Simon studied conducting, piano, and French horn at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and singing, privately, with Maureen Scott in London
Music Supervisor/Conductor
CONCERT
Glamis Prom 2018 – with The Scottish Pops Orchestra, starring Kerry Ellis, Norman Bowman, Tom Urie & Saskia Eng (Glamis Castle, Scotland)
Glamis Prom 2017 – starring Susan Boyle, Christina Bianco, Lee Mead, and Jai McDowall, with the Scottish Pops Orchestra (Glamis Castle, Scotland)
Live At Las Vegas – a charity gala for Hilton In The Community Foundation (Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London). Including orchestrations.
Live At Las Vegas – a charity gala for Momentum Children’s Charity (The Brewery, London). Including orchestrations.
Scott Alan Live at IndigO2 – starring Scott Alan with a host of West End, Broadway and European musical theatre stars
West End Stars In Concert – with the Orchestra of Contemporary Music of ERT, starring Ramin Karimloo, Simon Bailey and Stephen Rahman-Hughes, with Foteini Darra (Badminton, Athens)
THEATRE
West Side Story (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
Music Supervisor/Arranger
CONCERT
Plum: Homage to Happiness – after dinner entertainment at The P G Wodehouse Society (UK) Biennial Dinner, alongside Alexander Armstrong, Andrew Bishop, David Cazalet, Hal Cazalet, Lara Cazalet, Sophie-Louise Dann, and Paul Kent (Gray’s Inn, London)
Plum: Homage to Happiness – a gala celebration of P G Wodehouse in the 50th anniversary year of his passing, hosted by Sir Stephen Fry with an all star cast (Wilton’s Music Hall, London). Including orchestrations.
THEATRE
The Boyfriend – starring Kelsey Grammer, Sophie-Lousie Dann, Michael Praed & Gillian Bevan (Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, Canada) (Run cancelled due to COVID-19)
The Boyfriend – starring Janie Dee, Adrian Edmondson, Tiffany Graves, Robert Portal, & Issy Van Randwyck (Menier Chocolate Factory, London)
Monty Python’s Spamalot – starring Marcus Brigstocke & Jodie Prenger (UK tour 2010/11)
Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show – starring David Bedella (West End & UK tours 2006-10) Additional arrangements used ever since in global productions and filmed for live cinema broadcasts
FILM
Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show – 40th Anniversary production onwards
Additional arrangements filmed for live cinema broadcasts
CAST ALBUM
Monty Python’s Spamalot – starring Marcus Brigstocke & Jodie Prenger (UK tour 2010/11)
Music Director/Conductor
CONCERT
A West End Cast Charity Gala (2023) – in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association, starring Neil & Carl Rutherford with Hayley Tamaddon, Kelly Price, and Niall Sheehy (Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage)
A West End Cast Charity Gala (2019) – in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association, starring Neil & Carl Rutherford with Lynsey Britton, Alice Fearn, James Hume, Oliver Saville, and Dean John-Wilson (Concert Hall, Stevenage)
A Star Cast Charity Gala (2016) – in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association, starring Neil & Carl Rutherford with Daniel Koek, Daniel Boys, Claire Sweeney, etc (Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage)
THEATRE
Legally Blonde-The Musical (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
Carousel (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
West Side Story (50th Anniversary UK tour) Winner of BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL in the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards 2008
David Leveaux’s Sinatra (UK tour) Nominated for BEST SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT in the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards 2008
FILM
Conductor of Douglas Maxwell/Claire McKenzie’s 162 Bars Out for National Theatre of Scotland’s ‘5 Minute Theatre’ season, filmed and streamed live online
Music Director/Arranger/Pianist
CABARET
50 Shades of Red – Kara Lane’s new concert experience, with Lauren Jones and Dickon Gough guest starring (The Crazy Coqs, London)
A Very Merry Cabaret: Liz Robertson & Robert Meadmore, with Simon Beck (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Plum: Homage to Happiness – after dinner entertainment at The P G Wodehouse Society (UK) Biennial Dinner, alongside Alexander Armstrong, Andrew Bishop, David Cazalet, Hal Cazalet, Lara Cazalet, Sophie-Louise Dann, and Paul Kent (Gray’s Inn, London)
A Beautiful Musical Word – Lorna Dallas in cabaret, as part of Janie Dee’s season of Beautiful World Cabaret (Charing Cross Theatre, London)
Hi Jinks and Potted Shrimps! – a P G Wodehouse celebration dinner hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, entertainment starring Hal Cazalet, Tim Gosling, and SB (Athenaeum Club, London)
Play On Words (2025 UK tour) – Hay Festival (St Mary’s Church, Hay-On-Wye); Salisbury International Arts Festival (Arts Centre, Salisbury); St Michael’s Church, Tidcombe; The Bevan Festival, with Janie Dee guesting (St Mary’s Church, Wingham); Theatre Royal, Winchester; Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, with Janie Dee guesting; Stroud Book Festival (Sub Rooms, Stroud); All Saints Church, Hilton; Simpkins Lee Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; Ladbroke Hall, London, with Lara & David Cazalet guesting; St Mary’s Church, Wiverton, with James McConnell guesting
Plum: Homage to Happiness – a gala celebration of P G Wodehouse in the 50th anniversary year of his passing, hosted by Sir Stephen Fry with an all star cast (Wilton’s Music Hall, London). Including orchestrations.
