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Joey Murray is a New York City based stage and creative director whose work has been seen internationally and on major stages throughout the United States. His extensive experience in arts leadership spans across multiple facets of the entertainment industry, including theatre, concert tours, music videos, event production, artistic and creative direction. As Creative Director at Element Music, a nationally recognized entertainment company, he led and directed an extensive portfolio of digital/video content as well as theatrical and experiential events featuring some of the music industry’s leading performers and musicians.​
. His work as a theatre director includes numerous productions Off- Broadway and at the New York Musical Festival (NYMF), including Illuminati Lizards from Outer Space at Signature Theatre and ’68: A New American Musical on Theatre Row. Selected regional and touring credits include Hair (50th Anniversary Production) and Cabaret at Pentangle Arts Center; Godspell at Grange Theatre; The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Fordham University; regional tour and Queens Theatre premiere production of Polkadots the Musical; Holidays at the Hard Rock! featuring renowned Broadway and recording artist Linda Eder at the Hard Rock Arena. He served as Associate Director for the Broadway bound production of CAN- CAN at Paper Mill Playhouse and Artistic/Resident Director for The Broadway Dolls, an award-winning concert experience featuring the most in-demand women on Broadway. Former Artistic Director at Jenny Wiley Theatre, where he cast and directed over a dozen productions, including: Disney’s Tarzan; Footloose; 9 to 5; Oliver!; and The Robber Bridegroom. In New York, he has directed and developed numerous plays and musicals at New York Musical Festival (NYMF), New York Int’l Fringe Festival, New York Theatre Barn, Joe’s Pub, Here Arts Center, and provided the book for the off-Broadway rock musical The Hole (Theatre at St. Clements). He is a frequent guest speaker, lecturer and coach in New York City and at universities throughout the nation. Murray is a graduate of Catholic University and studied playwriting and directing at New York University and The Barrow Group, respectively. SDC Associate.
