Jordan Li-Smith

Born in Wrexham, North Wales, Jordan trained at The Royal Academy Of Music (PGDip), where he was kindly supported by the Sir Elton John Scholarship and Help Musicians UK. He studied Piano & Voice at the RNCM and trained as a performer at The Hammond, Chester. Jordan is a proud alumnus of the National Youth Music Theatre. He is the artistic director of the newly founded, Jord&Co. Productions.

As musical director: Ragtime (Charing Cross Theatre), Through The Mill (Southwark Playhouse), Amour (UK Premiere, also Additional Orchestrations. BroadwayWorld West End/UK Nomination for Best Musical Direction, Fringe/Regional), Desperate Measures (Jermyn Street Theatre), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Guildford School Of Acting), Next To Normal (Royal Academy Of Music), Once On This Island (Margaret Howard Theatre Schools, UK & Malta), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Cambridge Summer Music Festival), The Piper Of Hamelin (John Rutter@70, Cambridge Summer Music Festival), Gulliver’s Travels (Workshop, RAM), My Garden: The London Showcase 2014 (Etcetera Theatre).

As assistant MD; Musical Theatre Industry Showcase (RAM, also Co-Arranger), Curtain Up! (Prince Edward, RAM, also Co-Arranger), West Side Story, The Phantom Of The Opera, Les Miserables, Cabaret, Thoroughly Modern Millie (The Hammond).

As orchestrator; Wicked & Legally Blonde Playthroughs (Co-orchestrator, London Musical Theatre Orchestra)

As a composer/lyricist; Summer In The Lakes (excerpt workshopped and performed at Etcetera Theatre, in association with The London Showcase), A Nativity (Chester Cathedral).