JAMES DOUGHTY
MUSICAL DIRECTOR | ARRANGER | PERFORMER
ABOUT ME
In his ten years as Music Supervisor for Sisco Entertainment, Newcastle-born James’ vocal arrangements and orchestrations have been heard around the world. He is Musical Director and Arranger for Sisco’s flagship show, The Barricade Boys, which he has played from the West End’s Adelphi Theatre to Broadway’s iconic 54 Below, as well as on tour around the UK and the USA.
He has created new arrangements for The Showmen, Gravity, Come What May and The Knights, all of whom can be heard on tour worldwide, onboard luxury cruise lines and in exclusive resorts. When not working as a music director for Sisco Entertainment, he can be seen touring his own piano show, in which he pays tribute to legends like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and even ABBA!
As an accomplished pianist and musical director, James is a successful and sought-after musician for shows, sessions, concerts and cabarets. He has musically directed and played for a wide range of theatre shows including Saturday Night Fever, Seussical The Musical, if/Then, Made In Dagenham and Avenue Q. He has arranged, music directed and played for musical theatre superstars including Laura Michelle Kelly, Beth Leavel, Shoshana Bean, Bradley Jaden, Lucie Jones, Christina Bianco, Kerry Ellis and Rachel Tucker.
His voice and fingers are regularly heard and seen in many venues across the UK, and on luxury cruise ships worldwide, where he continues to delight audiences with performances filled with his unique blend of soul and power.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Gravity
Drury Lane 2025
James Doughty, as Musical Director and arranger, has completed a phenomenal job in balancing all three women and their beautiful voices and talents with equal chances to shine and songs which best showcase their brilliant skills... Their harmonies, belting power and phenomenal voices brought many in the audience to tears and led to a seven-minute standing ovation after the show had finished.
Theatre and Tonic
The Barricade Boys
Adelphi Theatre, 2023
... under the very passionate, excitable and expert musical supervision of James Doughty, it would be hard for the format not to succeed. Watching him on stage was almost sufficient entertainment in itself.
musicaltheatrereview.com
Gravity
Drury Lane 2025
James Doughty’s musical direction proved inspired, with sensational arrangements of songs managing to shoehorn in other numbers (‘The Wizard and I’ in two separate songs), finding ways to match the trio’s talents and personality to the vast array of numbers they were performing.
All That Dazzles
RECENT
The Barricade Boys West End Party!
USA Tour & Adelphi Theatre, London, 2023-2024
The Barricade Boys Broadway Party!
USA Tour 2025-2026
The Barricade Boys: Shanghai
China Debut 2026
Made In Dagenham 10th Anniversary Concert
Come What May
UK Tour 2024
Bradley Jaden Live In Concert
London, New York, Budapest, Trieste 2024
Avenue Q 18th Anniversary Concert
Stephen Sondheim Theatre, 10th Nov 2024
Rachel Tucker: The Greatest Show Gal
Belfast Grand Opera House 2026
Gravity: London's Iconic Leading Ladies
West End, Italy 2025, UK Tour & NYC 2026
Jingle Bell Rock
Eldorado Casino, Reno, NV Musical Supervisor Dec 2026
at sea...
Seabourn
Oceania Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Princess Cruises
Celebrity Cruises
Explora Journeys / MSC
COMING UP
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
The Barricade Boys
USA | October 2026 (tbc)
USA | January 2027 (tbc)
Gravity: London's Iconic Leading Ladies
USA | September 2026
Singapore | December 2026
USA | January-February 2027 (tbc)
USA | April 2027 (tbc)
Bradley Jaden: Recorded in London
Album available NOW
plus many more exciting projects yet to be announced...
PERFORMER
at home...
The Piano Works
Regular dates throughout 2026-2027
Sing Out, Louise!
Resident pianist for musical theatre, singalongs and more
PERFORMER
at sea...
Regent Navigator 11th-19th Nov 2026
Oceania Allura 22nd-29th November 2026
Regent Navigator 30th Dec 2026 - 4th Jan 2027
Volendam 28th April - 3rd May 2027
Oceania Marina 10th-15th April 2027
Oceania Vista 17th-24th May 2027
Enchanted Princess 6th-12th June 2027
Seabourn Quest 25th June - 2nd July 2027
Nieuw Statendam 30th July - 3rd August 2027
Enchanted Princess 14th-19th August 2027
Sun Princess 5th-12th September 2027
Seabourn Ovation 25th Sept - 2nd Oct 2027
Sky Princess 12th-18th October 2027
Nieuw Statendam 23rd-30th Oct 2027
Sun Princess 7th-13th Nov 2027
plus many more to be announced...
IN ACTION
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