Stewart Nicholls (born 20th century) is a British stage director and choreographer.
His credits include productions of: A Spoonful of Sherman (2018 UK/Ireland tour, St James' Theatre and Live at Zédel), [1] [2] Bumblescratch (Adelphi Theatre), [3] Bar Mitzvah Boy (Above the Gatehouse), Love Birds (The Pleasance, Edinburgh), [4] [5] Free as Air (Finborough Theatre), [6] Business as Usual [7] (a new play commissioned by Cheltenham Everyman Theatre and devised by Nicholls), Jewish Legends, [8] Salad Days and The Biograph Girl (London College of Music), Lunch with Marlene [9] (national tour), Beatlemania (Gothenburg Opera House), [10] Gay's the Word (Jermyn Street Theatre and Finborough Theatre), Over My Shoulder (national tour and Wyndhams Theatre), [10] [11] South Pacific (Birmingham Symphony Hall/BBC Radio 2), [12] and Carousel (St. David’s Hall, Cardiff/BBC Radio 3) and Tim Rice's revival of Blondel (Pleasance Theatre). [13]
Nicholls's choreography credits include: Iolanthe and The Mikado (national tour) [14] and Cowardy Custard (national tour).
He has also directed productions in drama schools and staged numerous pantomimes. [15]
Nicholls co-produced a CD for The Amazons ; it was nominated for a Grammy Award. [10] Nicholls has contributed to the Oxford Handbook of the British Musical. [16] In 2016, Nicholls was named a Variety Club Celebrity Ambassador.