WHO’S WHO
DUNCAN McLEAN (Video Designer) Privacy
(Public Theater, New York); Hangmen (Royal
Court/Wyndham’s); Saint Joan, One Night in
Miami, Privacy, City of Angels, Tempest, Julius
Caesar and Henry VI (Donmar Warehouse);
The Hairy Ape, A Flea in Her Ear, The Tempest,
The Real Thing, The Norman Conquests and All
About My Mother (Old Vic); Ghost The Musical
(Germany); Shrek The Musical (Drury Lane/
UK Tour); War Horse Prom (Royal Albert
Hall); Let It Be (West End/UK Tour/ Broadway/
Worldwide); All New People (Duke of York’s
and UK Tour); Chris Cox- Fatal Distraction
(UK Tour); The Norman Conquests (Broadway);
Frost/Nixon (Gielgud) and Evita (New Zealand
Tour). duncanmclean.co.uk @dmprojection
CHRIS EGAN (Orchestrator and Additional
Music) Film includes: Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them, Ethel & Ernest, Napoleon.
Television includes: “The Halcyon,” “Hooten
And The Lady,” “Cilla,” The Academy Awards®,
The Tony Awards®, “Man Down,” “Upstairs
Downstairs,” “Girlstuff Boystuff” animation
series, “Late Night with Jerry Springer.” Video
Games include: Halo 5: Guardians. Theatre
includes: The Bodyguard, National Theatre 50th
Anniversary, Water Babies, End of the Rainbow,
The Pajama Game, Kiss Me Kate, Crazy For You,
Witches of Eastwick, Grease, Footloose. Chris has
written arrangements and conducted for many
recording artists including: Paul McCartney,
David Foster, Annie Lennox, Lionel Richie, Lady
Gaga, Oliva Newton-John, Phil Ramone, Dionne
Warwick, Dame Shirley Bassey and Above &
Beyond at The Hollywood Bowl.
MIKE DIXON (Production Musical Supervisor
and Vocal Arrangements) graduated from Trinity
College of Music in 1979 and over the course
of his varied and multifaceted career, Mike
has established himself as one of the leading
Musical figures in the U.K. Theatre includes:
Mrs Henderson Presents, Oh What A Lovely
War, The Bodyguard, Hair, Zorro, We Will Rock
You, Footloose, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar,
Aspects Of Love, Doctor Dolittle, Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, La Cage Aux
Folles. Television includes: “A Life in Song - Tim
Rice,” “Surprise Surprise,” “A Life In Song - Don
Black,” “This Is Lionel Richie,” “The Electric
Proms,” “Concert for Diana,” “Glastonbury
2007,” “Pop Idol,” “The Royal Variety Show,”
“Miss World,” “The British The Queen’s Golden
Jubilee Rock Concert,” BBC “Proms in the Park.”
Awards include: Helpmann Award for Musical
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Direction-We Will Rock You, Sony and New York
Radio Awards (with TBI Media & BBC Drama).
RICHARD BEADLE (Musical Supervisor and
Additional Vocal Arrangements) Musical
Supervisor: The Bodyguard (Dominion Theatre),
United States, Toronto, Germany and South
Korea; Priscilla Queen of the Desert (UK
Tour). Orchestrator: The Girls (Phoenix Theatre,
London). Musical Director: The Girls (Phoenix
Theatre), The Bodyguard (Adelphi Theatre),
Betty Blue Eyes (Novello Theatre), Hair (Gielgud
Theatre), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Palace
Theatre), Grease (Piccadilly Theatre). UK tours:
Fame, Grease, Blood Brothers, The Rocky
Horror Show. Musical Associate: Victoria (ITV
television). Assistant Musical Director: Jesus
Christ Superstar (Slovenia), Cabaret (Germany),
Our House (Cambridge Theatre). Richard writes
songs, music for film and TV adverts and his first
musical, Today Is My Day, premiered in London
in 2010 and his album Songs was released in 2012
to critical acclaim. richardbeadle.com
FRANK THOMPSON (Associate Director)
Director of 2016 West End Proms starring Lea
Salonga, Ruthie Henshall, Ramin Karimloo,
Jodie Prenger and Jon Lee. Associate Director
for international productions of The Bodyguard-
Dominion Theatre London, The Dom Theatre
Cologne and pre-production for Australian and
South Korean productions. Director and Staging
of international tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
production of The Sound of Music. Directed new
production of Blues in the Night, nominated for
an ‘Offie’s Award’ Best Revival. Co-directed
new revival of the Boy George Musical Taboo
at The Club House Brixton, nominated for Best
Choreographer award, Broadwayworld.com and
winning WOS Award, Best Off West End Award.
Associate Director and additional choreography for
original production of The Bodyguard directed by
Thea Sharrock at Adelphi Theatre and Winner of
‘Best New Musical’ in the 2013 ‘What’s on Stage’
Awards. Associate Director and Choreographer
for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at London Palladium
and The Ford Centre Broadway.
AMY THORNTON (Assistant Choreographer)
Training: Laines Theatre Arts. Theatre includes:
Matilda (West End); Rock of Ages (West End);
Flashdance (West End); Fame (No. 1 UK Tour);
Grease (West End); CATS (No. 1 UK Tour);
Never Forget (West End and No. 1 UK Tour);
Starlight Express (No. 1 UK Tour); Aladdin
(Manchester Palace Theatre); Snow White and
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