Brett Sullivan

Brett Sullivan
Brett Sullivan
Born
Brett Sullivan

(1971-05-21)21 May 1971
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
  • Director

Brett Sullivan is a London-based Australian filmmaker. Born in Sydney, Australia, 1971, Sullivan formed production company Steam Motion and Sound with Julian Chow in 1996. Steam established a UK office in 2003, and a New York office in 2014 with co-founder Clayton Jacobsen.

Sullivan has directed and produced stage to screen films or "pro-shots" for multiple Broadway and West End productions. His work includes Billy Elliot the Musical Live which was the first live event cinema release to top the UK box office and set a new box office record for live event cinema. Sullivan's next live film Miss Saigon surpassed Billy Elliot. In the USA, Disney's Newsies Live! set a new US box office record for a live musical event at the cinema. Frozen: The Broadway Musical reached number 1 streaming movies on Disney+ in Australia, UK, and USA in June 2025. In July 2026 Hadestown: The Musical surpassed Hamilton for the highest grossing live theatre film in the US.

He has directed and produced music videos, TV specials, commercials for David Byrne, Alicia Keys, Michael Bublé, Bruno Mars, Natalie Merchant, Jason Derulo, Phil Collins, James Blunt, Robert Plant, Madonna, REM, Linkin Park, Ed Sheeran, Seal, Bette Midler, Flaming Lips,Cher, Ben Folds, André Rieu, Muse, KD Lang, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rihanna, David Gray, LP, Idina Menzel, Nile Rodgers, Pablo Alboran, Josh Groban, Lenny Kravitz, Eric Clapton and others. Other commercial work includes Deezer, Vodafone, Pepsi, Reebok, Orange, Adidas, Ikea, and Coca-Cola.

Sullivan was a co-founder of Adstream (2001), digital media and asset management company for advertising agencies. It is located in 17 countries.

Film

As director

Producer

Selected music work

Other

Sullivan wrote the book, music and lyrics for The Last Word, a musical staged at the 2016 New York Musical Festival. The musical was directed by Michael Bello, choreographed by Nick Kenkel, and additional lyrics by Ryan Cunningham. It was nominated for Best Choreography, and Best Supporting Actress in the festival awards. An episodic podcast of the musical was recorded and released in 2022. It received Silver at the 2023 The New York Festivals Radio Awards.

Sullivan played in Australian indie bands Broken Words, Mockingbird and Easy Brother.

References

  1. ↑ "Billy Elliot levels Equalizer in UK". Screen. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Miss Saigon sets UK box office record | WhatsOnStage".
  3. ↑ Editorial, West End Theatre (22 June 2025). "Frozen The Musical hits Number 1 on Disney+ | West End Theatre". Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hadestown Stage Film Surpasses Hamilton for Highest-Grossing Live Capture". Playbill. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Adstream Website - Adstream.com
  6. ↑ Jesuschristsuperstar.com Archived October 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Michael Bublé's Cry Me A River by Brett Sullivan". Retrieved 15 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  8. ↑ "DonkeyBoy's Ambitions by Brett Sullivan". Retrieved 15 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ "Promonews.tv". Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.