Chris has been associated with numerous productions across the UK and USA, West End and Broadway, as a Musical Director, Orchestrator and Dance Arranger. He is a prolific composer, has also produced numerous cast recordings and his film work includes orchestrations for Shirley Valentine, Impromptu and Olympus Has Fallen.

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Recent works include orchestrations for the musical version of Roman Holiday using music by Cole Porter (Theatre Royal Bath). He is currently writing the music for a new production, Time Bomb.

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Chris also created the orchestrations for Funny Girl at The Menier Chocolate Factory, Savoy Theatre and a UK tour. He subsequently wrote new orchestrations for the 2022 Broadway transfer and US tour.

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Past theatre shows include Godspell, Oliver!, Side by Side by Sondheim, My Fair Lady, Tomfoolery, Me and My Girl (London and Broadway), Cabaret, Follies, The Secret Garden, Ragtime, Acorn Antiques, Sweet Charity, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang  (London and Broadway), Lend Me A Tenor, High Society, Anything Goes, The Producers and Barnum.

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Having orchestrated Victoria Wood’s musical That Day We Sang for The Royal Exchange, Manchester, he enhanced the score for BBC2’s adaptation starring Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball.

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Chris was also responsible for creating the orchestrations and dance arrangements for the first ever stage adaptation of Irving Berlin’s Top Hat which toured the UK before transferring to the Aldwych Theatre.