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	'''Jae Alexander''' is a British conductor, musical director and musical supervisor with over 40 years of experience in West End theatre, concert performance and international musical productions. He is Principal Conductor of the English National Orchestra and co-founder of The WestEnders vocal group. In the early 1990s he was one of the founding figures of [[West End Cares]], the theatre industry's HIV/AIDS fundraising organisation, providing musical direction for the charity cabaret events organised by [[Dursley McLinden]] and [[Jill Nalder]] at Smith's restaurant in Covent Garden.		'''Jae Alexander''' is a British conductor, musical director and musical supervisor with over 40 years of experience in West End theatre, concert performance and international musical productions. He is Principal Conductor of the English National Orchestra and co-founder of The WestEnders vocal group. In the early 1990s he was one of the founding figures of [[West End Cares]], the theatre industry's HIV/AIDS fundraising organisation, providing musical direction for the charity cabaret events organised by [[Dursley McLinden]] and [[Jill Nalder]] at Smith's restaurant in Covent Garden.

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	He has worked with producers and creatives including Cameron Mackintosh, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Disney, Michael Grandage, Sam Mendes and Susan Stroman. Productions have toured and transferred internationally to Australia, the United States, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Taiwan, Holland and Singapore.		He has worked with producers and creatives including Cameron Mackintosh, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Disney, Michael Grandage, Sam Mendes and Susan Stroman. Productions have toured and transferred internationally to Australia, the United States, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Taiwan, Holland and Singapore.


			===Musical theatre===

			Alexander has an extensive career as a musical director and conductor in West End musical theatre spanning more than four decades. Notable credits include ''[[Oliver!]]'', ''[[42nd Street (musical)\|42nd Street]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal Drury Lane]], and ''[[The Hunting of the Snark (musical)\|The Hunting of the Snark]]'' (1991) at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]], where he served as musical director alongside cast members including [[Kenny Everett]].<ref>[https://www.jaealexander.info/theatre Jae Alexander – Theatre credits], jaealexander.info (personal website).</ref><ref>[https://bba.management/creatives/jae-alexander Jae Alexander], BBA Management (talent agency biography).</ref><ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jae-Alexander/ Jae Alexander], BroadwayWorld professional credits database.</ref>

	===Concert and orchestral work===		===Concert and orchestral work===

	Alexander is Principal Conductor of the English National Orchestra and has conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, among others. He conducted the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Television work includes BBC concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall and series for BBC Wales and S4C.		Alexander is Principal Conductor of the English National Orchestra and has conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, among others. He conducted the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Television work includes BBC concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall and series for BBC Wales and S4C.


			===Television===

			Alexander presented ''Codi'r Tô'' (''Raise the Roof''), a Welsh-language television programme.<ref>''Codi'r Tô'', Welsh-language television programme presented by Jae Alexander.</ref>

	===The WestEnders===		===The WestEnders===

	Alexander co-founded The WestEnders, an internationally touring vocal group drawn from the West End musical theatre community.		Alexander co-founded The WestEnders, an internationally touring vocal group drawn from the West End musical theatre community.


			The WestEnders have performed at venues including the [[Mercury Theatre]], Colchester, alongside performers such as [[Jill Nalder]].

	===Film===		===Film===
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	*[[David Pendlebury]]		*[[David Pendlebury]]


			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}

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	[[Category:Theatre]]		[[Category:Theatre]]

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	'''Jae Alexander''' is a British conductor, musical director and musical supervisor with over 40 years of experience in West End theatre, concert performance and international musical productions. He is Principal Conductor of the English National Orchestra and co-founder of The WestEnders vocal group. In the early 1990s he was one of the founding figures of [[West End Cares]], the theatre industry's HIV/AIDS fundraising organisation, providing musical direction for the charity cabaret events organised by [[Dursley McLinden]] and [[Jill Nalder]] at Smith's restaurant in Covent Garden.		'''Jae Alexander''' is a British conductor, musical director and musical supervisor with over 40 years of experience in West End theatre, concert performance and international musical productions. He is Principal Conductor of the English National Orchestra and co-founder of The WestEnders vocal group. In the early 1990s he was one of the founding figures of [[West End Cares]], the theatre industry's HIV/AIDS fundraising organisation, providing musical direction for the charity cabaret events organised by [[Dursley McLinden]] and [[Jill Nalder]] at Smith's restaurant in Covent Garden.

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'''Jae Alexander''' is a British conductor, musical director and musical supervisor with over 40 years of experience in West End theatre, concert performance and international musical productions. He is Principal Conductor of the English National Orchestra and co-founder of The WestEnders vocal group. In the early 1990s he was one of the founding figures of [[West End Cares]], the theatre industry's HIV/AIDS fundraising organisation, providing musical direction for the charity cabaret events organised by [[Dursley McLinden]] and [[Jill Nalder]] at Smith's restaurant in Covent Garden.

==Career==

Alexander has worked across more than four decades as musical director, musical supervisor and conductor in major West End productions. His theatre credits include:

*''Cats'' (New London Theatre)
*''Crazy for You'' (Prince Edward Theatre)
*''West Side Story'' (Her Majesty's Theatre)
*''Disney's Beauty and the Beast'' (Dominion Theatre) — Original London Cast recording
*''Oliver!'' (London Palladium)
*''Guys and Dolls'' (Piccadilly Theatre)
*''Grand Hotel''
*''Fiddler on the Roof'' (Savoy Theatre)
*''South Pacific'' (Barbican)
*''42nd Street'' (Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
*''Sister Act'' (Eventim Apollo)
*''Follies'', ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'', ''Privates on Parade''

He has worked with producers and creatives including Cameron Mackintosh, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Disney, Michael Grandage, Sam Mendes and Susan Stroman. Productions have toured and transferred internationally to Australia, the United States, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Taiwan, Holland and Singapore.

===Concert and orchestral work===

Alexander is Principal Conductor of the English National Orchestra and has conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, among others. He conducted the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Television work includes BBC concerts recorded at the Royal Albert Hall and series for BBC Wales and S4C.

===The WestEnders===

Alexander co-founded The WestEnders, an internationally touring vocal group drawn from the West End musical theatre community.

===Film===

His film credits include ''My Policeman'' (2022), directed by Michael Grandage.

==Awards==

*'''1993''' – Best New Musical: ''Crazy for You''
*'''1998''' – Best New Musical: ''Disney's Beauty and the Beast''
*'''2005''' – Outstanding Musical Production: ''Grand Hotel''
*'''2006''' – Outstanding Musical Production: ''Guys and Dolls''

==West End Cares==

During the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Alexander became one of the founding forces behind [[West End Cares]], the charitable fundraising initiative that grew into the [[Make a Difference Trust]]. Working alongside actor [[Dursley McLinden]] — who had been diagnosed HIV-positive in 1990 and was himself a member of the ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' company — and [[Jill Nalder]], Alexander provided musical direction for the fundraising cabaret nights at Smith's restaurant in Covent Garden that drew on the talent of the West End community. These events were among the earliest sustained LGBT HIV/AIDS fundraising efforts in the British theatre industry.

==See also==

*[[West End Cares]]
*[[Make a Difference Trust]]
*[[Dursley McLinden]]
*[[Jill Nalder]]
*[[David Pendlebury]]

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[[Category:Theatre]]