Rickey Tripp
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Rickey Tripp is a Herb Albert visiting professor in Boston Conservatory at Berklee's Theater Division, serving as director and choreographer for the Conservatory's spring 2022 musical Rent.
Tripp is a performer, choreographer, dance educator, and certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre Technique instructor. He is on the faculty at R.Evolución Latina and has over 20 years of experience teaching at the Broadway Dance Center and master classes at colleges nationwide. Company work includes the Mark Stuart Dance Theatre. Tripp has taught master classes and set choreography for various dance studios across the country including the prestigious NYU Theatre Department.
As a choreographer, his credits include Dreamgirls, Cabin in the Sky, Fly: A New Musical, A Winter's Tale, Hairspray, Fortress of Solitude, The Wiz, Smash, and Desperately Seeking Susan. Tripp was associate choreographer for Jesus Christ Superstar Live with John Legend on NBC; Choir Boy at Manhattan Theatre Club, and Once on This Island on Broadway. Tripp's Broadway credits as a performer include Hamilton: An American Musical, Motown: The Musical, and the original cast of the Tony Award-winning In the Heights. His Off-Broadway credits include In the Heights (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance). Tripp holds a B.A. in Dance from San Jose University.