JOSH WALKER
STATS
Height: 4'6"
Weight: 100lbs
Brown Hair / Green Eyes
AGENT
Avalon Artists
45 West 29th Street, Suite 403
New York, NY 10001
PHONE: (212) 868-3200
UNIONS
Actors Equity Association
American Guild of Variety Artists
Local 802

Josh Walker is a
New York City based
ACTOR, MUSIC DIRECTOR, COMPOSER and ARRANGER
THE REVIEWS ARE IN......
Godspell at Ivoryton Playhouse
Josh Walker nearly steals the show with his charm, his intelligence, and his glorious reprise, on piano, of “Learn Your Lessons Well."
-Shoreline Times
Standing out are the excellent Josh Walker, who gets the second act started with a terrific reprise of
"Learn Your Lessons Well," including accompanying himself on the piano. Shortly after, Walker scores singingthe lead in the full company number "We Beseech Thee."
-Talkin Broadway
Beauty and the Beast at Theatre By the Sea
"Josh Walker, who plays Gaston's sycophantic sidekick, Lefou, to absolute perfection."
-BroadwayWorld
"Gaston’s so extreme, he’s a riot, even though he uses his diminutive sidekick, Josh Walker’s loveable Lefou, as a punching bag"
-Providence Journal
"As Gaston’s sidekick, Josh is beaten up, thrown about and does more pratfalls than humanly possible, winning sustained laughter while doing so. His facial expressions are priceless, too. His comic timing is impeccable and he leads the chorus in “Gaston”
-TheatreMirrorC
Currently...
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
Music Director
Ivoryton Playhouse
Directed by original show creator Gerard Alessandrini
ACTING CREDITS
Broadway/New York
COSI FAN TUTTE
METROPOLITAN OPERA
Feature Role
Remount of 2018 production
Directed by Phelim McDermott & Sara Erde
February 2020
RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
Gordon, Skittle, Nifty, & Swing
Directed by Linda Haberman/Julie Branam
15 years with Radio City Productions
November 2005 - 2019
GODSPELL
IVORYTON PLAYHOUSE
Nick
Directed by Jacqueline Hubbard
May 2019
COSI FAN TUTTE
METROPOLITAN OPERA
Feature Role
Directed by Phelim McDermott
Starring Kelli O'Hara &
Christopher Maltman
Broadcasted LIVEHD
in movie theaters worldwide.
March 2018
LA CAMPANA SOMMERSA
NEW YORK CITY OPERA
Nano
Performed at
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
Directed by Pier Francesco Maestrini
February 2018
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
THEATRE BY THE SEA
LeFou
Directed by Bob Richard
July 2017
SIDE SHOW on BROADWAY
ST JAMES THEATER
World's Tiniest Cossack
Directed by Bill Condon
November 2014
SIDE SHOW
KENNEDY CENTER
World's Tiniest Cossack
Directed by Bill Condon
June 2014
Helen Hayes Award
TOULOUSE: A NEW MUSICAL
WORKSHOP
ATHENAEUM THEATRE
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
Directed by Joe Barros
August 2014
TOULOUSE: A NEW MUSICAL
DEVELOPMENTAL READING
NEW YORK THEATRE BARN
Henri Toulouse Lautrec
Directed by Joe Barros
November 2013
Tommy Hilfiger's
TOMMY ROUGE
WEBSTER HALL
Featured Performer
Directed by Lance Horne / Kurt Phelan
December 2019
MONDAYS IN THE PUB WITH LANCE
JOE'S PUB
Featured Performer
Directed by Lance Horne / Kurt Phelan
October 2019
MUSIC DIRECTOR
CREDITS
in NEW YORK
[Moved to New York City in 2014]
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
IVORYTON PLAYHOUSE
MUSIC DIRECTOR / ARRANGER / PIANIST
Directed by Gerard Alessandrini
March 2020
WAGNER COLLEGE
CABARET SHOWCASE
DON'T TELL MAMAS
MUSIC DIRECTOR / ARRANGER / PIANIST
Directed by Bill Russell
February 2020
TINK! THE MUSICAL
NEW YORK MUSICAL FESTIVAL
NYMF's Next Link Project
MUSIC DIRECTOR / CONDUCTOR / KEYS
July 2016
LAUREN ELDER IN CONCERT
FEINSTEIN'S 54 BELOW
MUSIC DIRECTOR / ARRANGER / PIANIST
January 2015
ROCHESTER
BROADWAY LEAGUE
MUSIC DIRECTOR / ORCHESTRATOR / KEYS
Summer Stars Gala
August 2015 & 2019
MONDAYS IN THE CLUB WITH LANCE
CLUB CUMMING
PERFORMER / HOST / PIANIST SUB
Josh is a private voice and piano teacher.
