Safin Karim
Singer/Actor/Music Director
Safin on the stage
Safin Karim (he/him) hails from Orlando and currently resides in New York City. Safin has been fortunate enough to perform with leaders including Broadway music directors Ted Sperling and Joshua Rosenblum, Grammy-winning vocalists Janis Siegel and Lauren Kinhan, and world-traveled opera directors Sam Helfrich and A. Scott Parry.
Safin received piano and voice training in Florida from Victoria Schultz. He continues training in classical, musical theatre, and contemporary voice with tenor Dr. Scott Murphree at NYU, where he pursues his B.M. in Vocal Performance, with a concentration in Musical Theatre.
"I want to be a millionaire!" (Titanic, NYU)
Mourning a great loss in Gianni Schicchi (NYU)
A balancing act at Young Frankenstein (Osceola Arts)
Waving goodbye to Titanic (NYU)
Making some music in The Casbah (NYU)
Flying high at the Spelling Bee (NYU)
Taking a solo with the Village Voices (NYU)
Safin on the keys
As a music director and pianist, Safin has played and coached masterclasses with individuals such as Kelli O’Hara, Broadway performer Paige Davis, and director Joseph Walsh.
As a music educator, Safin has been the Musical Theatre instructor and Music Director for educational theatre productions and summer intensives - teaching classes for ages six to seventeen in sizes of six to sixty. Most recently, Safin has served on the Joffrey School of Ballet’s Summer Musical Theatre Intensive faculty.
As a vocal coach for high schools and middle schools in his hometown, Safin helped aid in the development and comfort of young voices in transition, helping them choose and navigate appropriate and enjoyable repertoire. For this, he won Central Florida’s Singhaus Scholarship, speaking on the topic at the annual awards reception for members of Florida’s government.
“The vocals from the cast are a testament to Safin Karim’s music direction.”
“Safin Karim scores…gets great sound with rich choral harmonies [Spring Awakening]”
“The music played a big part in delivering the emotion in “Parade,” and Karim and team deliver…including beautifully ominous piano underscoring.”
“Safin, without hesitation, will explore every option to ensure I get what I need in a music rehearsal…his ability goes beyond the keys.”