 Neil Richardson
(Faculty)Neil will be teaching:
Musical Theater
College Audition Workshop at the following locations:
Webster University Bio
Neal Richardson is a magna cum laude graduate of Belmont University and holds a Master's of Music degree (piano and music theory) from Baylor University with doctoral studies in piano and music theory at University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. Neal has taught and worked as a music director at Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (john & jen, Cabaret, Starting Here, Starting Now and Baby) and Northern Kentucky University (Little Mary Sunshine, Nunsense, The Fantasticks and others). He currently teaches musical theatre at Webster University and was music director for The Spitfire Grill, OKLAHOMA!, No, No, Nanette, Cabaret, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Pippin, 42nd Street, Violet, Lucky Stiff, Nine, Ruthless: The Musical, Into the Woods, A New Brain, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and Rodgers and Hart: A Celebration. Other teaching opportunities at Webster University include History of American Musical Theatre, Music Appreciation and Music Theory. Neal has taught voice and musical theatre at Stages Performing Arts Academy and the Webster Community Music School.
Neal is the composer and lyricist for Peter Rabbit, Robin Hood, My Father's Dragon, The Box Wars and Hansel and Gretel: the Next Generation produced at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. As a freelance arranger for Hal Leonard, he is responsible for the vocal selections of Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Brooklyn, Jersey Boys, The Drowsy Chaperone, Grey Gardens, The Color Purple, The Pirate Queen, Young Frankenstein, The Little Mermaid, Passing Strange and [Title of Show] as well as many other arrangements for solo piano.
Neal serves Samuel United Church of Christ as organist/choir director and is cofounder of Early Music Saint Louis. He is editor-in-chief of Africanus Editions, a publishing house producing monographs of music by African-born composers of the Baroque and Classical eras by African-born composers of the Baroque and Classical eras.
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