Wilkie Ferguson III is a native of Miami, Florida and a graduate of New World School of the Arts. He studied music and mathematics at Morehouse College, majored in classical piano performance at Eastman School of Music and is a former faculty member of the Boys’ Choir of Harlem as assistant director, piano accompanist and music theory instructor. As a composer/arranger, some of his work can be heard in Show Way (which premiered at the Kennedy Center this Spring); Parrotheads (Jimmy Buffet documentary); Congo Cabaret; and his original musical, Take On Me, featuring big band arrangements of 80s pop hits. Recent musical direction includes productions of 9to5, Newsies, For The Record: Tarantino Live, Spamilton, and Ragtime. As a performer, he was a part of the original Broadway casts of the Tony Award winning The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Motown the Musical, Wonderland, and has toured with  In the Heights;  Hairspray,  and  Dreamgirls. Off Broadway and regional shows include Cotton Club Parade at City Center and the world premieres of Sister Act and Ray Charles Live at Pasadena Playhouse. In addition to musical directing/conducting, producing, arranging and composing, Wilkie continues to teach piano and voice, with students performing on Broadway and in television/film. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter: @wilkieferguson, @takeonmemusical