Annemarie Lewis Thomas
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Lyricist
Musical theatre director
Annemarie Lewis Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University |
| Occupation(s) | Composer Lyricist Musical theatre director |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Musical theatre |
| Website | AnnemarieLewisThomas |
Annemarie Lewis Thomas is a musical director, composer, lyricist.[1] She founded the Musical Theatre Academy (MTA) in 2009, which was named as The Stage's School of the Year in 2012 and 2017.[2]
Thomas trained at Middlesex Polytechnic, graduating with a BA(Hons) in Performing Arts in 1989.
From 1994 to 2004 she was musical director of fringe theatre company,[3] The Steam Industry with productions including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The King & I, The Sound of Music and the UK stage premiere of Calamity Jane, all at Battersea Arts Centre (BAC).[4]
Thomas has been commissioned by British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) to write several musicals including CCTV, The Open Door, Girl In The Ashes, Great Expectations and Fool’s Gold.[5]
Composition
Thomas has written the music and lyrics for almost 50 musicals including:
| Year | Title | Type of work | Performance venues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Silent Tramp[6] | Full length musical | Polish Theatre, Hammersmith | |
| 1992 | Wizard of Oz[7] | Full length musical | Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Nights[8] | Full length musical | Jermyn Street Theatre, London | |
| 2000 | The Roaring Girl[9] | Play with songs | Finborough Theatre, London | |
| 2001 | Uncle Ebenezer[10] | Full length musical | Various | |
| 2002 | Around the World in 80 days[11] | Full length musical | Various | Pub. Samuel French, Inc. Book and lyrics, Phil Willmott. |
| 2002 | Man Is Man[12] | Play with songs | Finborough Theatre, London | |
| 2003 | The Wolf Boys | Full length musical | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre commission Book and lyrics, Phil Willmott | |
| 2007 | Black Eyed Susan[13] | Underscore for melodrama | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds | |
| 2010 | Dangerous Daughters[14] | Full length musical | The Drill Hall, London | With Nick Stimson |
| 2013 | Great Expectations[15] | Full length musical | Book, Gerry Flanagan | |
| 2017 | Dangerous Daughters | Full length musical | Bridewell Theatre, London | Book, Nick Stimson Published by Samuel French. |
| 2018 | Oh My, Nelly Bly | Full length musical | Bridewell Theatre, London | Book, Nick Stimson Published by Samuel French. |
| 2020 | The Time Machine | Full length musical | Bridewell Theatre, London | Book, Nick Stimson |
Thomas also wrote the music and lyrics for the following pantomimes with the book by Daniel O'Brien: Cinderella (2007), Puss in Boots (2008), Jack and the Beanstalk (2009),Aladdin (2013), Beauty and the Beast (2014), Robinson Crusoe (2016), Mother Goose (2017), Robinson Crusoe, Dick Whittington and his Cat (2019), Covidella and the Masked Ball (2020) an online production and Jack and the Beanstalk (2021).
She wrote the music and lyrics for two online films by Nick Stimson: Coming Home (2020) and J (2021).