Katy Richardson
Musical Director
Katy is currently the musical director of Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and the UK musical supervisor, and original creative team member, for SIX the musical. Katy is a proactive and innovative musical director, musical supervisor, and arranger with a broad know[1]ledge of music and musical theatre, and a proven ability to produce results.
Experience Credits as Musical Supervisor: 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 Palladi[1]um, Lyric Theatre), SIX (Korea), Bonnie & Clyde (Garrick Theatre, Arts Theatre, UK Tour), SIX: the Re[1]union 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), The Most Beautiful Man In New York (workshop), Identical (workshop), Your Lie In April (Harold Pinter Theatre), HEX (Nation[1]al 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 - Almeida Theatre), 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), Sol[1]dier On (workshop), Cinderella (Spotlight Theatre), Blues Brothers: Live and The Rat Pack: Live (C Scala, Edinburgh), 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: Rehab (Neon 194), Bonnie & Clyde (additional arrangements - Garrick Theatre, Arts Theatre, UK Tour), The Theban Motherf**ker (co-composer - Latitude Festival)
Recordings: Your Lie in April West End Cast Recording - Producer and Musical Supervisor, Death Note London Concept Album - Co-Producer and Musical Supervisor, Bonnie & Clyde West End Cast Recording - Producer and Musical Supervisor
Film: SIX the musical Live (UK musical supervisor)
Katy is also the founder of the Musical Direction Mentorship Scheme, beginning in 2021.
Awards: 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’. Bonnie & Clyde won ‘Best New Musical’ at the 2023 What’s On Stage Awards. SIX received two 2022 Tony Awards including Best Original Score (with eight nominations in total), and five 2019 Olivier Award Nominations. SIX was also awarded ‘Best West End Musical’ at both the 2020 and 2022 What’s On Stage Awards and ‘Best Off-West End Production’ at the 2019 What’s On Stage Awards.
Qualifications: Certificate in Vocal Production – Berklee College of Music Online PG-Dip Musical Direction – Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts BA Music with First Class Honours – University of Leeds A Levels – Music (A*), Maths (A), French (A), Physics (A), General Studies (A*) ABRSM Grade 8 Piano ABRSM Grade 8 Music Theory LCCM Grade 8 Musical Theatre
Skills: Professional standard piano and keyboard skills. Fluent sight reading. Well-developed interpersonal and leadership skill.
