Jeremy Sams

Theatre director, lyricist and translator of opera libretti as well as a composer, orchestrator and musical director, Jeremy Sams is the ultimate polymath. Born in 1957, Jeremy studied Music, French and German at Magdalene College, Cambridge and Piano at the Guildhall School of Music. Early on he worked as a freelance pianist and coach, giving frequent recitals and tours and doing stints as a repetiteur at opera houses in Brussels and Ankara.
Directorial credits include Michael Frayn's Noises Off (West End and Broadway); Spend Spend Spend (West End and national tour); Two Pianos, Four Hands (Birmingham Rep and West End); The Wind in the Willows (Old Vic); Maria Friedman – By Special Arrangement (Donmar Warehouse and West End); and Wild Pats and Marat Sade (Royal National Theatre).
Jeremy's many translations include Mozart's Figaro's Wedding, La Boheme, The Magic Flute and Wagner's The Ring Cycle (ENO); The Merry Widow (Covent Garden); and Les Parents Terribles, The Miser and Mary Stuart (Royal National Theatre).
Jeremy Sams created the stage adaptation of the immensely successful production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is showing at London's Palladium Theatre. Most recently he adapted the hugely successful TV series Little Britain for the stage.
Jeremy's composing credits include the BBC film of Jane Austen's Persuasion, for which he won a BAFTA award for 'Best Music'. Most recently he composed the score for Roger Michell's screen adaptation of Ian McEwan's Enduring Love – winning the 2005 Ivor Novello Award for 'Best Score for a Feature Film'. In 2002 he created a jazz-style score for the same director's highly acclaimed feature The Mother, scripted by Hanif Kureishi and Starring Anne Reid and Daniel Craig, which won the Director's Fortnight at Cannes the following year. Jeremy's television credits include Initial Film & TV's Have Your Cake and Eat It.
Aside from film, television and radio credits, Jeremy has written, arranged and directed music for around 50 theatre productions, including The Wind in the Willows, Arcadia (RNT) and The Merry Wives of Windsor (RSC).
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RT @SSAPerforming: WOW!!! What an amazing opening night for our summer production High School Musical Jr @MTIEurope our students blew… t.co/7doXwPZEY0
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We can't wait for this to open! Billy Elliot the Musical at @CurveLeicester #billyelliotthemusical t.co/dUst0UseWk
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RT @HaslemerePlayer: WHAT A PICTURE📸 We'll definitely be sticking these in the family album🤩 A few snaps from last night's dress rehear… t.co/t71LDdT6Bb
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Do you love musicals and want to work at MTI? We're searching for a new Licensing Assistant / Receptionist. Find ou… t.co/UsmmlDbpEV
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RT @JackMapleProds: "I wish I may...!" ✨ Not going to forget what we achieved last night for a very long time. Thank you everyone!… t.co/gdkTXuNySB
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Earlier this month Company, co-directed and starring Antonio Banderas, received the top prize of Best Musical 2022… t.co/3V2VQ7vzLy
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JTF is making the news! @skynews @FYI_SkyTV came to Birmingham last month to share the power of jazz hands and spir… t.co/WyLJMVvU9r
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Attention maggots: new trailer alert. t.co/rcKHrNFFA1
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Let your freak flag fly... Shrek The Musical JR is now available for licensing! Everyone's favourite ogre has joine… t.co/DEiWzRVa9p
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We're loving these gorgeous photos from @canfordschool's December production of Into the Woods at the Lanyard Theatre. What a wonderful design. We hear it was a fantastic production, so congratulations to everyone! Set design by @kbwilkins #intothewoods #schoolmusical #sondheim #theatre
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It's phantasmagorical - CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG JR is now available for licensing! Filled with amazing stage spectacle and unforgettable songs, including the Academy Award nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang JR. is a high-flying fun-filled adventure that will dazzle audiences and Broadway Junior Stars alike. Further details: https://www.mtishows.co.uk/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-jr
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Earlier this month, @ntpaplano enchanted audiences with Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR. We're giving the cast, crew, and director @itsjessiebooth a #curtaincall! Bravo on telling the tale as old as time #Repost @theatrephotodad #mtishows #beautyandthebeast #disneyonbroadway #taleasoldastime #disneymusical #beourguest #belle #wearebroadwayjunior #beautyandthebeastjr
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"December 24th. 9pm. Eastern Standard Time." Here on in -- We're putting the spotlight on Rent at @sigtheatre. Christopher Mueller and Margot Schulman #mtishows #rent #december249pmeasternstandardtime #seasonsoflove #lavieboheme #jonathanlarson
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Today is your last day to apply to the DreamWorks Theatricals/Musing Theatre International Emerging Writers Program! Submissions are due at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Click on our link in bio to apply! #DWTMTIEmergingWriters #mtishows #DreamWorksTheatricals #GTDI #UniTalentDev #HereYouCan [Image description: Against a sparkling blue background, a smiling animated giraffe is on the right side of the image. Next to the giraffe, blue text reads final day to apply! (submissions due 11:59 PM PT). In the upper left corner, a light blue box has text that reads DreamWorks Theatricals/Musing Theatre International Emerging Writers. The DreamWorks and MTI logos are in the lower right corner.]
