RICK FOX - Music Director / Performer

Early in his career, Rick Fox came from Vancouver to feature heavily at Western Canada Youth Theatre as it became Western Canada Theatre Company. He was performer and music director in multiple shows including Canterbury Tales, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, Godspell, Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Peter Pan, and the 1975 production of Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, to name a few. Since then, he has been involved in over 100 theatrical productions throughout North America, from regional theatres in Canada, to Broadway, and everything in between. Rick’s abilities and experience as an arranger, dance arranger, orchestrator, composer, supervisor and conductor have come into play on many of these productions. His love of and involvement in all types of popular music, i.e. rock, jazz, R & B, etc., along with formal/classical training, have given him a unique skill set. He brings to musical theatre experience in a multitude of musical genres not always associated with the art form. While working as music director/band leader on the Broadway production of Rent, he had a weekly Thursday evening, post-show jazz quartet gig and, by day, was simultaneously continuing studies as a classical conductor.

Rick was the Director of Music at the Stratford Festival for six years under Artistic Director Des McAnuff, where he was involved in many creative projects, notably composing the music for McAnuff’s production of Caesar and Cleopatra, starring Christopher Plummer and Nikki M. James. He returned to New York as music director/supervisor for the Stratford production of Jesus Christ Superstar that transferred to Broadway in 2012, and he has remained there ever since. Some other highlights have included Canadian premieres (Toronto) of Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King and The Producers, and Broadway productions of Blood Brothers, Dr. Zhivago, The Who’s Tommy, and Boop! The Musical. Learn more about Rick at rickfoxmusic.com