Trainer Profile

Composer, musician, educator, and award-winning Musical Director Sam Cleaver has been drawn to Musical Theatre since playing the title role in Lionel Bart’s Oliver! at age 10. He has been involved in more than 30 musical productions in Australasia, and has toured internationally as a performer. Equally at home in the orchestra pit or on stage, some of Sam’s highlights as Musical Director include Chicago, Legally Blonde, Urinetown, Jesus Christ Superstar, Avenue Q, and The Addams Family. Sam is also a skilled pianist, and his piano compositions have been featured in the Trinity College exam syllabus since 2015. He is currently Head of Voice at St Peter’s School, Cambridge, New Zealand.