John-William Gambrell

Background

About John-William Gambrell

I am a composer and musician with credits in multiple fields such as theater, dance, and film. My most recent credit is that of Music Director for the Off-Broadway musical, A Fairly Odd Musical: The Unauthorized Parody, which opened in September of 2024 at the Jerry Orbach Theater in New York. In the theater industry I have worked with Broadway professionals such as PigPen Theatre, Co, Marc Bruni, Carey Perloff, and Mark Bennett. As a copyist and assistant music director I have worked with theaters all over America including The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, The Huntington Theatre in Boston, and The St. Louis Rep in St. Louis. My original musical, Toothy's Treasure, has been workshopped and premiered in multiple festivals and workshops such as the SoHo Playhouse: Lighthouse Series, The Theater Center, Boston Conservatory, and The Boston Center for the Arts. This musical is a comedy musical about a misfit group of pirates on a journey for treasure. We utilize new techniques of improvised comedy and audience interaction in a scripted musical. While I lived in Boston I was trained by and worked as an accompanist for the Boston Ballet School as well as the accompanist for the chapel at MIT. In film I have scored over a dozen short films and multimedia projects using LogicPro, recording live instruments, and working with choirs. After graduating in 2020 with a BM in Composition, I had already started my own music studio where I offer private lessons in piano, composition, and music theory for all ages and levels.