Nigel Lilley

Musical Director | Musical Theatre Tutor

Nigel Lilley trained at King’s College, London, and the Royal Academy of Music (DipRam Award). His work in theatre includes: Talent (Menier Chocolate Factory), Spring Awakening (Lyric/West End), La Cage aux Folles (Menier Chocolate Factory / Playhouse), Piaf (Donmar Warehouse/Vaudeville), 2008 Royal Variety Performance (conducting La Cage aux Folles), Lauren Kennedy in Concert (Menier Chocolate Factory), The Most Happy Fella (London workshop), Les Misérables (conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra), The Bacchae (National Theatre of Scotland/ Edinburgh International Festival), Sinatra at the London Palladium, The Last Session (UK premiere, Hackney Empire Studio), The Far Pavilions (Shaftesbury), Putting It Together (Harrogate), Glitter and Twisted (Beckett Theatre, New York), Les Misérables (Denmark), Maury Yeston’s December Songs (UK premiere, Greenwich), Philip Quast at the Donmar (Divas season), Pacific Overtures (Donmar Warehouse) and the C4 series Musicality.


Nigel recently co-authored a guide to musical theatre auditions with Mary Hammond called Thank You – That’s All We Need for Today published by Edition Peters. He is currently Musical Supervisor Sweet Charity (Menier Chocolate Factory and West End)