Katy Richardson

Musical Director

Katy is a proactive and innovative musical director with a broad knowledge of music and musical theatre, and a proven ability to produce results. Katy graduated from the University of Leeds in 2014 with a First in Music before training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Katy is currently working as musical director for five times Olivier nominated SIX the musical produced by Kenny Wax Ltd, playing at the Arts Theatre, West End.

Credits as Musical Director,

SIX (UK Tour & West End), The Wind in the Willows (Workshop), Pageant (UK Tour), Sister Act (Bernie Grant Arts Centre), NewsRevue (Canal Cafe Theatre), Soldier On (R&D Faber & Faber), Cinderella (Spotlight Theatre), Blues Brothers: Live and The Rat Pack: Live (both C Scala, Edinburgh), Dracula (Arts Theatre & Latitude Festival), Personals (Landor Theatre), Feathers in the Snow (Unicorn Theatre), Americana (Spa Complex, Scarborough & [email protected]), Facehunters (Spa Complex, Scarborough & [email protected]), The Last Five Years (SevenArts, Leeds).

Credits as Assistant Musical Director,

Dr Dolittle (UK Tour), Norma Jeane (The LOST Theatre), The Secret Garden (Assembly Theatre, Bognor Regis), Sweet Charity (Leicester Curve), Mountview BA Musical Theatre Showcase (Criterion Theatre), Bonnie and Clyde (Bernie Grant Arts Centre), The Ragged Child (Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames).

Credits as Composer, Arranger, and/or Orchestrator,

Feathers in the Snow (Unicorn Theatre), Mountview BA Musical Theatre Showcase (Criterion Theatre), Americana (Spa Complex, Scarborough & [email protected]), Facehunters (Spa Complex, Scarborough & [email protected]).

Katy also teaches at Urdang Academy, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and American Musical Theatre Academy, and has worked with the National Youth Music Theatre. She also works as an audition pianist and private repertoire coach.

Industry Awards,

SIX received 5 2019 Olivier Award Nominations including Best New Musical and Outstanding Achievement in Music. SIX was also awarded ‘Best Off-West End Production’ at the 2019 What’s On Stage Awards. National Student Drama Festival Judges’ Award for Musical Direction Musical Supervisor and Musical Director for winner of ‘Search for a Twitter Composer.'