Send us Fan Mail This week, we meet Paul Glaser, who was born into a family of music and theatre with the classical composer Werner Wolf Glaser as his grandfather and director/actor Etienne Glaser as his uncle. He studied music and several instruments and wrote songs from early on. He started his professional career as a trained classical dancer after graduating from the Royal Swedish Ballet School. He was awarded the Carina Ari Award upon his graduation. He also studied with Robert Denver in New York. During these years he also studied voice and theatre. His international career spans well over 35 years and incorporates just about every aspect of the performing industry. He has worked professionally as dancer, singer, actor, director, choreographer, composer, music producer, light- and sound-designer, writer and teacher. Here as well, Paul gets offered a unique contract. Never before had the singing role of “Rum Rum Tugger” been offered in the same contract as the dancing role of “Mr Mistoffelees”, worldwide. Prior to moving to Hamburg Paul is offered the job as Choreographer and dancer for the Swedish TV series SOLSTOLLARNA where he worked with stars such as SAMANTHA FOX, MANDY SMITH, LENA PHILIPSON, ANNA BOOK, PERNILLA WAHLGREN and many more. Paul had continuously written music as well as now being a published author with the book ATT ODLA PAPAYA PA OSTERLEN (Prisma publishing) parallel to his career as a performer. Soon after he arrived in Germany, Paul was offered a recording contract with EAST WEST RECORDS and a publishing deal with MCA where he released his first single VOICES. Parallel to his engagements in musicals Paul grew into being a sought-after composer and songwriter and was hired by companies like NIKON, CASIO, VW, AIR HAMBURG, PLUS SIZE FASHION WEEK, PEACE BRUSH, JENA PHARM, ADEXAR, OPTICLICK, Pomp Duck and Circumstance to name a few, to write corporate songs and music for launches and other events. He was also commissioned to compose music for the show “YMA” at FRIEDRICHSTADTPALAST in Berlin, for the MENDELSSOHN CHOIR in Hamburg, for whom he wrote “HOME” as well as for films such as SHUT (in which he also acted a lead role) or PROFILE OF FEAR as well as for the German national TV station NDR and by THE ENGLISH THEATRE OF HAMBURG for plays such as SHAKESPEARES 12th NIGHT, THE FOX, SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS (which he also choreographed), VISITING MR. GREEN, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, BIG BOYS, and many more. He has currently composed music and created sound design for over 40 plays in theatres, including for his own productions such as THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY (Oscar Wilde), THE WOMAN IN BLACK (Stephen Mallatratt), DEATH KNELL (James Cawood), MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS (Ron Hutchinson). In 1999 Paul wrote book and music as well as directed his own musical PEGGY, which he premiered in the Star Theatre in Hamburg and for which he received outstanding reviews and audience responses. As Paul went more and more into directing he was not only hired by theatres but also, due to his experience and vast network (which led the management of OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN to contact Paul about finding a pianist to accompany her in a gala in Berlin) he was also hired by companies to create innovative and impressive shows for companies like VISIT SWEDEN, CLAAS, NRW as well as gala versions of LES MISERABLES for Verdi Bundeseröffnungsveranstaltung, ALL FOR ONE an adaptation of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, HAIR and many more. Following his director’s debut in LONDON’S WEST END, with his production of Stephen Dolginoff’s musical THRILL ME at the Jermyn Street Theatre in 2016, he was offered the position as managing director of THE ENGLISH THEATRE OF HAMBURG. “This still allows me to work on projects outside of the theatre” – says Paul. Working on several projects at the same time is something he’s done throughout his whole career. “This is a great advantage as a director, writer, and composer. Having all of this experience gives me such a unique advantage when directing. I know how to incorporate music, dance, acting and singing, whatever the production I’m working on is calling for, as well as effectively utilizing light and sound design. For the theatre I direct mostly straight plays and the occasional musical, but for my clients outside the theatre it can be anything, and that’s very exciting” says Paul, who is also a teacher, currently at the Musical Academy in Milano/Italy where he travels when he can to give MASTER CLASSES in musical theatre. He now works as a freelance COMPOSER, DIRECTOR, WRITER and CREATIVE MIND for projects outside his duties as managing director of The English Theatre of Hamburg. Paul Glaser Socials. IG: https://www.instagram.com/glaser.paul/?hl=en ETH Website: https://eth-hamburg.de/25-26/ Support the show
