Chris Nolan (musician)
Chris Nolan is an Australian pianist, singer, and MusicAL director.
Nolan gained his associate of music in pianoforte performance from the Australian Music Examinations Board and further trained in musical theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore.
His stage debut was as the title role in Opera Hunter's production of Oliver!. Following this he was cast by Susan H. Schulman as Friedrich von Trapp in the Australian revival of The Sound of Music. Nolan was invited to perform with the Singapore Lyric Opera in their production of John Rutter's Wind in the Willows.
As a pianist/musical director he has worked on shows such as What's It All AbOUT - The Songs of Burt Bacharach, Georgette, Scrooge for the Singapore Repertory Theatre, Urinetown, and most recently played keyboards in the UK Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in Singapore. Nolan was musical director for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris with Singtheatre. Nolan worked as the rehearsal pianist for the London Gay Men's ChorusHe has coached West End performers for shows including We Will Rock You, Carousel, Sister Act - The Musical, The Light in the Piazza, Spamalot, and West Side Story