Sam Coates

A very fun 10 day intensive complete in Italy and Malta, teaching in the new cast vocalists for MSC Euribia, made extra special finally working with legend / pal / mega RD @_mariamastro again 🫶 Thanks as always to @bor_productions @stevenborcreative @danielabogoi_creative @valeriostigliano for your trust and support, I appreciate it so much and it’s always a pleasure coming in. Big shout out to our talented vocalists @simonepavesiosinger @harris.matthew25 @silviaspecchio @warrenrockett @isabelbrown19 and VC @hannahwhitemusicuk swooping in tomorrow - have a great contract all! 🛳️ 🇮🇹 🇲🇹 @bor_productions @msccruisesofficial #musicdirector #vocaldirector #install #rehearsal #Euribia

#thevision A really fun 3 weeks as musical director for a 2nd year performance project at Italia Conti, on material from Bare: A Pop Opera. So much camaraderie and talent in this group! Also a real pleasure to collab with creative wizards @george_ure & @aoifeleighkenny 🫶 @italia.conti @danfulhamcreative @michaelvickersvoice 🙏

Here’s a snippet of my favourite Jerome Kern number from last nights @londonmarathon @mariecurieuk fundraising concert. Thank you to everyone who came along, it was a packed and very special night. 🎹 @samcoatesmd & Arrangement by Tim Evans

Our pantomime is over… 👉 Proud and grateful to have completed a milestone 10th panto at @grandtheatrebpl Blackpool as musical director and arranger, for Martin Dodd & @ukp_ltd . It’s been such a huge part of my life over the last decade, with memories and people to treasure forever. A little photo collage dump to mark the occasion 😊➡️ 1 - 🍎 SNOW WHITE (2015) 2 - 🪔 ALADDIN (2016) 3 - 💎 CINDERELLA (2017) 4 - 🥀 BEAUTY & THE BEAST (2018) 5 - 💫 PETER PAN (2019) 6 - 💻 PANTOMONIUM! (2020) 7 - 👑 SLEEPING BEAUTY (2022) 8 - 🪔 ALADDIN (2023) 9 - 💎 CINDERELLA (2024) 10 -🥀 BEAUTY & THE BEAST (2025) A big thank you to… all the amazing musicians who’ve been trying to make sense of my dodgy dots since 2015 @hannahonbass @andy.morley.drums @davidtalisman #BenTaylor #LouisBradshaw @lex_bass_ , the 4 directors I’ve been lucky to collaborate with, and 3 simply amazing people built into the fabric of the Grand, choreographer extraordinaire @ktdance22 , legendary comic & true pro @steveroylecomic 💫 (both deservedly award winning…!) and CM @lorrainehill1904 who’ve been there for every single one. Also to Martin Dodd for his unwavering loyalty, and exec director @anthony_williams_65 for always supporting me & trusting my judgement through both good times and tough ones. Blackpool really love a pantomime… the audiences have been brilliant year on year and it’s been an absolute privilege to be a part of. See you when I see you, Blackpool 🎹✨ #panto #musicaldirector #blackpool

The 2025 highlights… full of music, travel and amazing people ✨ 1 - @bor_productions Install Musical Director 6 casts, 2 put-ins, 12 shows, 5 cruise ships @msccruisesofficial MSC Opera, Sinfonia, Lirica, Armonia & Orchestra 🇮🇹🇬🇷🇪🇸🇲🇹🇭🇷🇲🇪🇹🇷 @stevenborcreative @danielabogoi_creative @ellieeeowen @laurenskinnerx @bahaduru @bbutler37 @stevebor_ @sara_mallows 2 - @westendlivelounge17 West End Live Lounge MD & Arranger West End Charity concert @hoxtonhall @shaun.mccourt @willminey 3 - @julietmusical &Juliet UK Tour a little bit more keyboard depping at @hall_for_cornwall 🎹 @marcuscarteradams @siancampbellmd 4 - Voices & Lyrics @voicesandlyrics Musical Director @shakespearenorthplayhouse @jamescave83 5 - The rest squeezed in… teaching/studio work @slpcollege , Volendam install, workshops @boom_theatre , 10th year of panto at @grandtheatrebpl #BeautyAndTheBeast, cover MD for @bobolobolobolob @theatrclwyd #TickTickBoom, UK Proms dance anthems conductor cover at Whitby Abbey @dave.danford , @rccl_talent @leedsplayhouse audition piano, That’s Life @oldjointstock , band fixing @theihoppers @slamdunkents , sprinkled with a graduating PhD sister @drjodierosecoates , lots of friends, family and adventure... Keeping it moving, roll on 2026! 🥂

