About
Richard Castle is a pianist, playwright and musical theater writer based in Los Angeles. REALITY TRIP, an original new musical, was commissioned by Northern Sky Theater and will premiere in 2024. LOVE STINGS had its world premiere at Northern Sky in 2022. OKLAHOMA IN WISCONSIN, his 1950s-style family musical, premiered in 2017. THE ANGEL OF PAINTED POST was selected by Stephen Schwartz for the ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop. Other projects include VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR and the L.A. Latino Theater Company production of L.A. CARMEN.
Richard’s shows have been featured in cabarets in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. His comedy song "Mr. Whiskers" was a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition in 2020. Richard holds a theater degree from USC, and has studied at the Songwriting School of Los Angeles. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.