Josh Walker is a New York City based
ACTOR & MUSIC DIRECTOR/COMPOSER/ARRANGER
Recently, Josh will made his Theatre By The Sea debut in
Beauty and the Beast as Lefou
THE REVIEWS ARE IN......
"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”
-TheatreMirror
Josh made his NEW YORK CITY OPERA debut as
Nano in La Campana Sommersa
performed at the ROSE THEATER at JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
He originated the role of World's Tiniest Cossack in Side Show
both on BROADWAY and the JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS in DC.
Side Show won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Ensemble
He can be heard on the 2014 Side Show Original Broadway Cast Album
For the past 12 years Josh has orginated the roles of Gordon, Skittle, and Nifty in the
RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL in New York City.
Josh is the composer/lyricist for TOULOUSE: A NEW MUSICAL
TOULOUSE made it's NYC debut at with a reading at the NY THEATRE BARN in November 2013.
After the huge success of the NYC reading, a fully produced workshop of TOULOUSE debuted in Chicago at the ATHENAEUM THEATER in August of 2014.
Josh starred as the role of Toulouse Lautrec in both productions.
Josh is a private voice and piano teacher.
He has taught at the NEW YORK CITY GUITAR SCHOOL and to many Broadway actors.
NEW YORK CITY MUSIC DIRECTING CREDITS
NEW YORK MUSICAL FESTIVAL
NYMF's Next Link Project
Tink! The Musical
July 2016
NEW YORK THEATRE BARN
New Works Series Reading
Tink! The Musical
May 2016
MUSICAL THEATRE FACTORY
FAC @ THE FEST
Tink! The Musical Presentation
FEINSTEIN's 54 BELOW
Lauren Elder in Concert
January 2015
ROCHESTER BROADWAY LEAGUE
Summer Stars Gala
August 2015
CHICAGO MUSIC DIRECTING CREDITS
(Music Director in Chicago from 2007-2014)
CIRCLE THEATRE COMPANY
Jeff Recommended
A Little Night Music
March 2011
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
July 2010
Into the Woods
May 2014
Legally Blonde
August 2013
Seussical
May 2013
Hairspray
August 2012
Drowsy Chaperone
August 2011
Ragtime
August 2010
Les Miserables
March 2009
HELL IN A HANDBAG THEATRE COMPANY
Jeff Nominated
Sexy Baby
May 2012
Scarrie
September 2012
The Birds
September 2013
Caged Dames
May 2014
METROPOLIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
Peter Pan
July 2010
High School Musical 2
August 2010
Beauty & The Beast
August 2009
Aladdin
July 2009
Pinocchio
August 2008
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Next to Normal
March 2014
THE CABARET PROJECT
Music Director/Arranger
2012-2014
MUSIC DIRECTED READINGS
THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO
iGhost
March 2008
The Incredible Story of Tex
June 2009
STAGES FESTIVAL
Belle Barth: If I Embarrass You Tell Your Friends
August 2008
PRODUCED COMPOSITION / ARRANGING CREDITS
ATHENAEUM THEATRE & NY THEATRE BARN
Toulouse: A New Musical
November 2013 & August 2014
MIDWEST NEW MUSICALS
Maxwell
August-May 2011
Life is Short
August-May 2012
Toulouse
August-May 2013
TELLIN TALES THEATRE
Six Stories Up on Ellis Island
October 2010
Six Stories Up on Mt Olympus
October 2011
Six Stories Up in the Windy City
October 2012
In 2007 composed anthem for Little People of America National Conference.
The People of My Life
Jul 2007
Music Arranger for
Euclid VARSITY CHORALE and John Hersey ONSTAGE & LADIES FIRST
competitive show choirs
EDUCATION
Graduate of MIDWEST NEW MUSICAL / THEATRE BUILDING CHICAGO writing programs.
Mentor: John Sparks, Artistic Director
Bachelor of Music in Music Education from OHIO UNIVERSITY with Theatre minor.
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
AGVA
Local 802
2010 - present
2010 - present