About
Rickey is a musical director and musician working mainly in the UK. He has worked on a multitude of productions across the globe including in the West End, Regional and Touring productions. Rickey also provides services as a vocal/rep coach, as well as a composer, orchestrator and arranger.
Rickey is currently the Musical Director on the Hairspray Tour, which is currently touring the UK; being involved with the show since 2017. Rickey trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), followed by a postgraduate degree at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London.
As Musical Director, theatre credits include Hairspray (UK Tour), Grease (West End), Motown the Musical (UK Tour), EVITA (BOH), Sweet Charity (LTS), Holy Crap! (Kings Head Theatre), Little Women (European Premiere), Americana (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), Avenue Q (UK Tour and Hong Kong), the West End Musical Choir (conductor). Rickey has also worked on shows including Mamma Mia (Cyprus), NewsRevue (Canal Cafe Theatre), Grease, (UK and Ireland Tour) and taught at various schools, including LAMDA, Mountview, LIPA, SLP Leeds and Urdang.
He also worked as cover MD for pantos in Bradford, Stoke, Hull, Darlington, and Manchester. He is the Musical Director for the Pantomimes at the Buxton Opera House, and will return again for his 3rd season.
As a composer and orchestrator, credits include:
You. Me. Us. (Workshop), Blood Wedding (RAM), All Nighter (PRCPA).
As a vocal coach, Rickey has worked with clients including Louise Redknapp, Kevin Clifton, and Anton Stephens, to name a few.