TODD ELLISON, TRUSTEE

Hailed by The New York Times as one of “Broadway’s Electric Conductors,” Ellison is a classically trained pianist, Steinway Artist, veteran Broadway Music Director of 17 Broadway shows, symphony conductor, and award winning composer.

He had the privilege of being the musical director for Marvin Hamlisch on two of his favorite projects — Ballroom, and The Nutty Professor.

His Broadway credits include An American in Paris, Annie, La Cage aux Folles, Elton John’s Lestat, Spamalot, 42nd Street, Amour, The Wild Party, On the Town, Once Upon a Mattress (starring Sarah Jessica Parker), How to Succeed... (starring Matthew Broderick), She Loves Me, Taller than a Dwarf and A Class Act.

He is the Music Supervisor/Arranger of the new Broadway bound musical Roman Holiday, the composer of the award-winning musical, The Black and White Ball, as well as The Canterville Ghost with Brendan Cull. In London’s West End, he was the Music Supervisor/Orchestrator of 42nd Street at the Drury Lane Theatre, supervised and conducted opening night of An American in Paris at the Dominion Theatre, supervised the 2019 Tokyo production and the 2022 Australian production.

Internationally he has conducted at the Vienna Konzerthaus with Dawn Upshaw and Jerry Hadley, The Dublin Film Orchestra, Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Mexico City and Radio City Music Hall), World Science Festival-Lincoln Center, Cole Porters’ Jubilee at Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, The Pittsburgh Symphony, San Diego Symphony, The Philly Pops, Nashville Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, New Haven, New Jersey and York Symphonies.

He has conducted more than twenty albums including the Grammy Award winning cast albums of his shows. He has conducted for such stars as Beyoncé, Meryl Streep, Mike Nichols, Nicole Kidman, Barry Manilow, Jennifer Hudson, Bea Arthur, Jane Lynch, Elaine Stritch, Audra Mcdonald, Tracey Ullman, Billy Porter, Bernadette Peters, Toni Collette, Eartha Kitt and Kelsey Grammer.

Raised on Melody Lane in Essex, CT, Ellison began his piano lessons at age 6 and is a graduate of Boston University School of Music with a degree in piano performance. Toddellison.com