Liam Richardson is an exuberant 13-year-old who loves performing, whether as singer/actor, dancer, or on violin or piano. Recent roles include Lawrence in School of Rock (Omaha Community Playhouse), Asher in The Giver (Omaha Community Playhouse) for which he won Outstanding Youth Debut Award (2022), “Liam” in Finding Christmas (Omaha Symphony Christmas Celebration), George/Crikey (Omaha Symphony Mission: Imagination!), as a featured artist (Omaha Symphony Spooktacular), Genie in Aladdin (Disney Musicals in the Schools), Danny Zuko in Grease (Jewish Community Center) and as Ragazzi soloist in La Boheme (Opera Steamboat), Pagliacci and Tosca (Opera Omaha). This fall, he played the role of Nick Bottom in the Heartland Youth Ballet’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He looks forward to his debut performance as Amahl in Amahl in the Night Visitors in January 2023 with Résonance. He studies voice and piano at the Omaha Conservatory of Music, acting with Francis Sillau, violin with Anne Nagosky and dance at the Heartland Conservatory of Dance. When he’s not singing or playing an instrument, he enjoys making those around him laugh, playing chess with his dad, thrifting adventures with his mom or adventures with his Australian Cattle Dog, two long-haired cats or caique parrot (never at the same time, of course). He’s excited when he gets to share the stage with his parents, Tara Cowherd and Ernest Richardson.
Reviews
Liam Richardson gives a sweet performance as the reticent and less than cool Lawrence. – Chris’ Corner for SCHOOL OF ROCK, Omaha Community Playhouse
Liam Richardson provides a splash of humor as Asher, a boy fretting about his imminent career assignment and a constant mispronouncer of words. – Chris’ Corner for THE GIVER, Omaha Community Playhouse