Shawn is an acclaimed arranger, music director and conductor whose recent work includes leading the world premiere of Little Dancer in Washington D.C., Seattle, and London. On Broadway, his conducting credits feature Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Big Fish, and Nice Work If You Can Get It. He was Resident Music Director and Conductor of the 10-time Tony Award-winning Billy Elliot for its entire Broadway run. Shawn’s extensive Broadway résumé includes Aladdin, Annie Get Your Gun, Chicago, The Coast of Utopia, The Color Purple, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, Evita, The Frogs, Harmony, Into the Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar, Kiss Me, Kate, Les Misérables, The Light in the Piazza, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, The Music Man, Sunday in the Park with George, and Something Rotten. Off-Broadway: A Man of No Importance, tick...tick...BOOM!, Little Fish, Carmen Jones, Shockheaded Peter, and Happy Days. Shawn has also contributed as a music director for NBC’s The Sound of Music Live! and The Kennedy Center Honors. He has guest conducted with prestigious ensembles including the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Portland Symphony, and served as Principal Conductor for The Radio City Christmas Spectacular.