MUSICIAN // SOUND DESIGNER
MUSICIAN // SOUND DESIGNER
Bio
Bio
Christie Chiles Twillie is a professional pianist, music director, conductor, composer and sound designer. Originally from West Virginia, Christie's life has been immersed in the arts and most notably in music, dance and composition for theatre.
Nationally Christie has been on creative teams at Asolo Repertory, Goodspeed Musicals, Paramount Theatre Aurora,
Skylight Music Theatre, Theatre Works Hartford, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, GEVA, Northlight, Oregon Shakes,
Marriott Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, American Players Theatre, the McCarter Center, Definition Theatre,
Chicago Childrens Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre, American Musical Theatre Project (AMTP), Forward Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Pennsylavnia Shakespeare Festival, The University of the Arts, Northwestern University and The University of Chicago.
Christie's Bachelor and Masters studies were in Piano Performance and she holds a minor in Dance. Since 2007, she has served as Music Director and Piano Conductor on over 40 musicals including Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Newsies, HAIR, Dreamgirls, Five Guys Named Moe, The Gospel At Colonus, The Fantasticks, Shrek, In The Heights, Jesus Christ Superstar Spring Awakening, Lippa's Wild Party, Big Fish and Spamalot.
Her original compositions and intricate sound designs were recently heard in Primary Trust (Theatre Squared), Clyde's (Theatre Works Hartford), Fireflies (Northlight), Vietgone (GEVA), The Niceities (Forward) and Carmella Full of Wishes (Chicago Children's Theatre, First Stage Milwaukee, Seattle Children's Theatre) and Milo Imagines the World (Chicago Children's Theatre), Notes from the Field (Jeff Recommended - Timeline Theatre).
Christie is a proud member of MAESTRA, MUSE (Musicians United for Social Equity), TMA (Theatre Musicians Association) and the American Federation of Musicians.
Upcoming
2024-25
Upcoming
2024-25
Theatrical & Film Compositions
Theatrical & Film Compositions
PRESS
PRESS
A Raisin In The Sun - Invictus Theatre
"Finally, the incorporation of the music track written by composer Christie Chiles Twillie makes the production special."
Chicago Sun Times
Dreamgirls - Paramount Theatre
“And Christie Chiles Twillie’s fifteen-piece orchestra leaves the theatre awash in dynamic, robust music. Indeed, all of the technical elements are spot-on, not that that is surprising in a Paramount show.”
Fireflies - Northlight Theatre
"Those passionate, poetic, optimistic speeches Olivia writes are becoming harder. She struggles with visions of bombings and skies on fire, emphasized by the design team here, with Christie Chiles Twillie’s sound design deserving special mention."
"The vocals and harmonies are out of this world, thanks primarily to Music Director Christie Chiles Twillie."
~Broadway World - HAIR - Asolo Repertory
"The vocals and harmonies are out of this world, thanks primarily to Music Director Christie Chiles Twillie."
~Broadway World - HAIR - Asolo Repertory
Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Sun Times
Around The Town Chicago
Around The Town Chicago
A Raisin in the Sun - Invictus Theatre
“… and this production almost has a revitalized freshness to it, thanks in large part to composer Christie Chiles Twillie's jazz-infused score."
“… and this production almost has a revitalized freshness to it, thanks in large part to composer Christie Chiles Twillie's jazz-infused score."
Dreamgirls - Paramount Theatre
“The production’s most electric scenes sizzle, primarily due to Christie Chiles Twillie’s fantastic musical direction and fifteen-piece pit orchestra and Amy Hall Garner’s athletic, sometimes disco-infused choreography.”
Clyde's - Theatreworks Hartford
"Sound designer, Christie Chiles Twillie, offers an underworld-themed sound that follows Clyde and plays up the hilarity of her villainy when we aren’t forced to face the realities of the implied experiences that hardened her."
Chicago Theatre Review
Chicago Theatre Review
Grease Trap Confessions: A Clyde's Review
Grease Trap Confessions: A Clyde's Review
Spotlight on the Lake
Spotlight on the Lake
James V. Ruocco Review of Dreamgirls
Goodspeed Musicals
At Goodspeed, musical direction for "Dreamgirls" is provided by Christie Chiles Twillie...
Given the musical's different rhythmic styles, beats and leaps through the decades, there's a lot to work with here and Twillie and her orchestral team have got every musical twist, turn, gasp, jump, thrill and heartbreak covered. From the musical's immersive opening number "I'm Looking for Something, Baby" to the melancholy-tinged "Hard to Say Goodbye (My Love)" that brings Act II to a close, all of the songs are fully imagined in true "Dreamgirls" style and, one of one, they each play out with decided flourish, joyfulness, gusto and pizzaz envisioned by the show's creators.
"This is LIVE music that pops, sizzles, stirs, gyrates and hypnotizes. It is hot. It is heavy. It is loud. It is rich. It is playful. It is sensual. It is romantic. It is melodic. Twillie and company have great fun bringing it to life for both the audience and the onstage performer, addressing the musical's catalog of showstopping songs with just the right tempo, pulse and imagination to plunge the familiar story of "Dreamgirls" forward effortlessly. It makes all the difference in the world. "
Management
Management
Contact
Contact
Representation
Representation
Reels
Reels