Simon Byrne at the piano

North Shore · Boston · New England

Music Director,
Theatre Educator,
Pianist.

Simon Byrne is a British-born music director and theatre educator based on the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts. Since 2019, he has been music director for the education programs at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA – while also working across the Greater Boston area as an MD, pit musician, cabaret pianist, accompanist and audition coach.

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Selected credits

Music director – NSMT

  • R&H Cinderella Youth Editionupcoming
  • High School Musical Jrupcoming
  • Chicago High School Edition2026
  • Finding Nemo Jr2025
  • Beetlejuice Jr2025
  • Beauty & The Beast Jr2024
  • Disney's Descendants2024
  • Matilda Jr2023
  • Wizard of Oz Youth Edition2023
  • Frozen Jr2022
  • Annie KIDS2020

Youth chorus director – NSMT

  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatupcoming

Dialect coach – NSMT

  • A Christmas Carol2021–present

Cabaret MD & pianist

  • Out at the North Shore – NSMT2024–present
  • Embrace the Rainbow – Shalin Liu, Rockport2025
  • YMCA North Shore Cabaret2023–2026

Audition coaching

Simon coaches professional actors to put their best foot forward in auditions – covering singing technique, repertoire selection, and performance preparation.

  • Audition accompanist and coachongoing

Masterclasses with

Simon has taught workshops and masterclasses alongside Broadway performers including:

  • Mary Callanan
  • Todd Buonopane
  • Andrew Kober
  • Allison Case
  • Christine Dwyer
  • Matt DeAngelis
Simon with Matt DeAngelis and Christine Dwyer

With Matt DeAngelis & Christine Dwyer

Simon with Andrew Kober and Kyla Moulton

With Andrew Kober & Kyla Moulton, Director of Education

LGBTQIA+ community

Out at the
North Shore

Out at the North Shore – known as Out Night – is a free post-show celebration for the LGBTQIA+ community, held in the Broadway Club at NSMT following select performances each season.

Each evening features live music, open mic, themed cocktails, and special guests from the cast. Simon serves as music director and cabaret host, curating a one-off evening of musical entertainment by top class performers.

Sponsored by North Shore Pride. Open to all – and bring your sheet music for the open mic.

Sign up to sing at outnight.info Out Night at nsmt.org

2026 dates

  • On Your Feet!June 11
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJuly 16
  • Rock of AgesAugust 20
  • Come From AwaySeptember 24
  • PhantomOctober 29
  • A Christmas Carol ✦December 11

✦ Christmas Carol Out Night falls on a Friday

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Theatre educator

Teaching at North Shore Music Theatre

"NSMT is one of the most technically demanding venues for young performers – 1,500 seats, theatre in the round, and an audience in every direction."

Since 2019, Simon has led music direction for NSMT's education programs, working with young performers across spring shows, summer intensives, and fall classes.

Teaching in the round demands something different from young actors. There are no wings, no upstage safety net – just the clock system, eight entry points, a hydraulic lift descending fifteen feet to the orchestra pit, and the constant need to keep sight lines moving. It's disorienting. It's also liberating.

As a British expat, Simon brings specialist skills to dialect coaching – working with the professional cast of NSMT's A Christmas Carol every season since 2021, teaching Received Pronunciation and Cockney to AEA actors preparing for one of New England's most beloved holiday traditions.

Simon directing students in the NSMT rehearsal studio
Simon with the cast of Chicago backstage at NSMT