Michael Toolan

Michael Toolan

Director of LCM showband
Lecturer in Musical Theatre
Lecturer in Composing
London College of Music

Michael Toolan is an American musical director, accompanist and conductor. He is is the director of musical theatre bands, conducting and musical director at London College of Music and a vocal tutor/musical director at Silvia Young Theatre School, London. 

Michael is a guest artist/conductor of Nuovi Orientamenti Musical Entertainment Academy in Sicily. He has worked with West End actors across the city and has taught musical theatre workshops across the U.S. and the UK and Europe. He worked as a music assistant for the 2022 West End Cast Change of Les Misérables. Prior to these appointments in the UK, Mike was the music director of SALT Performing Arts, where he worked on 20 productions from 2018-2021. He is still an active guest conductor and musical director at SALT Performing Arts.

Teaching

Michael directs and facilitates the LCM showband, responsible for the instrumental music across the productions of the BA Hons Musical Theatre course, and teaches second study conducting to students on the BA Music course.