MAKULUMY ALEXANDER-HILLS is a music director, arranger, and pianist based in London. Originally from California, he spent seven years in NYC working in theatre and has experience in conducting, rehearsal accompanying, arranging/orchestration, demo creation (Logic/Ableton), and music preparation (Finale, Sibelius). AFM Local 802 member; selected experience below.
REGIONAL THEATER
The Doll Maker’s Gift (The Rose Theater, Omaha, NE, comp. Brian Feinstein) -- Arranger/Orchestrator
Violet on a bus (American Repertory Theater, dir. Sammi Cannold) -- Music Director
Triangle (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, dir. Meredith McDonough) -- Music Assistant
Finding Neverland (American Repertory Theater, dir. Diane Paulus) -- Music Intern
The Man in the Ceiling (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, dir. Jeffrey Seller, Lippa & Feiffer) -- Music Assistant
OTHER PROFESSIONAL WORK
The Bad News Bears: The Musical (Brian Feinstein and Eric Garcia) -- Arranger/Music Director
Nice Town, Normal People, Rhizome Theater Company -- Composer/Pianist
Broadway Backwards 2017, Al Hirschfeld Theater, NYC -- Music Assistant
Spring Awakening (Stanford Department of Theater and Performance Studies, dir. Ken Savage) -- Music Director
Ragtime on Ellis Island Developmental Concert (dir. Sammi Cannold) -- Associate Music Director
Evita (Stanford Department of Theater and Performance Studies, dir. Sammi Cannold) -- Music Director/Arranger
Cowardy Custard: A Coward Cabaret (Stanford Repertory Theater, dir. Brendon Martin) -- Music Director/Arranger
EDUCATIONAL WORK
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Woking (2024-current) -- Deputy Head of Music; theory, audition prep, ensemble singing, music direction etc.
London College of Performing Arts, London (2024) -- Ensemble Singing, Acting Through Song
Shuffles Tap and Musical Theater School, New York, NY (2016-2023) -- Pianist/Music Director
Walnut Hill School for the Arts Summer Theater Program 2017, Natick, MA -- Music Director (Seussical)
Cabaret (Sarah Lawrence College Musical Theater Collective, dir. Molly Stricker) -- Music Director
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Songs for a New World (dir. Elisa Vidales) -- Music Director/Producer
RENT (dir. Elizabeth Knarr) -- Music Director/Keyboard Programmer
A Criminal Cabaret (At the Fountain Theatricals) -- Music Director
Sunday in the Park with George (dir. Ken Savage) -- Music Assistant/Keyboard Programmer
Les Miserables (dir. Sammi Cannold) -- Music Director/Conductor
Violet on a moving bus (dir. Sammi Cannold) -- Music Director/Arranger
FORMAL EDUCATION
Ph.D (Music Theory), COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
M.A./M.Phil. (Music Theory), COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
B.A./B.S. in Music (conducting) /Earth Systems, STANFORD UNIVERSITY