Mark Warman is a music graduate of King's College, Cambridge, where he sang in its famed Chapel Choir. Musical Director for numerous London productions including Les Misérables (Palace), Pacific Overtures (Donmar - 2004 Olivier for Outstanding Musical Production), Sinatra (Palladium), Chess In Concert (Royal Albert Hall), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Shaftesbury), Metropolis (Piccadilly), Into the Woods (Donmar), Sweeney Todd (Holland Park Opera), King (Prince Edward), Enter the Guardsman (Donmar), Adrian Mole (Wyndhams) and conductor for Kiss Me Kate (Victoria Palace), Children of Eden (Prince Edward) and The Lion King (Lyceum). Musical Supervisor for two Sondheim world stage premières - Saturday Night (Bridewell) and Evening Primrose (Sadler's Wells) - and for the European première of Adam Guettel's first musical Floyd Collins (Bridewell). Theatre arrangements include Nine (Donmar: London premiere), Hard Times (Theatre Royal, Haymarket), Nelson (Arundel Festival), Into the Woods (Donmar), Moll Flanders (Lyric, Hammersmith and original cast album) and Adrian Mole (Wyndhams). Television and film arrangements include the signature tunes to the hit sitcoms May to December and Watching, the TV drama Mr Pye, the film A Penny for your Dreams and the Omnibus documentary Mr. Abbott's Broadway. He has orchestrated many scores for Carl Davis, including A Year in Provence, The Thatcher Years, Oliver's Travels, The Queen's Nose, Anne Frank Remembered (Oscar for Best Documentary Film 1995) and the award-winning BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Mark teaches the arts of musical direction, orchestration and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music.
