Nigel Lilley

For the National:

Training

Nigel Lilley is a music supervisor, musical director and arranger. He trained at King’s College London and the Royal Academy of Music and became an Associate of RAM in 2013.

Theatre

For the National Theatre: Here We Are, The Witches (music supervision) and Follies (music direction)

In London’s West End: music supervision for Opening Night (also as MD)

Other theatre includes: music supervision for Next to Normal (also West End) and The Band’s Visit at the Donmar; Rock Follies (also arrangements and co-orchestrator), South Pacific and Oklahoma! (also MD and dance arrangements) at Chichester; Newsies at Troubadour Wembley Park (also MD and dance arrangements); Caroline, or Change at Chichester, Hampstead, in the West End and on Broadway; and Romantics Anonymous at the Globe and at Bristol Old Vic; and music direction for Hello, Dolly! at Théâtre du Lido, Paris; and Fun Home at the Young Vic

Awards

Follies – Olivier nomination for Achievement in Music

Caroline, or Change – Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album

For many years Nigel Lilley was musical director and arranger for Victoria Wood and is now a trustee of the Victoria Wood Foundation.

(Published April 2025)