JEFF RIZZO A F of M 47 • ASCAP • Dramatist's Guild • Songwriter's Guild 12155 Morrison Street • Valley Village • CA • 91607-3624 818-769-5010 (Home & Fax) 818-512-8601 (Cell)
Musical Director/Conductor
Broadway THE WIZARD OF OZ Madison Square Garden w/Roseanne Barr
Tours 42nd STREET (Asian Tour) Troika Mark Bramble, director 42nd STREET (2001 revival) National—Dodger Theatricals Mark Bramble, director THE WIZARD OF OZ Broadway and National Tour w/Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, JoAnne Worley A CELEBRATION OF THE CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS w/June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Tony Martin, Pasadena Civic Auditorium Gloria DeHaven, Betty Garrett, & Tom Bosley GODSPELL Stock Tour St. Louis Muny//Atlanta/Pittsburgh DREAMGIRLS Stock Tour Casa Manana/North Shore/Sacramento ANNIE 4th National Tour Gatchell/Neufeld
Regional A Chorus Line (Pam Sousa) Grease (Eddie Mekka) On The Town (Lorna Patterson) Anything Goes (Helen Reddy) The Great American Backstage Musical The Pajama Game (CMT) Best Little Whorehouse (Juliet Prowse) Guys And Dolls (St. Louis Muny) Peter Pan (St. Louis Muny) Bingo (World Premiere) Gypsy (Carol Lawrence) The Pirates Of Penzance (Dale Kristien) Call Me Madam (Jo Anne Worley) Hello, Dolly! (Leslie Uggams, Vicki Promises, Promises (Desi Arnaz Jr.) Camelot (Noel Harrison) Lawrence) The Secret Garden (South Bay CLO) Carousel (South Bay CLO) I Do! I Do! (Nancy Dussault) Seven Brides For Seven Brothers Chess (Paper Mill Playhouse) Jesus Christ Superstar (St. Louis Muny) She Loves Me (Gary Beach) Clothespins & Dreams (World Premiere) Joseph...Dreamcoat (Jimmy Osmond) Shenandoah Damn Yankees (Paul Williams) The King And I (Mariette Hartley) Show Boat (Donald O'Connor) Dreamgirls (South Bay CLO) Kiss Me Kate (CMT) Singin’ In The Rain (West Coast Tour) Drood! (George Rose) Man Of La Mancha (Ken Howard) The Sound Of Music (Debby Boone) Evita (Loni Ackerman) Meet Me In St. Louis (Cathy Rigby) South Pacific (John Reardon) Fiddler On The Roof (Nehamiah Persoff) Music Man (AMT) Smokey Joes Café (DeLee Lively) Floating Islands (Mark Taper Forum) My Fair Lady (Victoria Mallory) Snoopy!!! (The Mayfair Theatre) 42nd Street (Sacramento Music Circus) My One And Only (Ken Berry) They're Playing Our Song (Anita Gillette) Funny Thing Happened...Forum Oklahoma! (Rex Smith) The Threepenny Opera (A Noise Within) The Grand Tour (Jason Graae) Oliver! (Nehamiah Persoff) Tommy (AMT) George M (Ken Berry) On A Clear Day... (Jack Jones/Faith Prince) Will Rogers Follies (dir. Patti d'Beck)
The Musical Theatre Guild — Co-Founder & Musical Director (A non-profit musical theatre company in Los Angeles - Presented at the Pasadena Playhouse)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL—THE MUSICAL COLETTE COLLAGE ONCE UPON A MATTRESS THE APPLE TREE FALSETTOS ON THE 20TH CENTURY BABY HERE'S LOVE OVER HERE! BELLS ARE RINGING 110 IN THE SHADE PASSION (Southern California Premiere) CARNIVAL I REMEMBER MAMA
Recordings • THE WIZARD OF OZ (1998 Cast Recording) - Grammy Nomination Best Cast Album TVT Records (conductor & additional orchestrations, vocal & dance arrangements) • BLUE SUMMER DAY LML Music—D.C. Anderson vocalist (pianist) • LOST IN BOSTON 2 - Varese Sarbande (pianist "The Only Game In Town"—Karen Mason vocalist) • EVERYONE HAS A STORY The Songs of Adryan Russ - LML Music, Bruce Kimmel producer (pianist "Them") • THE GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS SONGBOOK - Caedmon Audio (arranger/keyboards) • THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Carousel Classics (original songs/arranger)
Associate Conductor • SUNSET BOULEVARD w/Glenn Close (LA production Shubert Theatre—US premiere) • ANNIE (2nd National Tour) • HEAVEN SENT (dance arranger) • BARBARY COAST (dance and vocal arranger)
Composer • CANTATA—THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS (14 minute choral composition) • A CHRISTMAS CAROL—THE MUSICAL (produced in 1993, concert performance in 1996) • JAILBIRDS ON BROADWAY (winner 1985 National Music Theatre Competition, produced 1987 Montecito Company at the Tiffany Theatre in Los Angeles) • WANNA PLAY?! (children's revue produced 1985 by PICA, INC. and Richard Horner & Associates Ltd., broadcast PBS KCPT Kansas City & CBS KWGN Denver, published by Baker's Plays) • LOVE IS LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE (revue performed at the Rose Cafe, Los Angeles) • THE STROKE OF NOON (musical based on Terrance McNally's NOON, produced by Theatre Exchange)
Arranger/Orchestrator • THE WIZARD OF OZ (Broadway Cast recording) • Imagination Entertainment (corporate events) • ETC Productions (corporate events) • MCA Superbowl Party (coordinated 3 stages of entertainment) • Kawasaki Industrial 1985 (Chris Hague Productions)
Pianist/Keyboards • GRAND HOTEL (Colony Theatre) • A CLASS ACT (Pasadena Playhouse - keyboard 2) • TITANIC (Civic Light Opera of the South Bay Cities - keyboard 2) • RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Los Angeles 1999 • ANNIE WARBUCKS (rehearsal pianist pre-B'way tour) • FUNNY GIRL (Pia Zadora, Long Beach CLO) • SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Long Beach CLO) • LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Long Beach CLO) • THE STUDENT PRICE (Long Beach CLO) • CINDERELLA (Long Beach CLO) • THE NEW MOON (Long Beach CLO) • NINE (National Tour - Los Angeles CLO) • JO ANNE WORLEY (pianist/arranger club act) • MONIQUE VAN VOORN (pianist club act) • MARCIA LEWIS (pianist/arranger club act)