david atkinson
piano vocal score assembly

David Atkinson is an award-winning Toronto-based pianist, composer, music director, and keyboard programmer. He served as music director and conductor for the 2022–23 Hamilton “And Peggy” tour. Other notable credits include Boy Falls From The Sky (Dora Award nomination), & Juliet, Dear Evan Hansen, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, and 13: The Musical (Netflix). He has also worked with the Stratford and Shaw Festivals and contributed to productions of Wicked, Kinky Boots, and Jersey Boys.

As music director of Keystone Theatre, Atkinson co-created three original works, earning a 2010 Dora Award for Sound Design and Composition for The Belle of Winnipeg. He has performed with Elton John, Josh Groban, Rufus Wainwright, David Byrne, and Jason Robert Brown. An experienced educator, he currently teaches in Sheridan College’s Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program.