Our Musical Director - Mike Horth
Mike is a Musical Director and Musician who has worked in the industry since the early 1990's. For much of his career, he has worked in Musical Theatre, both on tour and in the West End. His theatre credits as Assistant MD include: The West End premier of Flashdance – The Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre; Beauty and the Beast (UK Tour); Flashdance – The Musical (UK Tour); Starlight Express (UK & Scandinavian Tours); Jesus Christ Superstar (UK Tour); Joseph (UK Tour); Copacabana (UK Tour); Fiddler on the Roof (UK Tour).
Other theatre credits as Keyboard Player include: Oklahoma (UK Tour); Whistle Down the Wind (UK Tour); Evita (AWP); Sleeping Beauty (Library Theatre, Manchester). He is also credited as Musical Director for numerous Pantomimes including: Snow White (Blackpool Grand); Aladdin (Sheffield Lyceum); Snow White(Tameside Hippodrome); Jack and the Beanstalk (Oldham Coliseum).
Mike has worked as keyboard programmer on UK tours of Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Copacabana, and on the West End and touring productions of Scrooge.
In more recent years, Mike has been working as Musical Director and Vocal Coach for PEEL Entertainment Ltd, supplying live theatrical shows to clients including Thomson Cruise, Fred Olson Cruise and Warner Leisure Hotels. He has also been responsible for creating many of the vocal and band arrangements for these productions. He is still very much involved in the cruise industry supplying band arrangements for a number of guest acts.
Mike’s most recent and ongoing project is a writing collaboration creating childrens musicals for primary schools. ‘What’s the Crime Mr Wolf?’, ‘The Greatest Show’ and ‘Gladis Baker, Gladiator’ are all published by Musicline Direct.
Mike has toured extensively throughout the UK as keyboard player for Joe Longthorne. He was also Musical Director for the televised International Broadcasting Convention Awards Ceremony at the Rai Exhibition Centre, Amsterdam, and is now also the Musical Director for The Milltown Singers.
Other theatre credits as Keyboard Player include: Oklahoma (UK Tour); Whistle Down the Wind (UK Tour); Evita (AWP); Sleeping Beauty (Library Theatre, Manchester). He is also credited as Musical Director for numerous Pantomimes including: Snow White (Blackpool Grand); Aladdin (Sheffield Lyceum); Snow White(Tameside Hippodrome); Jack and the Beanstalk (Oldham Coliseum).
Mike has worked as keyboard programmer on UK tours of Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Copacabana, and on the West End and touring productions of Scrooge.
In more recent years, Mike has been working as Musical Director and Vocal Coach for PEEL Entertainment Ltd, supplying live theatrical shows to clients including Thomson Cruise, Fred Olson Cruise and Warner Leisure Hotels. He has also been responsible for creating many of the vocal and band arrangements for these productions. He is still very much involved in the cruise industry supplying band arrangements for a number of guest acts.
Mike’s most recent and ongoing project is a writing collaboration creating childrens musicals for primary schools. ‘What’s the Crime Mr Wolf?’, ‘The Greatest Show’ and ‘Gladis Baker, Gladiator’ are all published by Musicline Direct.
Mike has toured extensively throughout the UK as keyboard player for Joe Longthorne. He was also Musical Director for the televised International Broadcasting Convention Awards Ceremony at the Rai Exhibition Centre, Amsterdam, and is now also the Musical Director for The Milltown Singers.