
Christine Riley
Artist-in-Residence, Theater Arts
email
212-517-0508
Degrees
B.M., Ithaca College, M.M., Arizona State University
Christine is a Musical Director and Pianist currently residing in New York City. She has been working in the field of Musical Theatre for over 15 years Recent credits include: Musical Director/Arranger/Orchestrator for A Moment in Time, a new musical with Stewart Lane; Director and Musical Director for EDGES and SHOUT! The Mod Musical (Marymount Manhattan College); and Musical Director for Sweet Charity with Jeff Shade (Marymount Manhattan College). Previously, she was the Musical Director for The Who’s Tommy, The Full Monty, Pajama Game, Urinetown, The Musical and Cabaret (Five Towns College), Gemini the Musical (The Acorn), Romance, Romance, (The Glove Theatre), Seesaw (The Connelly Theatre) and Count to Ten (Theatre at St. Clements), as well as the Associate Musical Director for My Vaudeville Man (The York Theatre) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (National tour). Christine is currently a member of the faculty at Marymount Manhattan College and also maintains a private vocal coaching studio. Productions: Musical Director, Orchestrator and Arranger for the new musical A Moment in Time (written by Stewart F. Lane, music and lyrics by John Denver). Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, Dix Hills, NY, Summer 2010. Associate Musical Director: CD release performance and celebration for the My Vaudeville Man cast album recording. Barnes and Noble, New York City, August 2010. Musical Director, Conductor and Pianist for Kathie Lee Gifford and Friends. Mariott Marquis, New York City, September 2010. Musical Director, Arranger and Pianist for Anny’s Old Fashioned Christmas Squeeze. Duplex Theatre, New York City, December 2010. Director/Musical Director for EDGES and SHOUT! The Mod Musical. Theresa Lang Theatre, Marymont Manhattan College, January 2011. Musical Director for Sweet Charity. Theresa Lang Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College, Spring 2011. Other Professional Activities: Musical Director/Adjudicator at the 2011 Thespian Conference held by the Educational Theatre Alliance at The University of Nebraska – Lincoln, June 2011. Recording Engineer for the demo recording of Heaven Can Wait, a new musical by Joseph Stein and David Pomeranz. New York City, May 2011. Instructor for The Audition Doctors at Ripley Grier studios in New York City (ongoing). Private Vocal Coach, New York City (ongoing). College Service: Musical Director for the Wall the Wall concert and a dinner and two luncheons as part of the Homecoming weekend celebrations. Musical Director for various services held in the Marymount College Chapel. Musical Director (in collaboration with Kevin Connell) for Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies. Member, Commencement Committee. Faculty Advisor, Student Choir.
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