Production Staff
Varttina
Composer
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Shaun McKenna
Bookwriter/Lyricist
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Christopher Nightingale
Composer
Christopher is the musical supervisor, orchestrator and created additional music for Matilda the Musical for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations and a Grammy Award nomination for his work as co-producer on the Matilda album. He recently composed the score for the film Pride, which was BAFTA nominated. Theatre credits include: Composer – Future Conditional (Old Vic), Musical Supervisor, Arranger and Orchestrator for Ghost the Musical (London and Broadway), co-composer for The Lord of the Rings (London and Toronto, also musical supervisor, arranger and orchestrator). He was musical supervisor and arranger for Yusuf Islam's Moonshadow and ... read more
A.R. Rahman
Composer
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J.R.R. Tolkien
Source Material
(based on novels)
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Matthew Warchus
Bookwriter/Lyricist
Varttina
Orchestrator
Simon N Baker
Sound Designer
Most recent credits include Lord Of The Rings (Toronto and London – 2007 Olivier Nomination for Best Sound), Boeing Boeing (London and Broadway – 2007 Tony Nomination for Best Sound), God of Carnage, Our House (UK Tour), The Norman Conquests (London and Broadway), Arcadia (London), The Birds (Dublin), Bridge Project 2010 (BAM/Old Vic/). The Real Thing (London), Late Middle Classes (London), La Bete (London and Broadway) and Deathtrap (London). Brief Encounter (London/UK Tour/US Tour/St Anne's Warehouse and Broadway – 2008 Olivier Nomination for Best Sound and 2010 Tony Nomination for Best Sound), Don John (RSC/UK Tour/BAC) The Red Shoes ... read more
Gray Circle
Projection Designer
(moving images)
(moving images)
Michael Cohl
Producer
(in association with)
Music tours (including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, U2 and Barbra Streisand), television (including Pete Seeger: Power of Song - Emmy Award), film (including Live at the Max and Shine A Light), children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!, and Broadway (including Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, Spamalot – TONY Award, Bombay Dreams and La Cage aux Folles). Inducted into the Canadian Music Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and has a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. Michael has also been honored with the Billboard Legend of Live Award and a JUNO ... read more
(in association with)
Peter Darling
Choreographer
Peter Darling is an award-winning choreographer. His work for theatre in the UK includes Groundhog Day, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (West End), Billy Elliott (West End), Merrily We Roll Along (Donmar Warehouse), Candide and Oh! What a Lovely War (National Theatre), Sunset Boulevard (Really Useful Group), The Tempest (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Edward II, The Country Wife, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night, all for Michael Grandage. He choreographed Matilda The Musical, Our House and The Lord of the Rings for Matthew Warchus. His film work includes Billy Elliott and The Phantom of the Opera. ... read more
Rob Howell
Settings/Costumes
Rob Howell has designed sets and costumes extensively in the theatre and opera in the UK and abroad including at The Royal Court, The Donmar Warehouse, The Old Vic, The National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal Opera House and The Metropolitan Opera and on Broadway. He has received numerous Olivier and Tony nominations, including a current Olivier nomination for The Ferryman, and was awarded Oliviers for Best Set Designer in the years 2000, 2006 and 2012 and a Tony for Best Set Designer in 2013. ... read more
Paul Kieve
Magic
(illusions)
Broadway: Ghost The Musical (Drama Desk Award – the first illusionist to win in its 57 year history), Matilda The Musical, The Cherry Orchard (Roundabout), Pippin, An Act of God, Finding Neverland, Side Show, The Woman In White, Kenneth Branagh's Macbeth (Armory), The Phantom of the Opera (US tour). West End: Groundhog Day, The Lord of the Rings, Our House, The Invisible Man, The Witches. Film: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hugo. Consultant to magicians including David Copperfield, Penn & Teller and David Blaine, and on the live shows of Kate Bush and Catherine Tate. He was awarded ... read more
(illusions)
David Mirvish
Producer
(In Association With)
David Mirvish is a Toronto-based theatrical producer. Mr. Mirvish owns and operates four theatres in Toronto: the Royal Alexandra, the Princess of Wales, the Panasonic and the Canon. Mirvish Productions, a company founded by Mr. Mirvish in 1986, produces live theatre for these and other venues throughout Canada, the United States and England. In 1982, Mr. Mirvish and his father, Ed Mirvish, purchased and refurbished the venerable Old Vic Theatre in London, England, which they operated until 1998. ... read more
(In Association With)
Ed Mirvish
Producer
(in association with)
(in association with)
Christopher Nightingale
Orchestrator
Christopher is the musical supervisor, orchestrator and created additional music for Matilda the Musical for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations and a Grammy Award nomination for his work as co-producer on the Matilda album. He recently composed the score for the film Pride, which was BAFTA nominated. Theatre credits include: Composer – Future Conditional (Old Vic), Musical Supervisor, Arranger and Orchestrator for Ghost the Musical (London and Broadway), co-composer for The Lord of the Rings (London and Toronto, also musical supervisor, arranger and orchestrator). He was musical supervisor and arranger for Yusuf Islam's Moonshadow and ... read more
Paul Pyant
Lighting Designer
A.R. Rahman
Orchestrator
Kevin Wallace
Producer
Matthew Warchus
Director
Matthew is a director of theatre, opera and film who has directed award-winning productions for many of the major British theatre companies. He was an Associate Director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and was an Artistic Associate at The Old Vic before being appointed in 2014 to succeed Kevin Spacey as Artistic Director of the theatre. Matthew's theatre credits include The Caretaker, The Master Builder and Future Conditional (The Old Vic), Matilda The Musical (RSC, West End and Broadway, 7 Olivier Awards, including Best Director and Best New Musical, and 4 Tony Awards), Ghost: The Musical and La Bete (West ... read more
Saul Zaentz
Producer
Videos
