Stephen was born in Middlesbrough and is a graduate of the Royal College of Music. He is currently Musical Supervisor and Musical Director of Kiss me, Kate (Barbican Theatre) and was recently UK Musical Supervisor on Oklahoma! (Wyndham’s Theatre) and the UK/International Tour of The King and I. Stephen was also recently Musical Supervisor of Anything Goes, (Barbican Theater and UK Tour) and Musical Director of The King and I (The London Palladium, The Dominion Theatre and Theater Orb Tokyo) and An American in Paris (The Dominion Theatre)
Other Musical Supervisor credits include: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun (UK Tours) Other Musical Director credits include: The Great British Bake Off Musical (Noel Coward Theatre), Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre), School of Rock (Gillian Lynne Theatre), Crazy for You (Novello Theatre - Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Sound of Music (Regent’s Park), Guys and Dolls (Phoenix Theatre), Urinetown(Guest MD, Apollo), Love Story (Duchess / Minerva Theatre Chichester), Privates on Parade (Associate MD, Noel Coward), TheMusic Man (Chichester Festival Theatre), The A to Z of Mrs P (Southwark Playhouse), Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre), High Society (UK tour), The Secret Garden (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Stiles and Drewe’s Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure and The Wizard of Oz (Birmingham Rep and West Yorkshire Playhouse).
Other work includes: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, A Chorus Line, The Wizard of Oz (The London Palladium) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and Betty Blue Eyes (Novello). Stephen also recently conducted the BBC Concert Orchestra recording the music for BBC Radio 4’s First World War drama series ‘Home Front’.
Original Cast Recordings include: Love Story, Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure and The A to Z of Mrs P.
Recital performances include: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Victoria and Albert Museum, Blackheath Halls, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Symphony Hall Birmingham, St David’s Hall Cardiff, and Middlesbrough Town Hall.