Sean Pol McGreevy

(December 2010)

Sean Pol McGreevy (born 11 January 1980 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish actor, singer, composer and musical director best known for Musical Theatre and singing/playing piano in the West End of London[1]. Notable roles include, Mark in Jonathan Larson’s Rent (musical) 2000, Frank Capra in Mack and Mabel[2] London 2008 and JJ Brown in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical) London 2009[3]

1 Early career
2 Stage career
3 Singing
4 As musical director and Composer
5 References

[edit] Early careerMcGreevy Won an Irish Arts Council Award to study at The Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin[4] where he gained a BA hons in Acting studies graduating in 2002. He starred in the Irish premier of Jonathan Larson’s Rent (musical) playing the leading role of MARK in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin 2000. He went on to Play JJ Brown in the Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical) along side Abi Finley London 2009.

[edit] Stage careerAlthough a graduate of the prestigous Trinity College Dublin he also attributes credit to YouthAction NI’s The Rainbow Factory, school of the performing arts, in Belfast where he played a variety of roles inlcuding Ralph in The Lord of the Flies at the Lyric Theatre (Belfast). Whilst at Trinity he apeared in Caryl Churchill’s Mad Forest, Cervantes Interludes and The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov culminating in performances at the Abbey Theatre and The Ambassadors Theatre London.

After college he has gone on to star in mostly stage musicals, playing Brad in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change in the Dublin premier and Irish tour, Prez in The Pajama Game, Union Theatre (London)[5]Frank in Mack and Mabel Broadway Theatre, Catford[6] and more recently as Willie Mossop in Hobson’s Choice (play) London 2010.[7]

[edit] Singing One of the highlights of his singing career was performing at Glastonbury festival 2005. In 2010 he joined the cast of 1916 the Musical recording at Abbey Road studios he also composed the hugely successful musical Ovid’s Transformations which toured Ireland in 2008.

[edit] As musical director and Compose rMcGreevy works as a Musical director in both London and Northern Ireland, and as Singing coach to many Theatre companys including the National Youth Theatre since 2003. His many Productions include Oklahoma! London 2008 at the Broadway Theatre, Catford, Guys and Dolls 2003 at the Waterfront Hall Belfast [8], The Pajama Game 2008 at the Union Theatre (London) and Little Shop of Horrors in Belfast 2008.[9]