Play On Words – a bespoke selection of highlights at the British Library, London, followed by a reception at India House for the P G Wodehouse Society (UK)
Play On Words – India tour (2023) (Goa, Pune, Mumbai & Bengaluru)
Play On Words – part of the Hanford Performing Arts Festival (Hanford School, Dorset) . Hal Cazalet’s one-man celebration of the lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse. Directed by Hugh Wooldridge.
The World of Pelham Grenville Wodehouse – part of the Jaipur Literature Festival (British Library, London)
Vikram Doraiswami, Shashi Tharoor, Paul Kent, Hal Cazalet in conversation with Shrabani Basu
Music Director/Pianist for Hal Cazalet
Play On Words – Hal Cazalet’s one-man celebration of the lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse. Directed by Hugh Wooldridge. Guest starring Janie Dee & John Rose (The Tithe Barn, Hinton St Mary, Dorset)
May I Have A FESTIVE Moment? – Sophie-Louise Dann in concert (The Stables Theatre, Hastings)
May I Have A Moment? – Sophie-Louise Dann’s new concert experience celebrating the Great British Musical (The Crazy Coqs, London, PLUS Live Stream online; The EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge; re-broadcast ‘LIVE’ stream for The Crazy Coqs, London; return engagement at The Crazy Coqs)
Sondheim Unplugged – created and hosted by Phil Geoffrey Bond, and starring Justine Balmer, Hal Cazalet, Lorna Dallas, Sophie-Louise Dann, Robert Meadmore, Liz Robertson, and Jeremy Abram (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Across The Pond – Melissa Gall in cabaret. In aid of Bloodwise (SingEasy West End, London)
Play On Words – Hal Cazalet’s one-man celebration of the lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse. Directed by Hugh Wooldridge. Guest starring Tiffany Graves & Lara Cazalet (The Garrick Club, London & Buck’s Club, London)
How Did I End Up Here? – Kate De Freitas in concert (The Pheasantry, London)
A Little Light Music – Justine Balmer in concert. Guest starring Stephen Bowman (Blake) (The Pheasantry, London)
May I Have A Moment? – Sophie-Louise Dann in cabaret. Guest starring Damian Humbley (Menier Chocolate Factory, London)
Play On Words – a new cabaret starring Hal Cazalet, directed by Hugh Wooldridge, celebrating the lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse. Guest starring Janie Dee, Barbara Moore, Anna O’Byrne, Damien Lewis & Caroline Sheen, etc (2 sold out runs at The Crazy Coqs – Live at Zedel, London)
Songbird – Emma Hatton’s Eva Cassidy concerts (The Crazy Coqs – Live at Zedel, London). Including orchestrations.
The Girls From Oz – (Above The Arts, Arts Theatre, London; The Crazy Coqs, London; St James Theatre, London; The Pheasantry, London & The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield). Including orchestrations.
The Three Shonas – starring Shona White, Shona Lindsey and Shonagh Daly – part of the inaugural London Festival of Cabaret (The Pheasantry, London). Including orchestrations.