2 weeks complete with @bor_productions and some of my favourite people, looking after music install on MSC Lirica and starting off the new cast singers on MSC Armonia, sailing around the Eastern med. Wishing both casts an amazing season! MSC Armonia 🎤 @willfredo_pineda @agua.catee @jackfurysing @lucymabel_ MSC Lirica 🎤 @alexander.omulero @estellayiasimi @egonallcaza @ella_pickford_ Team 💪 @laurenskinnerx @daniela.bogoi @danielabogoi_creative @stevenborcreative @bahaduru @bbutler37 Thanks once again for having me ✨ Time to head back to the cold for the first time since mid-Sept… 🥶🇬🇧 @msccruisesofficial #musicdirector #vocaldirector #install #cruisecast #MSCLirica #MSCArmonia

October adventures & friends… 🌍🥂 1 - Giza, Egypt 🇪🇬 2 - #Volendam Team 🛳️ @robyncasey @__kylanotkayla_ @beth.qb @dean.lorinda 3 - New York City, USA 🇺🇸 feat. @julieta.berry 4 - Eastport, Maine, USA 🇺🇸 5 - Portland, Maine, USA 🇺🇸 6 - Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦 7 - Quebec City, Canada 🇨🇦 8 - Charlottetown, Canada 🇨🇦 9 - Halifax, Canada 🇨🇦 10 - Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 feat. @peppo8_ @catarinalexandrino @mimiimartinho 11 - Ponta Delgada 🇵🇹 12 - Sea Rainbow, mid-Atlantic Ocean 🌈 13 - Cartagena, Spain 🇪🇸 14 - Civitavecchia, Italy 🇮🇹 15 - Heraklion, Crete 🇬🇷 16 - Portofino, Italy 🇮🇹 17 - Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 feat. @shreya_6895 @gelizabethjane #traveller #musician

A panto milestone approaches… my 10th pantomime as Musical Director & Arranger at the amazing @grandtheatrebpl this Christmas, Beauty & The Beast 🥀 It’s a privilege to work on a full decade of shows with @ukp_ltd & Martin Dodd, who themselves are celebrating 30 years of panto - forever grateful for the best Christmas home with a brilliant show breaking records every year. Get your tickets! 🎄 🍎 Snow White (2015) 🪔 Aladdin (2016) 💎 Cinderella (2017) 🥀 Beauty & The Beast (2018) 💫 Peter Pan (2019) 🎭 Pantomonium! (2020) 👑 Sleeping Beauty (2022) 🪔 Aladdin (2023) 💎 Cinderella (2024) 🥀 Beauty & The Beast (2025) ✨ #musicaldirector #arranger #piano #keyboards #panto #blackpool #grandtheatre #beautyandthebeast 📸 @jamesmelia

Swipe for sunsets and soundchecks ➡️ BTS at an Ibiza gig… in Yorkshire… Great afternoon recently, conducting the rehearsals and readying the @ukproms Dance Anthems Orchestra for maestro @dave.danford to take over in the evening. Also a rare treat to hang back and watch the show from the front — @whitby_abbey might just be one of the most stunning gig backdrops in existence… Featuring insane vocals from @cicihowells and @georgetebbutt , and an @ariellefree DJ set. 🎬🌅🤘 Thank you for having me back for a bit @ukproms @absolutemusicservices @holly_teague @dave.danford it’s an amazing creation 🙏 #musicaldirector #cover #conductor #rehearsal #ibizaclassics #orchestrarave #whitbyabbey #livemusicuk #music #orchestra #proms

VOICES & LYRICS - @shakespearenorthplayhouse Had a fantastic time playing and MDing for this concert last week, for @voicesandlyrics . Big thanks to the boss @jamescave83 for having me along 🙏 CAST: @kerry_ingram @normsdoings @hardie73 @pocket.rockette @megandtruin @robbowdenking @travis_anthony_wood 🎶🎭

Travel dump number 4… 🌍📸 & other UK bits, May 24-June 16 2025 1 - MSC Sinfonia Install 🛳️ 🇬🇷 @daniela.bogoi @danielabogoi_creative @hugoruffchild @bahaduru @stevenborcreative @bor_productions @msccruisesofficial 2 - Kefalonia, Greece 🇬🇷 (from a distance) 3 - Venice, Italy 🇮🇹 brief food pit stop… 4 - MSC Armonia visit 1 🛳️ @bor_productions 5 - MSC Armonia visit 2 🛳️ @bor_productions 6 - Split, Croatia 🇭🇷 7 - Truro, Cornwall 🇬🇧 final cover keys 2 shows on @julietmusical @hall_for_cornwall (thank you for having me @marcuscarteradams @siancampbellmd 👨‍🍳🧑‍🍳) & a visit to @boom_theatre for some singing workshops 🎭 8 - Leeds 🇬🇧 rehearsals & studio sessions @studio84a for @slpcollege ’s summer show @carriageworkstheatre 🎶 #travels #musicaldirector @keddiescottassociatesltd @anthony_williams_65

Extremely proud older brother watching my brainbox little sister @drjodierosecoates becoming a Dr last month, graduating with a PhD in Children’s Literature from the prestigious University of Cambridge @cambridgeuniversity @christscollegecambridge @cambridge_education 👩‍🎓 Now… someone employ her! (She’s big on theatre, just saying…)