Katie Thompson

Katie is an actress and singer-songwriter. She was last seen as Aunt Eller in “Oklahoma” on Broadway, in the world premiere of “Renascence” by Carmel Dean and Dick Scanlan, and “R.R.R.E.D. a Secret Musical”- to which she wrote the music and lyrics. Other roles include: Vashti in “Giant” by Michael John LaChiusa & Sybille Pearson at The Public Theater NYC, The Witch in the world premiere of “Big Fish” by Andrew Lippa & John August at The Oriental Theater Chicago, & Rhetta Cup in”Pump Boys & Dinette’s” at The City Center in NYC. She has been a featured composer in Playbill’s “The Contemporary Musical Theater; Songwriter’s You Should Know”, and “It’s Revving Up –The Next Generation of Female Songwriters…” columns and performance series’ at Feinstein’s 54Below, Lincoln Center’s “New Contemporary Songbook” series, as well as their annual “Broadway’s Future Songbook” series featuring original Christmas songs. Her original music and reimagined covers from her solo albums: “Private Page”, “KT LIVE”, and “What I’ve Done Right” have been featured on “So You Think You Can Dance” America, Canada, and the U.K.. She is currently working on a new Christmas musical, and solo album. In addition to her solo albums, she is featured on several contemporary composer’s albums including: “Dreaming Wide Awake” by Scott Alan, “Here for You” by Jonathan Reid Gealt, and “Our First Mistake” by Kerrigan & Lowdermilk. Her favorite experiences include playing cards in the green room at The Public Theatre in New York, and singing for First Lady Michelle Obama.