David Bedella & Friends – starring John Barr, Norman Bowman and Clive Carter (Alley Cat Club, Tin Pan Alley, London)
Sarah Ingram in cabaret (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Hannah Levane in cabaret (Upstairs At The Southern Cross, London)
Billy Joel Unsung (Waterloo East, London)
David Bedella & Friends – starring Haydyn Gwynne (Alley Cat Club, Tin Pan Alley, London)
Janie Dee & Clive Rowe in cabaret (Mousetrap Theatre Projects)
David Bedella in cabaret (Norden Farm Centre For The Arts, Maidenhead)
Aftershow with David Bedella – guest starring Janie Dee (Alley Cat Club, Tin Pan Alley, London)
A tribute to Barbara Dickson (receiving her Honorary Doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland)
Valerie Cutko in cabaret (Lauderdale House, London)
CONCERT
A Spectacular Night of Song: Liz Robertson & Robert Meadmore, with Simon Beck (Barn Theatre, Cirencester)
An Anderson & Petty Christmas – starring Jaime Adler, Justine Balmer, Natasha J Barnes, Katie Brayben, James Cunningham, Declan Egan, Ilan Galkoff, Christopher Howell, Vicky Hoyles, Julie Legrand, Amy Lennox, Laura Main, Carolyn Maitland, Laura Jane Matthewson, Nathaniel Morrison, Haydn Oakley, Gloria Onitiri, Harriet Turnbull, Lynne Wilmot, and The West End Gospel Choir (St James, Studio, London)
Norman Bowman & West End Friends – starring Norman Bowman, Jessica Martin, Laura Pitt-Pulford & Stuart Matthew Price (Webster, Arbroath)
Donna Hazelton in concert (Byre, St Andrews)
David Bedella in concert, with special guest star Richard O’Brien (Matcham Room, Hippodrome Casino, London)
Norman Bowman In Concert (Webster, Arbroath)
The SimG Productions concert The Songs of Bobby Cronin starring Bobby Cronin with stars from the West End (New Players, London)
The SimG Productions concert Simply The Music of Scott Alan starring Scott Alan with stars from Broadway and the West End (New Players, London)
THEATRE
The Boyfriend – starring Janie Dee, Adrian Edmondson, Tiffany Graves, Robert Portal, & Issy Van Randwyck (Menier Chocolate Factory, London)
Spamilton – starring Liam Tamne, Sophie-Louise Dann & Damien Humbley (Menier Chocolate Factory, London)
Sweet, the musical – a sponsors presentation of new work by Alex Scott Fairley (book) and Danny Davies (music & Lyrics). Directed by Christopher Lane. Featuring Stephen Weller & Julie Atherton, etc (Apollo, London)
Home-The Scott Alan Song Cycle – workshop (Her Majesty’s, London)
Music Director/Pianist
CABARET
A London Holiday – Craig Pomranz (The Pheasantry, London)
What A Man! Goldie Dver Sings Anthony Newley – Goldie Dver in cabaret (The Crazy Coqs, London)
It’s All Kosher! – Craig Pomranz (The Pheasantry, London)
Kander & Ebb … And All That Jazz! – Karen Mason (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Snapshots – Lorna Dallas (The Crazy Coqs, London)
SOIR NOIR: A Nightclub Confidential – David Rhodes, with Jake Oswell (The Crazy Coqs, London)
An Afternoon with Liz Robertson (Curve, Leicester)
Lyrics & Lyricists – Liz Robertson (Berwick Literary Festival, The Maltings, Berwick-upon-Tweed)
girlSINGER: A celebration of Rosemary Clooney – Carolyn Montgomery (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Rhodes Less Travelled – David Rhodes (The Crazy Coqs, London)
The Joy of Spring – Lorna Luft (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Welcome Back! – Craig Pomranz (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Shreds and Patches – Liz Robertson (The Pheasantry, London; return engagement at The Pheasantry; The Crazy Coqs, London: return engagement at The Crazy Coqs)
Stages – Lorna Dallas (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Sally Mayes (The Crazy Coqs, London)
To “L” and Back – Lorna Luft (The Crazy Coqs, London)
Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now – Liz Robertson & Briony Deuchar (The Pheasantry, London)
Lerner Without Loewe – Liz Robertson (The Pheasantry, London), and album
Lorna In Love – Lorna Luft (The Pheasantry, London)
Norman Bowman – guest starring Laura Pitt-Pulford and Robbie Scotcher (Lauderdale House, London)
The Mousetrap Theatre Projects cabaret – starring Janie Dee, Clive Rowe, Patricia Hodge, Jessica Martin et al (20th Century Theatre, London)
An Evening With Maureen Lipman – accompanying Jessie Buckley and Maureen Lipman (Highgate, London)
THEATRE
Sweet Charity (Donmar Warehouse, London)
Ruthless! The Musical – starring Jason Gardiner, Tracie Bennett and Harriet Thorpe (Arts Theatre; filmed live & streaming online at BroadwayHD.com; free broadcast on YouTube as part of the The Shows Must Go On series)
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (LAMDA)
Judy & Liza (UK tour)
The Who’s Tommy (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
Legally Blonde-The Musical – directed/choreographed by Jerry Mitchell (1st UK Tour)
The Last 5 Years (Pump House, Watford)
Victoria Wood’s Talent (Menier Chocolate Factory, London)
The Rocky Horror Show – starring David Bedella, Christopher Biggins and Suzanne Shaw (West End and UK Tours 2006/7). Including new arrangements.
