Mitch Sebastian

Mitch Sebastian
Sebastian at MSEB 2016
Born	1966
Occupation	theatre director, choreographer, and performer

Mitch Sebastian (born 1966) is a British theatre director, choreographer and performer. He has been nominated for an Olivier Award and Whatsonstage Award for writing, directing and choreographing The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas. He was Artistic Director of Kilworth House Theatre 2005-2015. He won a BAFTA Award as part of the creative team behind the children's animated TV series, Yoko! Jakamoto! Toto!.

The son of Patrick and Nancy Walsh and the second oldest of four children, Sebastian grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire and showed a precocious talent as a dancer, performing in community theatre as a young child.

As a performer he appeared in the European Premieres of Stephen Sondheim's, Follies and Pacific Overtures . He was a featured dancer appearing by invitation at Her Majesty's Royal Variety Performance in 1984 and 1991. Played the Maitre D and various other roles in Dame Gillian Lynne's production of Cabaret (1986) starring Toyah Wilcox; the role of Bobo and Electra in Starlight Express (1987-1989); played Munkustrap, Skimbleshanks and other roles in Cats (1989 - 1991); Original cast of Stephen Schwatrz's, Children of Eden (1991) where he was assistant to choreographer, Sir Matthew Bourne; Montparnasse, Bishop of Digne and other roles in Les Miserables (1992) where he was also the show's Dance Captain for Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. He was then Dance Captain on the Broadway production of The Who's Tommy (1993) for Des McAnuff and Wayne Cilento where he played Pinball Lad 1 and various other roles.