NOAH RACEY is an award-winning performer, creator, artistic director, and educator.
As an actor, his Broadway credits include Curtains, Never Gonna Dance, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Follies. Television credits include Boardwalk Empire, Person of Interest, and Are We There Yet?
As a director and choreographer, his Broadway credits include The Terms of My Surrender (Movement Director) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Associate Choreographer, Tony Award for Best Choreography). He recently directed and co-adapted the book for the Broadway Music Director/Conductor David Loud’s powerful memoir play The Merrily Chapters.
Noah has directed and choreographed for many theatres around the country, including the 5th Avenue Theatre (Cinderella, Guys and Dolls), Seattle's ACT (Grey Gardens), Westport Country Playhouse (The Understudy), Goodspeed Opera House (Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun – both won the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreography), and Asolo Repertory Theatre (Show Boat).
He choreographed the world premieres for It Shoulda Been You (George Street Playhouse) and Turn of the Century (Goodman Theatre, Starring Jeff Daniels, directed by Tommy Tune). Noah conceived, wrote, choreographed, and starred in the 2013 World Premiere of Noah Racey’s: PULSE (Asolo Repertory Theatre, directed by Jeff Calhoun). The original work won rave reviews and an extended run.
Noah is Head of Musical Theatre at Colorado State University’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance, creating and launching their Musical Theatre Concentration in 2022. He has taught master classes and given lectures and workshops for Yale University, the University of Michigan, Boston Conservatory, New York University, Elon University, and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre Conservatory.
He is the Associate Artistic Director for OpenStage Theatre & Company, winning the Opus Award for his production of Sense & Sensibility, which included an original score by composer Aaron Gandy.
Noah’s solo show, Mountain Grove, was selected as the sole musical selection for Theatre Aspen’s Solo Flights festival and is currently booking engagements in regional houses.
Noah was the Founding Artistic Director of the New York Song & Dance Company. In addition to performances in many New York venues including Carnegie Hall, The Allen Room at Lincoln Center, and Town Hall, NYSDCo has toured overseas in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy, conducted workshops with local artists and dance studios in such cities as Amman, Jordan, and Jerusalem.
Noah is a Boston Conservatory graduate and a proud product of—and strong proponent for—arts funding in public schools.