Steve McNicholas (born 11 August 1955)
is an English director, composer, actor and co-founder of dance percussion act
Stomp
Stomp may refer to:
*Stomp (strike), a downwards kick using the heel
Music and dance
* ''Stomp'' (album), by Big D and the Kids Table, 2013
* Stomp (jazz), a type of rhythmic jazz tune popular in the 1920s
*Stomp (theatrical show), a percussive p ...
.
McNicholas has worked with Cliff Hanger Theatre Co.,
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Covent Garden Community Theatre,
Pookiesnackenburger
Yes/No People were a British band which recorded on London Records, and which featured Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, and now are best known for their dance theatre performance pieces called '' Stomp''.
Pookiesnackenburger
Yes/No People gre ...
Buskers and the
Flying Pickets
Picketing is a form of protest in which people (called pickets or picketers) congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade others from going in (" crossing the pic ...
. His work in television includes
Rowan Atkinson's ''
Mr. Bean
''Mr. Bean'' is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect and starring Atkinson as the title character. The sitcom consists of 15 episodes that were co-written by Atkinson alongside Curtis and R ...
'', various
soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack ...
work with
Luke Cresswell and the ''Yes/No'' video percussion series for
ITV as
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
. He composed the score of the 1997 film ''
Riot'', and shares directorial credits with Cresswell on STOMP-based short films and commercials. He co-wrote and co-directed the 2002 Imax movie ''
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey'' and the 3D movie ''
Wild Ocean''. Composed and co-directed
Pandemonium: the Lost and Found Orchestra.
References
External links
*
Steve McNicholasat the
Internet off-Broadway Database
The Internet Off-Broadway Database (IOBDB), also formerly known as the Lortel Archives, is an online database that catalogues theatre productions shown off-Broadway.
The IOBDB was funded and developed by the non-profit Lucille Lortel Foundatio ...
1955 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English male stage actors
English buskers
English choreographers
English male dancers
English film directors
English theatre directors
Laurence Olivier Award winners
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