Freddie Reaux graduated from Southern in 1972. He was a member of the Orchestra, Marching Band, Choir and Dance Club. During his senior year at Southern Freddie was cast as Bernardo in West Side Story and it was that experience that led him to pursue a career in theater.
Freddie attended Point Park University as a dance major, performed with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and during summers, performed with Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. After his sophomore year, Freddie moved to New York City attended Harkness House for Ballet Arts for a year, then joined the George Faison Universal Dance Experience a concert dance company founded by George Faison the Tony Award winning choreographer of the hit Broadway musical The Wiz.
Freddie (theatrically known by his middle name Roumel Reaux) has worked in the entertainment industry for over 50 years as a dancer/singer/actor, assistant director/choreographer, dance captain, and/or stage manager on numerous Broadway productions, including Tony Award winning shows Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, Bob Fosse’s Big Deal, Crucifer of Blood and The Wiz; Tony nominated shows Five Guys Named Moe, and Radio City Music Hall’s Porgy and Bess. Off Broadway, Regional Theater, National and International Touring productions include Blackbirds Of Broadway, Three Mo’ Tenors, Church & State, Cookin’ At The Cookery, and Fuerza Bruta. He toured with Harry Belafonte in Concert as a featured vocalist.
As a teacher, Freddie (Roumel) has taught dance at such schools as the Alvin Ailey School (NYC), Baltimore High School of the Performing Arts, Duke Ellington School of the Performing Arts (Wash, D.C.), Marygrove College (Detroit), Lehman College (NYC) and directed the Friends of Carter Barron Annual Summer Youth Musical in Washington, DC.
In 1991, Freddie (Roumel) choreographed and played the on-camera choreographer on one of the most popular episodes of television’s “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”. The iconic dance scene featuring Aunt Vivian is still a popular post on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. He is also one of the dancers on the 1982 Music Video of the Grammy nominated dance hit “It’s Raining Men”.
Freddie (Roumel) is co-writer/composer/director of MyPlate! The Food Guide Musical Program, a nutrition program teaching nutrition and exercise through educational theater. It is currently being implemented in public elementary schools in NYC and Los Angeles.