Katy Richardson
Musical Director, Musical Supervisor & Arranger
Katy Richardson is a Music Supervisor, Musical Director, Associate Music Producer, Composer and Arranger. Katy is the musical director for the upcoming production of Death Note the musical at the Barbican, and Musical Supervisor for the anticipated 2026 non-replica production of High School Musical. She is currently the associate music producer for Strictly Come Dancing, and both an original creative team member and the UK musical supervisor for SIX the musical. Additionally, she has recently played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Broadway Sinfonietta. Katy is a What’s On Stage Award nominated Musical Director, Musical Supervisor, Music Producer and Arranger with a broad knowledge of music and musical theatre, and a proven ability to produce results.
Credits as Musical Supervisor: High School Musical (upcoming), RedCliffe (Southwark Playhouse), Little Piece Of You (workshop), SIX (Japan), Little Piece Of You: An Atypical Musical in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Your Lie In April (Harold Pinter Theatre), Your Lie In April: In Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Standing At The Sky’s Edge (Gillian Lynne Theatre - consulting music supervisor), Rehab (Neon 194), LIZZIE (Hope Mill Theatre, Southwark Playhouse), Death Note: in Concert (London Palladium, Lyric Theatre), SIX (Korea), Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick Theatre, Arts Theatre, UK Tour), SIX: the Reunion Concert (Hampton Court Palace), SIX (Vaudeville Theatre & UK Tour), RENT (Hope Mill Theatre).
Credits as Musical Director/Conductor: Shucked (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), SVN (China tour), Death Note (workshop), The North Side (workshop), Mona Loser (Southwark Playhouse), The Most Beautiful Man In New York (workshop), Identical (workshop), Your Lie In April (Harold Pinter Theatre), Midnight Cowboy (workshop), HEX (National Theatre - rehearsal musical director), Becoming Nancy (workshop), SIX: the Reunion Concert (Hampton Court Palace), Jersey Boys (Trafalgar Theatre), SIX (Vaudeville Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Arts Theatre, 2018 UK Tour), Jordan Luke Gage in Concert (Outernet), Frank & Friends: The Music of Frank Wildhorn (Cadogan Hall), Bonnie & Clyde in Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), The Little Big Things (workshop), RENT (Hope Mill Theatre 2020), Millennials (MT Fest 2021, Turbine Theatre), Stop (workshop), Hair (Turbine Theatre), Natalie Paris in Concert (The Other Palace), The Wind in the Willows (workshop), An Evening with Aimie Atkinson (The Other Palace), NewsRevue (Canal Cafe Theatre), Soldier On (workshop), Dracula (Arts Theatre & Latitude Festival).
Credits as Assistant Musical Director: Dr Dolittle (UK Tour), Norma Jeane (The LOST Theatre).
Credits as Composer and/or Arranger: SVN (China tour), Rehab (Neon 194), Bonnie & Clyde (additional arrangements - West End & UK Tour), The Theban Motherf**ker (co-composer - Latitude Festival).
Recordings: Your Lie in April West End Cast Recording - Producer/Musical Supervisor, Death Note Concept Album - Co-Producer/Musical Supervisor, Bonnie & Clyde West End Cast Recording - Producer/Musical Supervisor.
TV/Film: Strictly Come Dancing 2025 (Associate Music Producer), SIX (movie - UK musical supervisor).
Katy is also the founder of the Musical Direction Mentorship Scheme, beginning in 2021.
Katy was nominated for the ‘Best Musical Direction or Supervision’ award at the 2022 What’s On Stage Awards for RENT at the Hope Mill Theatre, with RENT winning ‘Best Regional Production’.
Shucked was nominated for two 2026 Olivier Awards including ‘Best New Musical’.
Bonnie & Clyde won ‘Best New Musical’ at the 2023 What’s On Stage Awards.
SIX won two 2022 Tony Awards (with eight nominations in total), and five 2019 Olivier Award Nominations.
