Austin Kimble

AUSTIN KIMBLE is a B. Iden Payne Awards and Central Texas Excellence in Theatre Awards nominee and a two-time recipient of the BroadwayWorld Austin Award for "Best Musical Direction." Previously a Lecturer in Music Theory and Associate Music Director in the BFA Musical Theatre Program at Texas State University, his musical direction credits there include Pippin and Urinetown. Internationally, he served as music director, conductor, and pianist for Tapestry Dance Company’s Souls of Our Feet – A Celebration of American Tap Dance tour in China, recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts as an “American Masterpiece.” He has also toured Japan, France, and Cuba with the Austin Kimble Trio and as a pianist alongside local musicians.

Regionally, Kimble has music directed, conducted, and played keyboard for numerous productions, including Ghost Quartet (Penfold Theatre), The Full Monty (TexARTS), Rock of Ages (San Antonio Broadway Theatre), and School of Rock (San Antonio Broadway Theatre). His professional theatrical debut came at an early age, performing as a featured member of the Children’s Chorus in the U.S. National Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He has also traveled across the U.S. with The Adderley School, rehearsing and performing with their productions of A... My Name is Alice, Pippin, Oliver, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Music Man, and Guys and Dolls.

Kimble’s community theatre musical direction credits include Nunsense and Ruthless (City Theatre Austin); Evita, Rock of Ages, Man of La Mancha, Shrek, My Fair Lady, A Christmas Carol, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Smokey Joe’s Café, Damn Yankees, and Tarzan (Georgetown Palace Theatre). His diverse talents have been featured on News 4 San Antonio, KENS 5, FOX 7 Austin, KXAN, KVUE, KEYE, and News 8 Austin, as well as KUT, KUTX, KLBJ, and KOOP radio. His original composition "Dear Freddie" has captured viral attention on YouTube. He also performs with the Latin pop group Miguel St. Michael and has appeared in their music videos, produced by two-time GRAMMY-winner Fabian Hernandez. Beyond his performance work, he teaches a studio of private students in piano, trumpet, voice, music theory, improvisation, and audition technique.

Mr. Kimble is a Texas-based musical director, pianist, actor, conductor, educator, composer, and arranger whose career has spanned the worlds of musical theatre, jazz, classical, and pop music. Whether performing with world-renowned musicians, conducting pit orchestras and jazz ensembles, or performing his own compositions, he is known for his versatility, creativity, and brilliant musicianship. Mr. Kimble teaches a multitude of music classes at schools in Central Texas and also teaches a vibrant studio of private students. Holding a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with Jazz Emphasis from the University of Texas at Austin, Kimble has been an active force in Texas music and theatre for nearly twenty years.