16 Facts About Mitch Sebastian

Mitch Sebastian was born on 1966 and is a British theatre director, choreographer and performer.

Mitch Sebastian has been nominated for an Olivier Award and Whatsonstage Award for writing, directing and choreographing The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas.

The son of Patrick and Nancy Walsh and the second oldest of four children, Sebastian grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire and showed a precocious talent as a dancer, performing in community theatre as a young child.

Mitch Sebastian was a featured dancer appearing by invitation at Her Majesty's Royal Variety Performance in 1984 and 1991.

Mitch Sebastian was then Dance Captain on the Broadway production of The Who's Tommy for Des McAnuff and Wayne Cilento where he played Pinball Lad 1 and various other roles.

Mitch Sebastian's other performing credits include starring in The Magic of the Musicals with Marti Webb Various TV specials, Award shows, concert tours and Pop videos backing the following artists: Diana Ross, Elton John, Tina Turner, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, Culture Club, Kim Wilde, Elkie Brookes, Kate Bush, Kiki Dee, Marti Webb, Ben E King and Meatloaf.

Mitch Sebastian was stage director for a series of concerts for London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Kurt Masur and Movement Director for the Peter Hall Company for a season at the Old Vic Theatre, London.

Mitch Sebastian choreographed Iolanthe for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and staged the West End production of Romance Romance starring Caroline O'Connor at the Gielgud Theatre.

Mitch Sebastian provided musical staging and choreography for the new musical La Cava playing both the Victoria Palace Theatre and Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End.

Mitch Sebastian choreographed and devised ONE the largest ever concert production in Israel with over 50 dancers and acrobats the show celebrated, international singing star, Rita.

In 2004 Mitch Sebastian directed and choreographed the Laurence Olivier Award ceremony.

Mitch Sebastian directed the USA national Tour, Canadian production, UK National tour and European National Tour all of which ran for many years.

Mitch Sebastian directed the film for PBS in America with additional footage shot at the Savoy Hotel where Sinatra often stayed in London.

Mitch Sebastian subsequently created the sequel, Christmas with the Rat Pack which continues to be produced around the world.

In 2007 Mitch Sebastian opened Kilworth House Theatre and remained as Artistic Director until 2015 directing twelve Landmark musicals.

Mitch Sebastian collaborated with Stephen Schwartz on a radical re-staging of Pippin placing the action in the World of Video games it opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2011.