Artist Bio

Malcolm Ruhl
Malcolm Ruhl

Malcolm Ruhl

(Bio as of October 2012)

Malcolm Ruhl most recently appeared at the Goodman in A Christmas Carol during the 2011/2012 Season. Previous Goodman credits include Ain’t Misbehavin’ (musical director) and Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky (bass/accordion). Local musical direction credits include Hairspray, Pump Boys and Dinettes (Jeff nomination) and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Drury Lane Theatre; Eastland at Lookingglass Theatre Company; Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Oklahoma! (Jeff nomination) at American Theater Company; Woody Guthrie’s American Song (Jeff Award), Blues in the Night (Jeff nomination) and Smoke on the Mountain at Northlight Theatre; Pump Boys and Dinettes at the Apollo and Forum theaters (Jeff nomination); Grease at Theatre at the Center; Big: The Musical and Big River at Apple Tree Theatre and Million Dollar Quartet (musical coordinator) at the Apollo Theatre. Mr. Ruhl’s orchestration credits include A Little Night Music at Writers’ Theatre; The Original Grease and Oklahoma! at American Theater Company and Heart of Spain and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Drury Lane Theatre. Mr. Ruhl appeared as Jackson in the Broadway production of Pump Boys and Dinettes and in the record-breaking run at Chicago’s Apollo Theatre. Composition credits include Holiday Memories at Northlight Theatre and Cicada Dance for Missouri State University as part of the American College Theater Fund). He has had several choral works published by Final Score Music. 

Watch & Listen More

  • The Making of A Chistmas Carol: 35th Anniversary Edition
  • A Christmas Carol Rehearsal Photos
  • A Christmas Carol Production Photos
  • Ain't Misbehavin': Behind the Scenes