Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass.
Several of his songs have been widely recorded and were successful outside of their parent musicals, such as "Memory" from Cats, "The Music of the Night" and "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita, and "Any Dream Will Do" from ... read more
Richard Amelius is an innovative and versatile director, choreographer, and writer with over fifty shows to his credit. He directed Night Divine at the legendary Apollo Theatre starring Shoshana Bean and Cynthia Erivo; a sold-out female centered concert of Jesus Christ Superstar starring Morgan James, Shoshana Bean, Alex Newell, and Orfeh at Highline Ballroom; the World Premier of Time Between Us at New York Musical Festival; and Take Two at Northern Stage in Vermont. He served as Assistant Artistic Director of The Media Theatre for three seasons, and PSM for the 2004 Grand Gala starring Betty Buckley. Under his supervision, ... read more
