Abdul Hamid Royal

Abdul Hamid Royal
From conducting the hit Broadway musical Five Guys Named Moe to arranging and conducting vocals for Country Recording Artist Ty Herndon, to working with the incomparable Chaka Khan, audiences and critics world-wide have applauded the work of music-man Abdul Hamid Royal.

Mr. Royal was recently awarded the coveted OVATION AWARD and LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD for Best Music Direction for his work on the Los Angeles production of The Gospel At Colonus. He was previously awarded the NAACP IMAGE AWARD for his work on Broadways - FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE and recently awarded the NAACP Theater Award for Best Musical Direction for his work on THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS .
His Broadway credits, as well as National and International tour credits, read like a Broadway hit list - Five Guys Named Moe, Smokey Joe’s Café, Twist, Sophisticated Ladies, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Jelly’s Last Jam, The Wiz, Truly Blessed, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fiddler on the Roof, Betsy Brown, Concerts for the Earth, Colors of Christmas and Sound of Music! Mr. Royal was hand picked by Broadway producer Lou Spisto to MD the commercial premier of his latest project, Recorded In Hollywood, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in LA. Mr. Royal recently Musical Conducted and play the role of Jimmy in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, for The Milwaukee Rep, and the Actors Theater Louisville. This year Abdul Hamid will revive FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE as he Musical Directs this exciting show for Ebony Rep Los Angeles and THE COURT in Chicago!

Mr. Royal’s career has encompassed theatre, film, television and concerts, throughout the world. As one critic stated, “Every once in a while a talent breaks through that can not be compared to any other. Abdul Hamid is such a talent, and he brings a depth and richness to his music that will surely stand up to the test of time.” Mr. Royal has worked with some of the music industries greatest, including Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, David Foster, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson, Melissa Manchester, Cy Coleman, Al Jarreau, The Pointer Sisters, Liza Minelli, Ashford & Simpson, Martha Wash, Jennifer Holliday, Jeffrey Osborne, Maurice Hines, Melba Moore, Patti Austin, Grover Washington Jr., Masashi Sada, Patti LaBelle, Jason Mraz, LA Philharmonic, Brenda Russell, & Phil Collins.

Born in Wisconsin, Abdul Hamid was raised in the Midwest and began piano lessons at the age of 4 at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music as a student of Toba Kramer. As a child prodigy, he performed with the Florentine Opera Company, and by age 8 had written and publicly performed his first compositions. He studied with acclaimed Polish pianist, Andrzej Wasowski, and completed a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance/Jazz Studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Abdul Hamid was honored to become the first African American to receive a Masters of Music in Choral Conducting from the prestigious Northwestern University. He earned a Master of Theological Studies with an emphasis in Comparative Religion and Philosophy from Claremont School of Theology and is currently working on his PHD.

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