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  Mitch Sebastian
Mitch Sebastian:
Director / Choreographer

West End: Mr. Sebastian made his directorial debut with The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas (Olivier Award nomination, ‘Best Entertainment’; Theatre Goers Award, ‘Best Musical’). Choreographic credits include: La Cava (World premier); Playhouse Creatures (Peter Hall Company); Romance Romance (European premier).

Off-West End: Collaborated with composer and lyricist, Stephen Schwartz, to create a radical reworking of the Broadway hit Pippin. Other productions include Lucky Stiff, Merrily We Roll Along, Eyam, Tales My Lover Told Me, Hell Can Be Heaven and a serial of musicals based on the adventures of Dick Barton.

International: The first Western musical to be presented in Lebanon, Chicago was directed and choreographed by Mr. Sebastian. It featured stars from the London, Broadway and Australian productions and opened the 2003 Baalbeck Festival. Also, Fame (Cyprus); The Wow Show (Eilat, Israel); Evita (Cyprus); Twist Of Fate (Singapore); and Sing To The Dawn (Singapore).

Opera and concerts: Invited in 2000 to stage the London Philharmonic Orchestra's New Oratorio, On The Eighth Day. Staged several large scale productions on their behalf, under the directorship of Kurt Masur. Also, Iolanthe (D'Oyly Carte Opera); Magic Of The Musicals (West End/UK Tour); and Hollywood & Broadway (West End/UK Tour). Conceived and directed the debut concert of Sony's breakthrough artists, The Operababes.

Television: Choreographed the children's TV animation series “Yoko! Jakamoto! Toto!” (2004 BAFTA Award). Directed and choreographed the launch of Singapore's second television channel, TV WORKS.

Mr. Sebastian was previously a performer and appeared in nine West End productions, four Royal Variety performances and over 30 pop videos. He also worked as backing vocalist for Meatloaf, Kim Wilde, Boy George and The Pet Shop Boys, amongst others.

He was invited to direct and choreograph the 2004 Lawrence Olivier Award Ceremony. He also directed The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas for American television and created the recently released DVD. The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas is currently onstage in London, Toronto and throughout Europe, and the United States.