Edward Ridley, Jr. (Music Director) Recent productions include: Aida, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, All Shook Up, The Color Purple, Brooklyn, Memphis, Intimate Apparel, Aida, Dreamgirls, Black Nativity, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Passing Strange, Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill, Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone, and Sister Act. Ed has been a musician for the Christian Fellowship Center Church for 38 years. He also serves on the music faculty at Cuyahoga Community College and The Music Settlement. His versatility and talent as a performer have allowed him to accompany such great artists as Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Walter Hawkins, Jon Hendricks, and Clark Terry.