A Grand Night For Singing (Byre, St Andrews)
Marry Me A Little (Et-cetera, London)
Elegies For Angels, Punks And Raging Queens (Jermyn Street, London and tour)
Silk Stockings – part of the Lost Musicals season (Lilian Baylis, Sadler’s Wells, London)
Going Once – original workshop (Old Vic, London).
CONCERT
Andrew Lippa, London concert debut (St James Theatre, London)
The premier of a specially commissioned arrangement of Emilie Sandé’s Wonder as the finale of the 1st Minister of Scotland’s Welcome Home, Olympians ceremony, Glasgow
Stephanie J Block: In Concert …, London solo debut (New Players, London)
Strictly Sondheim (Haymarket, Leicester)
Associate Music Director/Featured Pianist
FILM/THEATRE
Monty Python Live (Almost) (O2 Arena, London + live cinema/TV broadcast & DVD)
Associate Conductor/Pianist
THEATRE
End Of The Rainbow (Trafalgar Studios, London) starring Tracie Bennett
Assistant Music Director/Pianist
CONCERT
Hey, Old Friends! – a charity gala celebrating Stephen Sondheim’s 85th birthday, in aid of Ester Ranzten’s ‘Silver Line’ (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London)
Concert performances of Merrily We Roll Along (10th anniversary) and Company (15th anniversary) (Queen’s, London – Sondheim at 80 series for the Donmar Warehouse)
An Evening With Sir Tim Rice – part of The Holder’s Season in Barbados
THEATRE
Acorn Antiques-The Musical – starring Victoria Wood and Julie Walters (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London)
Aladdin – starring Sir Ian McKellen, Roger Allam and Maureen Lipman (Old Vic, London)
On Your Toes – starring Adam Cooper (Haymarket, Leicester; Royal Festival Hall, London and Japanese Tour)
West Side Story (Haymarket, Leicester)
Follies (Royal Festival Hall, London)
A Little Night Music (Haymarket, Leicester)
Sweeney Todd In Concert – starring Len Cariou (Royal Festival Hall, London)
Oliver! (Haymarket, Leicester)
The Best Of Times – with Jerry Herman (Vaudeville, London)
Les Miserables (1st UK Tour)
Sunset Blvd (German premier)
Simon was Len Cariou’s vocal coach when Mr Cariou recreated the title role for the concert performance of Sweeney Todd at the Royal Festival Hall as part of Stephen Sondheim’s 70th birthday celebrations.
On World AIDS Day 2007, he performed with the legendary Barbara Cook at the London Colliseum, also playing solo piano accompanying Sian Phillips and featured piano with the orchestra for Elaine Paige, having arranged and directed the 50 voice choir from Arts-Ed and the West End for the evening
Recordings
Lerner Without Loewe, Liz Robertson (Music Director/pianist/vocalist)
Ruthless! The Musical – starring Jason Gardiner, Tracie Bennett and Harriet Thorpe. Streaming online at BroadwayHD.com and on DVD from Amazon (Music Director/pianist)
The Courage of a Dreamer, Simon’s debut solo album (Producer/Conductor/Singer/Pianist)
Monty Python Live (Almost) DVD (solo/featured piano)
The UK tour ‘live’ cast album of Spamalot (Music Supervisor/Conductor/keyboards)
The Spark Of Creation (Marjory Watson’s debut album) (Music Director, arranger, pianist, solo and backing vocalist)
Acorn Antiques-The Musical DVD (Assistant Music Director/keyboards)
The original German cast recording of Sunset Blvd (Assistant Music Director/keyboards)
Demo recordings
Company Man by Barney Milner (duet with Simon Bailey/ensemble vocals)
Blast! by Benjamin Till (pianist/backing vocals)
UFO by Machiel Roets (solo vocalist)
It! by Patsy Trench/Judy Taylor (Music Director/pianist)