HEIDI JOOSTEN is a Jeff Award-winning music director, composer, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and teacher. Since 2014, she has collaborated on over 125 new theatrical, comedic, and concert productions in Chicago and across the nation. National credits include Barbie: Live In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl (Assoc. Conductor, Score Supervisor, Music Preparation), Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert (Assoc. Conductor), and Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse (Assoc. Conductor). Notable Chicago credits include Children Of Eden (Broadway in Chicago, starring Destiny Child’s Michelle Williams), Assassins (Theo Ubique, 2024 Jeff Award for Music Direction), American Psycho (Kokandy Productions, Jeff Nomination), Beauty And The Beast (Chicago Shakespeare), Don’t Quit Your Daydream (The Second City, 111th Mainstage Revue), Grease (Drury Lane), and Alice By Heart (Kokandy Productions, Jeff Nomination & Midwest premiere). As a prolific classical and educational composer, Joosten’s award-winning music has been performed across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. Theatrical writing credits include The Bone Harp, Queer Eye: The Musical Parody (13-week run at The Second City), Micro, and Saint Hildegard. She holds degrees in composition from UW-Eau Claire and CCPA, and is a proud member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild.