Sixth Form Musical Theatre Course

Arts1 Graduate Ivano trained at Urdang Academy and graduated in Summer 2020.

Before theatres shut down in 2020, Ivano was due to appear in West Side Story at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. His other professional credits include, Sleeping Beauty (Imagine Theatre), Runner Up in the All England National Dance Competition (Hackney Empire), Teen Spirit (Feature Film) and The Wiz (Milton Keynes Theatre).

Credits in training include: Pippin in Pippin and Bare: A Pop Opera.

Cinderella marks Ivano’s West End debut.

Ian Good has worked in most areas of Theatre starting as a director and moving into acting. Both careers have run parallel with working on or being in many regional, national and international productions. Ian is also the winner of three, international student drama awards for The Threepenny Opera (America), Of Mice and Men (Germany) and Serious Money (France).

Ian was also Artistic Director of The Dumfries and Galloway Theatre Arts Project from 87 to 89 directing over 20 productions and guest director with Interplay Trust Leeds, Millpond, Newcastle, Clerwood Theatre, Edinburgh, Bill Kenwright Productions, Tour (Resident Director), Rolling Stage, Ipswich, Polka Theatre, London, and many special events up and down the country. He was also UK Supervisor for the UK tour of Hairspray the Musical, directing Michael Ball, Les Dennis, Brian Conley, Nigel Planer and Mickey Dolenz.

Ian is also a regular Director at many Drama Schools, including Arts Educational Schools, London and Tring, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, E15 Acting School, Guildhall and APS London.

John Rigby studied orchestral conducting at the University of Huddersfield and the Royal Northern College of Music. He holds MMus in Musicology from Kings College London where he is currently reading for his PhD. He also holds an honorary Doctorate in Arts from Edge Hill University.

As a musical supervisor his credits include: THE PRODUCERS (UK Tour); THE KING AND I (UK Tour); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (25th Anniversary UK and US Tours); JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (World Arena Tour & DVD); LES MISERABLES (Korea) and MISS SAIGON (London, International cinema release & DVD). As a musical director his West End credits include: BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED (Lyric); THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Novello); THE KING AND I (Palladium); THE LAST EMPRESS (Apollo, Hammersmith); MARGUERITE (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); LES MIS…RABLES (Palace and Queens); THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Her Majestyís); PETER PAN (Savoy); THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Savoy); THE PRODUCERS (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and SINATRA (Palladium). Additionally, he was musical director for the German productions of MISS SAIGON (Stuttgart) and STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Bochum). He is currently the musical supervisor for Andrew Lloyd Webberís SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE MUSICAL playing at the New London Theatre.

The numerous orchestras he has worked with in concert include: the Berliner Symphoniker, City of London Sinfonia, CBSO, Dublin Concert Orchestra, HallÈ Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra, Manchester Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Concert Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, RT… Concert Orchestra, and the orchestras of both Welsh National Opera and Opera North. Future plans include conducting a return season of CLASSICAL SPECTAUCULAR at the Royal Albert Hall, MADAMA BUTTERFLY in Dublin, a JOHANN STRAUSS GALA throughout the UK, Ireland and Istanbul and a return to the West End to conduct AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at the Dominion Theatre.

Dean Paxton - Everybody's talking about Jamie

Training: Bird College

Credits whilst in training: Billy Crocker in Anything Goes; Eddie O’Grady in Made in Dagenham; Dupree in Cry Baby and Earl of Essex in Bess the Musical (Workshop).

Jordan is making his professional and West End debut.

A special thank you to his family and agent for all their support.