Born in New Zealand, Stephen moved to Melbourne to study at the Conservatorium of Music, where he majored in Piano and Composition. He worked as keyboard player/repetiteur on the Australian premiere production of The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Sondheim’s Follies in concert for the Melbourne International Festival.
He has been Assistant Musical Director for Into the Woods, South Pacific, Cats, The Secret Garden, My Fair Lady, Sunset Boulevard, Sweeney Todd, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with Sarah Brightman and Anthony Warlow, and The Sound of Music. As Musical Director Stephen’s credits include Grease, West Side Story, the 10th Anniversary Production of Les Miserables, Mamma Mia!, Kiss Me Kate for The Production Company, Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Hairspray, and Billy Elliot, for which he won a Helpmann award. Stephen was the Music Supervisor for the 10th Anniversary Australian tour of Mamma Mia! and the Korean production of Billy Elliot. Most recently Stephen was the Musical Director, Orchestrator and Arranger for the world premiere of the Cat Stevens’ musical Moonshadow and is currently working on the Australian production of Warhorse.