MUSIC DIRECTOR
Mazie Rudolph (née Wilson) received her degree in Drama from the University of California, Irvine, where she had the privilege of being the assistant music director to both Dr. Daniel Gary Busby and Tammy Holder.
After graduating, Mazie became the Music Director at South Orange County School of the Arts, where she worked for 8 years. She vocal directed and conducted over 20 shows during her time there, including Aida, The Secret Garden, Gypsy, West Side Story, and Little Shop of Horrors.
Mazie is currently the music director for Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center and is an audition accompanist for Disneyland. Her latest productions include Sister Act, Cabaret, Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof, In the Heights, and Big Fish. Mazie is an accomplished pianist, having received her Senior Medallion Award from the Certificate of Merit piano program. She also won a StageScene LA Scenie Award for Outstanding Music Direction for In The Heights and was named 2017 Artist of the Year at the Simi Valley Spotlight Awards.
“[The] live orchestra [is] led beautifully by Musical Director Mazie Rudolph on keyboards. The tonal quality is so fantastic, you will truly believe there are three times as many musicians and instruments as listed in the program… This group never missed a note or beat, making the entire production shine in all its magical as well as musical glory.” –Broadway World
“Musical director Mazie [Rudolph] conducts and plays keyboards in one of the best live bands I’ve heard at SVCAC.” – StageScene LA
"Musical director Mazie Rudolph elicits top-notch cast vocals while conducting Sister Act's live orchestra." - StageScene LA
“Musical director Mazie Rudolph...beautifully leads the effective, pared-down, six-piece orchestra.” – Simi Valley Acorn
"The Gods Love Nubia" from Aida at South Orange County School of the Arts
Music Director/Conductor: Mazie Rudolph
Featuring Kyla Stone as Aida and Steph Argent as Nehebka
"On the Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship 1492" from Songs For a New World
Music Direction by Mazie Rudolph
Featuring Tony McConville, Deidre Donovan, Ryan Farnsworth, and Mazie Rudolph
Lex Leigh on piano
"To Life" from Fiddler on the Roof at Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
Directed by David Ralphe, Music Director/Conductor: Mazie Rudolph, Choreographer: Becky Castells
Featuring Fred Helsel as Tevye, Ken Brookes as Lazar Wolf, and Rehyan Rivera as Russian Soloist