Chris King is a Pianist/Keyboardist, Accompanist, Arranger, Musical Director, and Conductor based in Sydney, Australia. A versatile musician, he has extensive experience playing across several musical genres including musical theatre, cabaret, vocal and instrumental exam accompaniment, piano bars, tribute shows, pop/rock bands, big bands, jazz combos, and film/television.

Chris has recently completed touring as the Associate Musical Director on the Australian production of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical.

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical – Australian Trailer

He has worked on several major Australian musicals, including:

Moulin Rouge The Musical (Global Creatures)
Hamilton (Michael Cassel Group)
Disney’s Aladdin (The Walt Disney Company Australia)
The Book of Mormon (Anne Garefino, Scott Rudin, Important Musicals and John Frost)
Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical (Michael Cassel Group)
CATS (Korean tour) (S n Co/The Really Useful Group)
CATS (Australian tour) (Lunchbox Theatrical Productions/The Really Useful Group)
Wicked (The Gordon Frost Organization)
Strictly Ballroom The Musical (Global Creatures)
The Lion King (The Walt Disney Company Australia)
Grease (The Gordon Frost Organization)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (James Anthony Productions)
The Addams Family (Rodney Rigby/New Theatricals)
Legally Blonde (The Gordon Frost Organization)
An Officer and a Gentleman (The Gordon Frost Organization)
Hairspray (Dainty Consolidated Entertainment & Roadshow Live)

Chris also works as a music tutor/vocal coach/accompanist at NIDA and has worked in a similar capacity for the Australian Institute of Music, ED5 International, the Talent Development Project, the Sydney Eisteddfod, and the NSW Schools Spectacular.

Cabaret includes The Kermond 3-Gen Show (Wayne Scott Kermond & family), The Tap Pack, Der Gelbe Stern (Alexis Fishman), Songs From Below 54th Street (Alexis Fishman), The Rat Pack From Vegas (Abstract Entertainment).

Charity work as Musical Director/Arranger includes Hats Off in 2012 and 2013; Twisted Broadway‘s Sydney premiere in 2012; plus arranger and/or musician for The Rob Guest Endowment on several occasions.

Chris has extensive experience creating arrangements/charts and orchestrations spanning several musical genres. Whether it’s a transcription of an existing recording or an exciting new take on a well-known tune, please don’t hesitate to get in contact.

A full CV is available here.