Profiles - Tom Carradine

Tom was born in Coventry and graduated from Imperial College London in 2004 with a degree in Biochemistry. He currently works as a freelance musical director, keyboard player and vocal coach.

His musical direction credits include OKLAHOMA! (Grimsby Auditorium), MOTHER GOOSE (Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield), THE TREASON SHOW (Komedia, Brighton), SPRING FEVER (King’s Head Theatre, London), IOLANTHE and THE MIKADO (Riverhead, Louth), DICK WHITTINGTON (Royal Victoria Hall, Southborough), NEWSREVUE (Canal Café, London) and a studio cast recording of the rock musical AREA 51, as well as student productions of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, GREASE, PERSONALS, SOMETHING’S AFOOT and A SWELL PARTY.

As a keyboard player he has worked on the national tour of BLOOD BROTHERS and is currently touring the UK with MAD ABOUT THE MUSICALS. He has appeared as an actor / musician in the MEDIEVAL BANQUETS at Coombe Abbey in Coventry and regularly performs at Soprano’s Piano Bar in High Street Kensington.

Tom also works as a singing teacher and repertoire coach, teaching regularly at Millennium Dance in London. As a children’s MD and singing teacher he has worked on productions of OILVER!, FAME, THE WIZ, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, BIGSY MALONE and LES MISERABLES. Most recently he musically directed the UK youth premiere of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the Shaw Theatre in London and a summer school production of THE WIZ, featuring Brian Blessed, at the Assembly Halls, Tunbridge Wells.

For more information see www.tomcarradine.co.uk.