(Director/Choreographer) Richard is a NYC-based Director/Choreographer. He most recently worked as the Associate Choreographer for Broadway’s Come From Away. Other directing/choreographing credits include the National Tour of Newsies, the Broadway productions of Here Lies Love and Jekyll and Hyde. As a performer, Richard has appeared in the National and International Touring companies of Fosse, Cats, Grease, High School Musical, was a member of the Original American Company of We Will Rock You, and has been seen in numerous regional productions including West Side Story, Waiting For The Moon, Evita, Chicago, and The Pirate. His Directing and Choreography credits include: High School Musical (National and International Tours) High School Musical: The Ice Tour (National and International Tours), DanceBreak 2011, Fame (Macau International Music Festival), Cabaret (Kansas City Repertory Theatre), Joseph…(Capital Playhouse), The Sound of Music, All Shook Up, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Hairspray (New Theatre), Naughty! (NYMF), Tease! A Night of Burlesque (The Cutting Room), Life’s Changing Tide (Laurie Beechman Theatre). Additional Director/Associate Director/Choreographer/Associate Chorepgrapher credits include: Disney’s Newsies (Paper Mill Playhouse), 9 to 5 (1st National Tour), High School Musical (Disney’s National and International Tours), A Christmas Story (Kansas City Repertory Theatre/5th Ave Theatre), The First Wives Club (The Old Globe), Pippin (CTG and Deaf West), The Happy Embalmer (NYMF), A Wonderful Life (Paper Mill Playhouse), The Pirate (Prince Music Theatre), Grease (Lenape Regional PAC), Rockers On Broadway (B.B. King’s), Broadway Under The Stars (NYC & Company), Frankenstein (37 ARTS, off-Broadway), Il Divo-A Musical Affair: The Greatest Songs of Broadway Drama Desk Awards. Learn more about Richard by visiting: www.richardjhinds.com or www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM2LwIOMuh4

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