Max Lambert (born 1955) is an Australian composer and musical director.

Biography

Born in 1955 in Sydney, he studied at the

Sydney Conservatorium of Music The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (formerly the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music and known by the moniker "The Con") is a heritage-listed music school in Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the old ...

. Lambert composed the musicals ''

Darlinghurst Nights ''Darlinghurst Nights'' is a musical. The text was written by Katherine Thomson and music by Max Lambert, based on the verse of Kenneth Slessor. The plot takes place in Sydney, Australia. It was premiered by Sydney Theatre Company at the Wharf ...

'' and ''

Miracle City ''Miracle City'' is a musical with book and lyrics by Nick Enright and music by Max Lambert. Synopsis It is conceived as a real time, live-to-air Christian television show ''Ministry of Miracles'' hosted by Tennessee evangelical family Ricky a ...

'', both first produced by the

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...

. With

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, he composed ''

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'' for the

Sydney Dance Company Sydney Dance Company is a contemporary dance company in Australia. The company has performed on stages around the world, including the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the Joyce Theater in New York, the Shanghai Grand Theatre in China, and the ...

in 1995. He was the musical director for the original production of ''

The Boy from Oz ''The Boy from Oz'' is a Australian jukebox musical based on the life of singer and songwriter Peter Allen, featuring songs written by him. The book commissioned for the musical is by Nick Enright, based on Stephen MacLean's 1996 biography of ...

'', for which he received the inaugural

Helpmann Award The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical th ...

for Best Musical Direction in 2001. He was the musical director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and worked on the Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Max Australian musical theatre composers Helpmann Award winners 1955 births Living people