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BIO

Recent Orchestrator and Musical Supervisor credits include: Miss Littlewood (RSC); Sweet Charity (Watermill); An Officer And A Gentleman (UK tour); Crazy For You (Mountview); A Little Night Music (Watermill); Scrooge, Grease and Legally Blonde (Curve, Leicester); Sister Act (UK tour); The Hired Man (NYMT); Fiddler on The Roof (UK tour); The A to Z of Mrs P (Southwark Playhouse); Jungle Book (Glasgow Citizens Theatre); Dear World (Charing Cross Theatre); Chess (UK tour - Winner 2010 Touring WhatsOnStage Award); Copacabana, Spend Spend Spend (Winner 2009 Regional Theatre Award for Best Musical); Sunset Boulevard (Comedy Theatre); Martin Guerre, Hot Mikado (Watermill Theatre) and Privates On Parade (West Yorkshire Playhouse).



In 2006 she won a Tony and Drama Desk Award for her orchestrations on the Watermill Theatre Production of Sweeney Todd, which transferred to The Trafalgar Studios and Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

As Composer, credits include: The Lost Toys Big Adventure (Towner Gallery Eastbourne); Various Pantomimes (Chipping Norton); The Secret Garden (Chester); The Marriage Of Figaro (Watermill); Peter Pan (Oxford Playhouse); A Star Danced (Watermill); The Last Fattybottypuss In The World (Regent's Park); Tales My Lover Told Me (Kings Head); A Womb With A View (Radio 4) and The Challenge (The Shaw Theatre).

As Pianist: Bette Midler And Me (Edinburgh), Julian Clary, Fascinating Aida, Lily Savage, Dillie Keane, Alvin Stardust, Barb Jungr and Issy Van Randwyck.

Productions

 
[West End, 2025]
Music Supervisor
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2023]
MUSICAL SUPERVISOR AND ARRANGER
 
[West End, 2022]
Musical Supervisor/Arranger
 
[UK Tour, 2021] [Replacement]
Musical Supervisor and Arranger[Replacement]
 
[West End, 2006]
Orchestrations/Musical Supervision
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Musical Supervisor
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2004]
Musical Director
Music Arrangements

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Sarah Travis, (Sweeney Todd)


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2006 - Special Citation

Sarah Travis, Sweeney Todd


winner
Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Orchestrations

Sarah Travis, Sweeney Todd

Videos

News


Layton Williams and George Blagden Join KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Cast
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2025

Layton Williams and George Blagden will join the cast of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s ground-breaking musical, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, as prisoners Molina and Valentin.
Full Cast Set For TREASURE ISLAND Musical at Bristol Old Vic
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2025

Bristol Old Vic has announced the full cast for its swashbuckling Christmas production Treasure Island: A New Musical Adventure, a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Bristol-inspired tale of hidden treasure and daring deeds.
INSIDE AMERICAN PIE, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN And More Set for Curve Leicester's 2025-26 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 1, 2025

Leicester’s Curve Theatre has announced a slate of new Made at Curve productions and co-productions for 2025 and 2026, featuring a major Kander and Ebb revival, a rehearsed reading of an American classic, and a UK premiere of a hit Canadian docu-concert.
Jermyn Street Theatre Reveals 2025 Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2025

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced its 2025 Autumn season. The season includes three main-stage productions, a series of one-night events, and an innovative audio theatre project. Learn more about the lineup here!
2025 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 8, 2025

Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey, an international collaboration between Glasgow-based Vanishing Point and Kanagawa Arts Theatre of Yokohama, Japan (in association with Tramway) picked up four awards at the 2025 CATS, which were presented at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre today, Sunday June 8, 2025. The special guest presenter was leading writer, director and panto dame extraordinaire Johnny McKnight.
Caroline Sheen And Amy Ellen Richardson To Star EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2025

Compton Mackenzie‘s 1928 comic novel Extraordinary Women bursts onto the stage for the first time at Jermyn Street Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN Comes to the Jermyn Street Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2025

