Résumé

Broadway

Assistant Conductor, An American In Paris — Palace Theater, 2016

Sub Conductor/Sub Keyboard 2, Beautiful: the Carole King Musical — Stephen Sondheim Theater, 2014-present

Assistant Conductor/Keyboard, Gigi — Neil Simon Theater, 2015

Associate Conductor/Piano, Annie — Palace Theater, 2012-2014

 

Off-Broadway

Music Director, tick, tick…BOOM! — Keen Company/ Theatre Row, 2016

 

New York

Conductor, Elf: the Musical — Madison Square Garden, 2017

Music Director/ Conductor, Promises, Promises in Concert — Transport Group/ Merkin Hall, 2018

Music Director/Conductor, Man of La Mancha in Concert — Transport Group/Merkin Hall, 2017

Music Director/Conductor, Peter Pan — Transport Group/Signature Theater, 2016

Music Director/Conductor, A Man of No Importance — Transport Group/Signature Theater, 2016

Music Director/Conductor, The Music Man in Concert — Transport Group/Signature Theater, 2015

Associate Conductor/Piano, The Band Wagon — NY City Center/ Encores!, 2015

 

Symphonic

Music Director/ ConductorDirect from Broadway (starring Faith Prince & Anthony Warlow) — Australian Tour 

 

National Tours

Music Director/Conductor, La Cage Aux Folles — 1st National Tour

Music Director/Conductor, A Chorus Line — 2nd National Tour & Japan Tour

Keyboard 1, A Chorus Line 1st National Tour

Music DirectorThe Wizard of Oz — National Tour

 

Training

Bachelors of Music, Music Theater Accompanying — Shenandoah Conservatory

 

Biography

JOEY CHANCEY is a Broadway Conductor, Music Director, and Independent Producer. 

Chancey is currently the Music Supervisor for Antonio Banderas’ inaugural production of A Chorus Line at Teatro del Soho in Malalgá, Spain in addition to the international tour beginning in South Africa of A Chorus Line of 2020.

Most recently, Joey served as Music Director and Arranger for a new commission at The Kennedy Center, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963. Chancey Music Directed Little Shop of Horrors starring Megan Hilty & Josh Radnor for Broadway Center Stage at the Kennedy Center. Other favorite credits include: Annie at the Hollywood Bowl, How to Succeed at the Kennedy Center, Elf: the musical  at Madison Square Garden.

In addition he was the Musical Director for Sweet Charity, Promises, Promises; Man of La Mancha , Peter Pan and The Music Man by the Transport Group, all with a star-studded cast of Broadway veterans, and three seasons as Artistic Director of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival. He was also the Associate Conductor on the Pre-Broadway tryout of Roman Holiday.

On Broadway, Joey was Assistant Conductor for the long-running dance musical, An American In Paris, and the highly anticipated Broadway revival of Gigi, starring Victoria Clark and Vanessa Hudgens.

Chancey played piano and conducted the Tony Award-winning Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and the 2012 Broadway revival of Annie. In addition, he musical directed the national tours of La Cage Aux Folles, A Chorus Line, and The Wizard of Oz. He was also a pianist for recent tours of The Wedding Singer, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and White Christmas.

Internationally, he's conducted Direct From Broadway, a Symphonic Concert Tour of Australia featuring musical theater star Anthony Warlow and Tony Award-winner Faith Prince. The concert was accompanied by a thirty-two piece orchestra and played to sold out audiences across the country, including the Sydney Opera House. He has also conducted the International Company of A Chorus Line in Tokyo, Japan.

Some of Chancey’s favorite credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta; A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline starring Gail Bliss; and Smokey Joe’s Cafe at the Alhambra Theater. Chancey spent three seasons as the Artistic Director of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival where he founded the Pocono Mountains Performing Arts Camp. 

Chancey is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, and holds a Bachelors of Music in Piano from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music. He currently resides in NYC with his dog, Charlie.