’ In the Rain (2022). As well as playing keys in Jersey Boys (2024), he was Associate Music Director for Pirates of Penzance (2024) and The Wizard of Oz (2023).
In 2021, Brendan was Assistant Musical Director for the national tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, conducting in Brisbane and Perth.

He regularly collaborates with Underground Opera, Opera Queensland, Queensland Conservatorium, and the University of Queensland, and has toured internationally with Voices of Birralee. Brendan also teaches piano and accompanies choirs at St Rita’s College Clayfield. He holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the University of Queensland.