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Ross Rawlings
Born1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)
EducationTowson University (B.A.)
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • Composer
  • Music director
  • Conductor
AwardsKevin Kline Award (2010)
Musical career
Years active1982–present

Ross Scott Rawlings (born c. 1966 or 1967) is an American pianist, composer, conductor, and music director.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Rawlings was born {Circa 1965} to Daryl Lee (née Prysock) and Dennis Scott Rawlings.[3][4] His mother was a contract analyst for the Government of Maryland and his father was a collection agent.[3][5] Ross Rawlings and his brother, Kevin D. Rawlings[3] lived in Baltimore County, but later moved to Harford County, Maryland before middle school. He began taking piano lessons at the age of 3 and started a singing group in middle school that continued through high school. When Rawlings was 16, he was injured in a car crash while en route to the first orchestra rehearsal for a production of Seesaw at Liberty Showcase Theatre in [Randallstown, Maryland], [Maryland]. He was in a hospital for over a month due to broken ribs, wrists, kneecaps, sternum and fractured elbows.[4] Despite the crash, Rawlings was able to conduct and play piano for the production. In 1993, Rawlings earned a Bachelor's of Science in Music Education and Piano from Towson University.[4][6]

Career

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Rawlings became the resident musical director of Toby's Dinner Theatre circa 1989. For four years in the mid-1990s, Rawlings also taught at Atholton High School.[4] In the early 2000s, Rawlings was the conductor for the national/international tour of Fosse directed by Ann Reinking/Debra McWaters.[4][7] In 2006, he was the musical director for broadway revival of Sweet Charity.[8][9] At Olney Theatre Center in 2012, Rawlings conducted and orchestrated a production of A Chorus Line and was the musical director for Little Shop of Horrors.[10][11] Rawlings was the musical director of Rep Stage's 2014 production of The Fantasticks.[12] Rawlings was the Director of Choral Activities and Piano at Glenelg High School 2012-2018.[6] In 2017, composer Stacey V. Gibbs wrote a piece of music entitled Go Down, Moses for the Glenelg choir and dedicated it to the students and Rawlings.[13] Rawlings was the musical director of the inaugural premier of the musical, Magic Under Glass, by the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts under the direction of Toby Orenstein.[2]

Personal life

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In the mid-1990s, Rawlings purchased a house in Columbia, Maryland where he lived for 16 years.[4] As of 2018, he resides in Westminster, Maryland.[3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Work Venue Notes Ref(s)
2010 Kevin Kline Award Outstanding Dramatic Series Won Hairspray The Muny Tied with Diane White-Clayton [14]
2015 Helen Hayes Award Nominated Memphis Toby's Dinner Theatre [15]
Nominated Spamalot [15]
2018 Nominated Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [16]

References

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  1. ^ "Rawlings, Ross Scott". worldcat.org. OCLC World Cat Identities. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Schelle, Crystal (July 24, 2016). "Smithsburg writer has novels turned into musicial [sic]". Herald Mail Media.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dennis Scott Rawlings". Cumberland Times. May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Rousuck, J. Wynn (May 5, 2003). "Don't call his music a bowl of cherries". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Daryl Lee Rawlings". Cumberland Times. February 17, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Howard County Arts Council Announces Performers for CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS Gala". Broadway World. April 21, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Leverone, Barbara (April 16, 2004). "'Fosse' kicks up a storm". Sarasota Herald. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Morgan, Terry (October 12, 2006). "Sweet Charity". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Theater: 'Sweet Charity' ends with Ringwald". Orange County Register. November 22, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  10. ^ Pressley, Nelson (August 5, 2013). "'A Chorus Line' at the Olney Theatre Center is a largely enjoyable re-creation". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Pressley, Nelson (August 12, 2012). "Olney Theatre Center's 'Little Shop of Horrors' takes itself too seriously". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  12. ^ Giuliano, Mike (May 12, 2014). "'The Fantasticks' -- time-tested and still sweet". Columbia Flier. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  13. ^ Trobridge, Tracy (April 6, 2017). "Glenelg choir singing a new tune written just for them". Howard County Times. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  14. ^ Newmark, Judith (March 23, 2010). "Kevin Kline Awards feature six ties". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  15. ^ a b "2015 Helen Hayes Awards nominations". Washington Post. January 26, 2015. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "Nominations for the 2018 Helen Hayes Awards". Washington Post. February 5, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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