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Richard is an accomplished MD, audition pianist and sight-reader, with an extensive knowledge of repertoire from the golden age and contemporary musical theatre. He is experienced not only in piano-conductor roles, but also as an orchestral and choral conductor, familiar with leading both smaller chamber groups and large scale ensembles.

Professional Productions

Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2013-24)

London 50-Hour Improvathon (2016-24)

NewsRevue (2014-23)

Ruddigore (2023)

Alice (2023)

Good Luck Studio (2022)

Mischief Movie Night (2017-21)
Peter Pan (2021)
Talking Gods: Orpheus (2021)

The All Male Pirates of Penzance (2019-20)
Chaplin: Birth of a Tramp (2020)

Brooklyn (2019)

Phantom of the Opera (2019)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2019)

Can-Can! (2019)
Indebted to Chance (2018)
As You Like It (2018)
The All Male Iolanthe (2018)
Les Miserables (2018)
The All Male Mikado (2017)

Lucky Stiff (2017)
Anyone Can Whistle (2017)

Romeo & Juliet (2017)
Secret Garden (2016)
Road Show (2016)
Our House (2015)
Princess Ida (2015)
Finian’s Rainbow (2014)
The Wandering Scholar (2013)

Co-Composer & Arranger

MD, Keys & Improviser

MD, Keys & Arranger

Musical Supervisor

MD

Composer

MD & Improviser

MD, Keys & Arranger

MD & Arranger

MD & Keys
MD & Composer
MD & Keys
Keys 1
Composer & Arranger

Arranger & Sound Designer

Composer & Sound Designer

Composer & Arranger

MD & Keys
Keys 1
MD & Keys
MD, Keys & Arranger

MD & Keys
Composer & Arranger

MD & Keys
MD, Keys & Reduction

MD & Keys
MD, Keys & Arranger

MD, Keys & Arranger

MD & Repetiteur

Broadway, Apollo Theatre, BBC and Tours

Park Theatre, Wilton's Music Hall, Lost Theatre

Pleasance Grand, Canal Cafe Theatre & Podcast

Wilton's Music Hall

Italy Tour

Mercury Theatre Colchester & Tour

Arts Theatre, Vaudeville Theatre, Tour & Live Stream

Hounslow Arts Centre
Live Stream and Online
Palace Theatre & Wilton’s Music Hall
The Brockley Jack Studio

Greenwich Theatre

Beau Sejour, Guernsey

Various, London

Union Theatre

The Old Red Lion Theatre

Various, London
National Tour

Beau Sejour, Guernsey

National Tour
Union Theatre
Union Theatre

Various, London

Ambassadors Theatre

Union Theatre

Union Theatre
Finborough Theatre
Charing Cross Theatre & Union Theatre

King’s Head Theatre, Islington

List of shows played

In addition to the professional engagements listed above, Richard has also played and/or musical directed numerous productions of published shows:

  • The Addams Family

  • Annie

  • Anything Goes

  • Beauty And The Beast

  • The Boyfriend

  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

  • A Chorus Line

  • City Of Angels

  • Crazy For You

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

  • Fame

  • A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

  • Glorious!

  • Godspell

  • Hairspray

  • Hot Mikado

  • HMS Pinafore

  • The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

  • In The Heights

  • James and the Giant Peach

  • Kinky Boots

  • Kiss Me, Kate

  • The Last Five Years

  • La Vie Parisienne

  • Legally Blonde

  • Lift

  • The Little Mermaid

  • Little Shop Of Horrors

  • Loserville

  • The Mikado

  • Me And My Girl

  • Oliver!

  • Orpheus In The Underworld

  • Parade

  • Patience

  • Sister Act

  • The Sorceror

  • West Side Story

©2022 by Richard Baker - Musical Director

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