Grease The Musical - Chris Egan

Chris Egan

Orchestrations

Chris Egan has become one of the UK’s most respected musical talents.  He has worked in all genres of music as a Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator & Musical Director.

Television: Royal Variety Performance (2005, 2007 & 2009), Ruth Jones Specials, Guinness World Records Smashed, For One Night Only. Britannia High, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria (Toronto), Guilty Pleasures, Graham Norton’s Big Finish, Saturday Night Divas, Musicool, Cirque De Celebrity, Paul O’Grady Show, Soapstar Superstar, An Audience with Lionel Richie, BBC Proms In The Park, Duet Impossible, Prince’s Trust 30th Anniversary Concert, Just The Two Of Us, An Audience with Joan Rivers, Another Audience with Dame Shirley Bassey, Baby Ballroom The Championship (UK & International), Children In Need, Late Night with Jerry Springer, BBC TV License Campaign, Girlstuff Boystuff (animation series).

Theatre: Crazy For You (London), End Of The Rainbow (West End, UK Tour), Witches Of Eastwick (UK Tour), Strictly The Professionals (UK Tour), Never Forget (West End & UK Tour), The Wedding Singer (UK Tour), Grease (West End, UK Tour, South Africa), Daddy Cool (West End & European Tour), Footloose (West End, UK Tour, South Africa), Love Shack (UK Tour), Kiss Me Kate (UK Tour), Calamity Jane (West End).

Special Events: Heathrow Terminal 5 Royal Opening, St. Pancras International Royal Opening, Morse Live at the Albert Hall, P&O Naming Ceremonies of “Ventura” & “Arcadia”, Laurues Sports Awards Monte Carlo, Young World Arena Tour.

Albums: Carl Davis Beatles For Orchestra (Producer, Arranger), End Of The Rainbow Cast Album (Producer), Elaine Paige Live (Producer, Musical Director).

Radio: BBC Voice of Musical Theatre (2000-2006), Friday Night Is Music Night, John Barrowman Radio 2 Special, Michael Ball Celebrates Anthony Newley, James Bond Special.

Concerts: Elaine Paige (UK, European, Australian, American & Asia Concerts), Dame Shirley Bassey (UK Arena Tour & Concerts), Jane McDonald (UK Tours), Shalamar (UK Tour).

Chris has written arrangements & performed with many artists including: Lionel Richie, Annie Lennox, Lady Gaga, Olivia Newton-Jown, Phil Ramone, Dame Shirley Bassey, Carl Davis, Hayley Westenra, Tony Hatch, Ronan Keating, Michael Ball, Robin Gibb & Leslie Bricusse.

Chris’ Production Music compositions (currently over 300 tracks) can be heard all over the world on numerous TV stations.

Chris is currently Elaine Paige’s Musical Director and is Creative Director of “Vivace”, a company that provides first class music production services for television, film, theatre, video games & interactive-media.