Michael Patrick Walker

Music Composer, Music Supervisor and Playwright

New York City, New York

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January 2012

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About Michael

Michael Patrick Walker’s debut musical, Altar Boyz, garnered him two Drama Desk nominations (shared with Gary Adler) for both outstanding music and outstanding lyrics, won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off Broadway Musical and ran for five years. His new musical, The Distant Bells, was a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Musical Theatre Festival and received a reading at the Roundabout Theatre in early 2011 starring Chita Rivera, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel York. He is currently writing an original new musical with book-writer Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Peter and the Starcatcher) and developing a dance musical with director Stafford Arima (Carrie, Altar Boyz) and choreographer Andrew Palermo (artistic director of dre.dance). Beyond the world of theatre, he composed the new Rockette dance number Humbugged! for the 2011 Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and his music and lyrics can be heard on TV on the Disney Channel’s “Johnny and the Sprites” and Nick JR’s “Olivia”. Recordings include the Altar Boyz cast album, Out of Context: The Songs of Michael Patrick Walker and several editions of BC/EFA’s Carols for a Cure.

Gender:
Male

Certifications

Credits

Dog and Pony (2012)
Theater Composer/Lyricist
Out of Context: The Songs of Michael Patrick Walker (2011)
Music by Yellow Sound Label Composer, Lyricist, Co-producer, Orchestrator, Arranger
Olivia (2011)
Television by Nick Jr Composer/Lyricist
Johnny and the Sprites - Season 2 (2008)
Television by Disney Channel Lead Composer/Lyricist, Orchestrator, Music Supervisor
Johnny and the Sprites - Audio CD (2008)
Music by Disney Records Co-producer, Composer, Lyricist
Johnny and the Sprites - Season 1 (2007)
Television by Disney Channel Composer/Lyricist
Altar Boyz (2005)
Theater by Altar Boyz Off Broadway Co-creator, Co-composer, Co-lyricist
Johnny and the Sprites - Intersticials (2005)
Television by Disney Channel Composer/Lyricist

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Awards

Outer Critics Circle Award - Best Off Broadway Musical
(2005)

Education

Carnegie Mellon University
(1989-1993)