Rick Edinger

Rick Edinger

Rick Edinger (he/they) is a proud queer AAPI music director, educator, vocal coach, and pianist. Edinger is thrilled to be making his Alliance Theatre debut with this hilarious show and brilliant team of collaborators! Edinger started the 2021-2022 season as Music Director for the world premiere of Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s The Visitor at The Public Theater in New York (Daniel Sullivan, director) starring David Hyde Pierce.  Additionally, Edinger was Music Director/ Keys/ Man 2 for New City Music Theatre’s inaugural production of Songs for a New World at Radial Park in New York (Miles J. Sternfeld, director) starring Nancy Opel, Liz Callaway, Bonnie Milligan, Christy Altomare, Jason Gotay, Jay Armstrong Johnson, et al.  In late fall 2021, Edinger music directed the developmental reading of Mizer and Moore’s The Amazing Mr. X starring Kate Baldwin, Krystina Alabado, & Nik Walker.  They arrive in Atlanta after Music Supervising Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama’s production of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tomé Cousin, director). This summer and fall, Edinger will music direct the pre-Broadway workshop of Joy by AnnMarie Milazzo and Ken Davenport. Edinger serves as Associate Professor of Musical Theater at Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. They also serve on the Board of Directors of The National Alliance for Musical Theatre and New City Music Theatre.  As new work consultant, Edinger has recently contributed to the development of The River is Me, Interstate, Māyā, and Hart Island. 

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Rick Edinger (he/they) is a proud queer AAPI music director, educator, vocal coach, and pianist. Edinger is thrilled to be making his Alliance Theatre debut with this hilarious show and brilliant team of collaborators! Edinger started the 2021-2022 season as Music Director for the world premiere of Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, and Kwame Kwei-Armah’s The Visitor at The Public Theater in New York (Daniel Sullivan, director) starring David Hyde Pierce.  Additionally, Edinger was Music Director/ Keys/ Man 2 for New City Music Theatre’s inaugural production of Songs for a New World at Radial Park in New York (Miles J. Sternfeld, director) starring Nancy Opel, Liz Callaway, Bonnie Milligan, Christy Altomare, Jason Gotay, Jay Armstrong Johnson, et al.  In late fall 2021, Edinger music directed the developmental reading of Mizer and Moore’s The Amazing Mr. X starring Kate Baldwin, Krystina Alabado, & Nik Walker.  They arrive in Atlanta after Music Supervising Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama’s production of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tomé Cousin, director). This summer and fall, Edinger will music direct the pre-Broadway workshop of Joy by AnnMarie Milazzo and Ken Davenport. Edinger serves as Associate Professor of Musical Theater at Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. They also serve on the Board of Directors of The National Alliance for Musical Theatre and New City Music Theatre.  As new work consultant, Edinger has recently contributed to the development of The River is Me, Interstate, Māyā, and Hart Island. 

Follow @rickedingernyc
ww.rickedinger.com