Kaleb Wilkening (he/they) is a New York-based music director, vocal coach, and collaborative pianist. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2022 with a degree in Piano Performance. He was the vocal director for RENT in Concert at the Lied Center directed by Sammi Cannold. Favorite recent music directing credits credits include: Cabaret (Lincoln Community Playhouse), Come From Away (LCP), Anastasia (LCP), Fiddler on the Roof (LCP), The Prom (Nebraska Wesleyan University), and Urinetown (Nebraska Repertory Theatre). Before moving to New York, Kaleb worked as a middle school music teacher in Nebraska. Kaleb is the proud cat parent to Koda and Suki. Kaleb is excited to join Applause and teach theater!