The Mediterranean island of Sirene promises paradise for the beautiful Rosalba and her lover Aurora following World War One. But when other extraordinary women arrive, the island explodes into song, dance, laughter – and tears.
Cast Set For BRIGADOON at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2025

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast for Brigadoon, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, in a new adaptation by Scottish playwright Rona Munro.
Alan Cumming Will Lead Scotland Tour of THE HIGH LIFE Musical
by Joshua Wright - May 28, 2025

The High Life musical, starring Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond and Patrick Ryecart, will tour Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow in spring 2026.
Sara Crowe Completes The Cast Of THE CABINET MINISTER At The Menier Chocolate Factory
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2024

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced that Sara Crowe joins the company of Arthur Wing Pinero's The Cabinet Minister – adapted for the stage by Nancy Carroll.
Nancy Carroll's New Adaptation of Arthur Wing Pinero's THE CABINET MINISTER Comes to The Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Jul 16, 2024

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced a revival of Arthur Wing Pinero's The Cabinet Minister, in a brand-new adaptation by Nancy Carroll, who also stars as Lady Katherine Twombley.
GREASE to be Presented at Milton Keynes Theatre in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2024

The iconic musical GREASE, directed by Nikolai Foster & choreographed by Arlene Phillips, comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in August. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Interview: Give Credit Where Credit is Due When it Comes to The Orchestrator!
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 21, 2024

Recently I wrote a Broadway World feature dealing with a partial restoration of Robert Ginzler’s original orchestrations for Bye, Bye, Birdie at the Kennedy Center by conductor John Bell with additional work by Joshua Clayton. When the piece was shared on social media, it started a bigger conversation about proper credit for the original orchestrator. Robert Ginzler was somehow never acknowledged in the Kennedy Center program.
Interview: 'It's Wonderful To Do Every Night': Actor Cassidy Janson on JERRY'S GIRLS
by Kat Mokrynski - Jun 17, 2024

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Cassidy Janson about taking on the three-hander show. We discussed how she first got into the world of theatre, what made her want to be a part of this production and her love for the Menier Chocolate Factory!
World Premiere of WILD ROSE Will Open in Edinburgh in 2025
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2024

The world première of brand-new musical Wild Rose, written by Nicole Taylor (One Day, Three Girls, The C Word, The Nest) and directed by John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Watch) begins its life in Scotland where the piece is set, opening The Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in 2025 as part of the company’s new season.
Review: JERRY'S GIRLS, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Louise Penn - May 23, 2024

Deeply mining the scores of four musicals Jerry Herman is best known for (Hello, Dolly, Mame, Mack & Mabel, La Cage Aux Folles), with a handful from others like Dear World and Parade, this will appeal to Herman devotees and musical generalists alike.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For JERRY'S GIRLS at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2024

All new rehearsal photos have been released for Jerry's Girls at Menier Chocolate Factory. Check out the photos here!
Jessica Martin Joins JERRY'S GIRLS at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2024

Jessica Martin will join Cassidy Janson and Julie Yammanee to complete the company for the revival of Jerry Herman’s JERRY’S GIRLS at The Menier Chocolate Factory. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Cast Set For JERRY'S GIRLS at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2024

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for the revival of Jerry Herman’s JERRY’S GIRLS. Hannah Chissick directs Cassidy Janson, Lyn Paul and Julie Yammanee. 
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the UK and Ireland Tour of GREASE
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2024

All new rehearsal photos have been released for GREASE’s UK & Ireland tour in the download link below. Grease begins its tour at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley on 12 March, touring until 16 November. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Sarah Travis been nominated for?

Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for (Sweeney Todd), Special Citation (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Sweeney Todd and Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd.

What awards has Sarah Travis won?

Sarah Travis has won several prestigious awards, including the Outstanding Orchestrations award at the Drama Desk Awards for Sweeney Todd, a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Sweeney Todd, and the Best Orchestrations award at the Tony Awards for Sweeney Todd.

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