Lacamoire's early theatrical credits as music director, arranger, and/or orchestrator include
Bat Boy: The Musical (for which he also served as musical director of the 2001 Original Cast Recording); the 2001 National Tour of
Godspell;
Stephen Schwartz's Captain Louie (for which he also orchestrated the 2005 original cast recording); and
Legally Blonde. He also conducted the cast recording of the 2000 touring cast of
Godspell. Lacamoire was also the music director of
Wicked in 2005, and
music supervisor for the musical
High Fidelity in 2006, as well as assisting with the orchestrations for that show. Prior to working on
In the Heights, Lacamoire was billed for additional musical arrangements for the original Broadway production of
Wicked, and later became the production's Music Director. "After graduation, Lacamoire became first the associate conductor then the musical director for the hit musical Wicked," cites
Berklee, where he received a Doctorate in Music. In 2007, Lacamoire received a
Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Orchestrations for the
Off-Broadway production of
Lin-Manuel Miranda's
In the Heights. Following its successful Off-Broadway run,
In The Heights transferred to the
Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway. Lacamoire, along with
Bill Sherman, won the 2008
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and the 2009
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for their combined work on
In The Heights. In 2012, Lacamoire and
Tom Kitt were the Co-Orchestrators of
Bring It On the Musical — another collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda — for which Lacamoire also served as music supervisor and arranger. Additionally, Lacamoire wrote the dance arrangements for the 2012 Broadway revival of
Annie. Lacamoire was the music director, orchestrator, and conductor for the Broadway production of
Hamilton at the
Richard Rodgers Theatre, continuing in the roles he held during the show's Off-Broadway production at
The Public Theater, as well as the Co-Arranger (along with Lin-Manuel Miranda) of the show's score. In late 2016 Lacamoire transitioned to the role of music supervisor, ending his stint of conducting each show, and instead supervising the music at all of the different productions. Lacamoire won his second Tony Award
for Best Orchestrations in 2016 for the Broadway production of
Hamilton. The show's
Original Broadway Cast Recording was released digitally on September 25, 2015, and by
Atlantic Records as a two-disc set on October 25, 2015. It won a
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2016, earning Lacamoire his second Grammy as a record producer. Lacamoire is a regular participant in
Ham4Ham performances which have taken place outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre on days when there are both matinee and evening performances of
Hamilton. Lacamoire is the Music Supervisor of
Dear Evan Hansen, a musical for which he won his third Tony award and his third Grammy award. He was the music director, orchestrator and co-arranger of
Carmen Jones, later known as
Carmen La Cubana, a 2016 Cuban adaptation of
Georges Bizet's Carmen. The adaptation features the classic opera score using all-new Cuban musical arrangements. For that Cuban-American production, Lacamoire related it entailed channeling music that's “in my blood.” Lacamoire was the Executive Music Producer on the film
The Greatest Showman in late 2017. In March 2018, Lacamoire produced Lin-Manuel Miranda's March 2018 Hamildrop, "Found/Tonight". The song also featured
Ben Platt. In April 2018, Lacamoire arranged Miranda's April 2018 Hamildrop, "First Burn". The song featured the 5 Elizas who took on the role after
Phillipa Soo left the show in July 2016. In July 2018, Alex Lacamoire appeared on
The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast for a series of three episodes. The episodes included a musical breakdown of "
The Schuyler Sisters" as well as an in-depth discussion of the music from
Hamilton. In May 2019, Lacamoire received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from
Berklee College of Music. In April 2021, Lacamoire worked as score composer and executive music producer for
Lin-Manuel Miranda's animated movie,
Sony Pictures Animation's
Vivo, which was released on
Netflix on August 6, 2021. Along with
Bill Sherman and
Kurt Crowley, Lacamoire produced the music for the 2021 film
Tick, Tick... Boom!, arranging and adapting songs by composer
Jonathan Larson. ==Awards and nominations==