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Office Location: ASC 283
(205) 934-3973

Office Hours: By appointment

Education:

• BM summa cum laude, Shorter College, Piano Performance
• BFA, Shorter College, Musical Direction for Musical Theatre
• MM, Florida State University, Collaborative Piano

Jonathan K. Parks is an award-winning music director, pianist, vocal coach, and educator. He was born and raised in Georgia and currently splits his time between Birmingham and New York City.

In New York City, Jonathan has played on Broadway (Chicago), Off-Broadway (Emojiland), and at numerous cultural institutions, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Big Apple Circus, Manhattan Concert Productions, and Broadway Backwards. He has toured the country and the world with Chicago, Young Frankenstein, and The Four Phantoms in Concert.

Regionally, he has music directed and conducted at theatres around the country, including: New London Barn Playhouse’s productions of West Side Story (New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Musical), The Wedding Singer, A Chorus Line, Forever Plaid, How to Succeed…, and Gypsy; Barrington Stage Company’s West Side Story (Berkshire Theatre Award for Outstanding Musical Production) and A Little Night Music (Berkshire Theatre Award for Outstanding Musical Production); Ogunquit Playhouse’s and Gateway Playhouse’s co-productions of Mary Poppins and Young Frankenstein; Northern Stage’s Mary Poppins; and Theatre SilCo’s Hair (Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Musical), Kiss of the Spider Woman, Cabaret, and Into the Woods, among many others.

Along with his theatre work, Jonathan has performed with opera companies (Amarillo Opera, Amore Opera, SAS Performing Arts Company), cabaret acts, and churches. His work can be heard on American Public Television’s special The Four Phantoms in Concert and the recording Heart Songs: An American Medley with Regina Zona (MAC Award for Best NY Debut), available on streaming platforms everywhere.

Jonathan is also a passionate educator, having taught courses and served in the theatre departments at AMDA, Marymount Manhattan College, and New York University. He is a proud member of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802.

Visit his professional website at jonathankparks.com.