He has taught at the
NEW YORK CITY GUITAR SCHOOL
and to many Broadway actors.
MUSIC DIRECTOR
CREDITS
in Chicago
[Music Director in Chicago from 2007-2014]
CIRCLE THEATRE COMPANY
[ Jeff Nominated ]
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
March 2011
[ Jeff Nominated ]
BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE
IN TEXAS
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
July 2010
INTO THE WOODS
MUSIC DIRECTOR
May 2014
LEGALLY BLONDE
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
August 2013
SEUSSICAL
MUSIC DIRECTOR
May 2013
HAIRSPRAY
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
August 2012
DROWSEY CHAPERONE
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
August 2011
RAGTIME
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
August 2010
LES MISERABLES
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
March 2009
HELL IN A HANDBAG
THEATRE COMPANY
[Jeff Nominated]
SEXY BABY
MUSIC DIRECTOR/ARRANGER
May 2012
SCARRIE!
MUSIC DIRECTOR/ARRANGER
September 2012
THE BIRDS
MUSIC DIRECTOR/ARRANGER
September 2013
CAGED DAMES
ARRANGER
May 2014
METROPOLIS
PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
PETER PAN
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
July 2010
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
August 2010
BEAUTY & THE BEAST
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
August 2009
ALADDIN
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
July 2009
PINOCCHIO
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
August 2008
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
NEXT TO NORMAL
MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR/KEYS
March 2014
THE CHICAGO
CABARET PROJECT
MUSIC DIRECTOR/ARRANGER/PIANIST
2012 - 2014
MUSIC DIRECTED READINGS
TINK! THE MUSICAL
MUSIC DIRECTOR / PIANIST
NEW YORK THEATRE BARN
May 2016
TINK! THE MUSICAL
MUSIC DIRECTOR / PIANIST
MUSICAL THEATRE FACTORY
FAC @ THE FEST
May 2016
iGHOST
MUSIC DIRECTOR / PIANIST
THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO
March 2008
THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF TEX
MUSIC DIRECTOR / PIANIST
THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO
June 2009
BELLE BARTH: IF I EMBARRASS YOU, TELL YOUR FRIENDS
MUSIC DIRECTOR / PIANIST
THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO
August 2008
PRODUCED MUSICALS
MAXWELL
COMPOSER
THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO
August-May 2011
LIFE IS SHORT
COMPOSER / LYRICIST
THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO
August-May 2012
TOULOUSE: A NEW MUSICAL
COMPOSER / LYRICIST
MIDWEST NEW MUSICALS
NEW YORK THEATRE BARN / ATHENAEUM THEATER
August-May 2013
SIX STORIES UP
ON ELLIS ISLAND
COMPOSER / MUSIC DIRECTOR / ORCHESTRATOR
TELLIN TALES THEATRE
October 2010
SIX STORIES UP
ON MT OLYMPUS
COMPOSER / MUSIC DIRECTOR / ORCHESTRATOR
TELLIN TALES THEATRE
October 2011
SIX STORIES UP
IN THE WINDY CITY
COMPOSER / MUSIC DIRECTOR / ORCHESTRATOR
TELLIN TALES THEATRE
October 2012
PEOPLE OF MY LIFE
NATIONAL ANTHEM
COMPOSER/ORCHESTRATOR
Commissioned by the
National Little People of America
to commemorate
50th Anniversary
July 2007
SHOWCHOIR ARRANGEMENTS
I create custom arrangements for show choirs
all across the country!
LIST OF CLIENTS
HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL
Step on Stage
Scottsdale, AZ
EUCLID HIGH SCHOOL
Varsity Chorale
Euclid, OH
CARMEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Class Act
Carmel, IN
JOHN HERSEY
HIGH SCHOOL
Onstage & Ladies First
Arlington Heights, IL
EDUCATION
OHIO UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Music in Music Education with Theatre minor.
June 2002
THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO
BMI /LEHMAN ENGLE WRITERS WORKSHOP
Mentor:
John Sparks, Artistic Director
September 2010--May 2013
2010 - present
2010 - present