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"The cold never bothered me anyway." It's the first day of winter, and Elsa's reign begins! Disney's Frozen JR. at @smithtownpac. Photo by @clicksbycourt Digital background by @broadwaymedia #mtishows #frozenjr #frozen #letitgo #thecoldneverbotheredmeanyway #disney #disneymusical #wintersolstice [Image description: A young woman stands onstage singing. She is wearing a sparkling blue gown. Another young woman wearing a pink cloak watches her. A blue and purple background shows a magical, frozen kingdom.] #Repost @smithtownpac "We can't wait to come back!" Audiences of all ages can't get enough of Frozen Jr. Performances NOW - January 17th! : smithtownpac.org #spac #longisland #longislandtheatre #frozenjr #frozen #anna #elsa #smithtowntheatre
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Take a look back at #AllTogetherNowMTI at @alltogethernowbrazil! @dennynaka Over 2,000 organizations from all 50 states and 31 countries participated in the weekend-long celebration last month. Nearly 5,000 individual performances were seen by approximately 500,000 audience members and raised over 6.2 million dollars (adjusted for local currencies) used in support of the producing organizations. Bravo to everyone! #Repost @alltogethernowbrazil WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER solistas: @gigihchris @fernanda_yafa @titokamei @pedrinho_fss @dennynaka #alltogethernowmti #mtishows #alltogethernowbrazil #highschoolmusical #wereallinthistogether
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"All Good Gifts All around the world! Godspell Original Off-Broadway Version, 2012 Broadway Revival Version, and Godspell JR. are now available to license globally! Shown here: @saintjoehigh's March 2021 production of Godspell. Head to our link in bio or: https://www.mtishows.com/godspell http://www.mtishows.co.uk/godspell http://www.mtishows.com.au/godspell [Image description: A group of actors are standing apart, wearing masks, with their arms crossed over their chests. Another masked actor upstage of them is wearing an orange construction vest and hard hat. Behind them, an actor stands in a rectangular case with a cross on top.] #mtishows #godspell #godspelljr #daybyday
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From the top of the number to the bottom of our hearts, thank you for making All Together Now! such a special event. We couldnt have made this possible without you. Take a bow! #AllTogetherNowMTI *estimated amount of money raised adjusted for local currencies*
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ONE MORE WEEK to Move It and get those applications in! The deadline for DreamWorks Theatricals/MTI Emerging Writers Program is 12/22! To learn more about the opportunity to share your voice with the unique perspectives of the DreamWorks team, click the link in our bio. #DWTMTIEmergingWriters#mtishows#DreamWorksTheatricals#GTDI#UniTalentDev#HereYouCan [Image Description: Against a sparkling blue background, a smiling animated zebra is sitting in the lower left corner. Next to the zebra, blue text readsApplications close in one week! (final day to apply 12/22). In the upper left corner, a light blue box has text that reads DreamWorks Theatricals/Musing Theatre International Emerging Writers. The DreamWorks and MTI logos are in the lower right corner]
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