About Me

I am am accomplished performer as well as a director/choreographer. I co run the Okai Collier Company. I am at the moment about to go back into performing after directing /choreographing for the last few years. I am also finishing off to books for musicals to be work shopped over the next year.
I have also had extensive work devising new pieces from scratch and collaborating with innovative production teams.

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

I have been performing from 1988. Westend credits include "King" "Five Guys Named Moe" (original cast and recording)
"Sweet Charity" "My One and Only". I have performed perfomed in many productions over the years ranging from musicals, pantos and television. I am including my website details Email: omar@okaicollier.co.uk • www.okaicollier.co.uk

Agent: Simon Bashford at Global Artists
Contact: 020 7839 4888
Omar F. Okai • Actor Director/Choreographer/
Contact: 07720 392 516
Email: simonbashford@globalartists.co.uk



For The Okai Collier Company
1888 (A new musical for 2011) • Director/Choreographer • The Union Theater
The Remains of the Day • Movement Director • The Union Theater
Preacherosity • Director • Jermyn St Theater
The Smilin’ State • Director • Jermyn St Theater
Purlie • Director • Bridewell Theater (Nominated for 4 Whats on Stage Awards)
Ruthless • Director • Stratford Circus Theater • (Best Director: Musical Stages)
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens • Director • Bridewell Theater
A... My Name is Alice • Director • Bridewell Theater
The Dorchester • Movement Director • Jermyn St Theater
Blavatsky’s Tower & Bloodline • Movement Director • Jack Studio Theater
Collision • Movement Director • Hackney Empire
Spooky Noises • Director/Choreographer • Merlin Theater
Countess & Cabbages • Director/Choreographer • Merlin Theatre
La Vie En Rose • Director/Staging • The King’s Head Theater/Becks Theater
My Matisse • Movement Director • Jermyn Street Theater


Stratford East Theater Royal • Off West End
Red Riding Hood • Director
Come Dancing • Choreographer
Aladdin • Choreographer
Cinderella • Choreographer • (Olivier Award Nominated Best Show Affiliated to The West End)
High Heel Parrot Fish • Choreographer
Pass The Baton • Director/Choreographer


Royal National Theater
Honk • Assistant Choreographer • (Olivier Award Best Musical )
The Villain’s Opera • Assistant Choreographer
Honk • Choreographer • National Theater Tour


Birmingham Rep Theater
Three Sisters (Chekhov) • Movement Director


The English Speaking Theater Frankfurt
Five Guys Named Moe • Director/Choreographer • (German Premiere)
Rent • Choreographer
Cabaret • Choreographer



Opera
Carmen • Holland Park Open Air Theater • Movement Director
Carmen • Pegasus Opera Company • Movement Director
Child Of The Jago • Purcell Room, South Bank • Director/Movement Director
Dido & Aneaus • Tricycle Theater • Movement Director


The Shaw Theater - London Euston
Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens • Movement Director


Film
The 411: The Bottom Line on Amhurst Road • Director
Dance with Me • Executive Producer


Recordings
Five Guys Named Moe (Performer. Original London Cast Recording)
Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens (Executive Producer, 2001 London Cast)
The Crusaid Requiem (Executive Producer, St. Martin in the Fields, 2003)


Entertainment
Been There Doing It (Starring Christian Gibson) • Director/Choreographer
Also co-writer/concept and producer


The Urdang Academy
Sweet Charity • Direction/Choreography • (Re Staged Bob Fossee’ Choreography)
Honk • Direction/Choreography
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying • Direction

Omar is the Artistic Director of The Okai Collier Company . He has also worked extensively with the Camden Round House and Royal Opera House Education Departments. Also with The New London Orchestra working on a devised piece of theatre called “Pass The Baton”. Omar has devised/directed and choreographed many theater productions for young people. Including a cast of 200 performing in Greenwich Park as part of the 2012 Pre – Olympic bid.

He is also an accomplished west end performer. Five Guys Named Moe (Original Cast), Sweet Charity , King and My One and Only.


Charity Shows
Aspects of Dance • Lyceum Theater, West End • Director

Qualifications & Training

Three Year Certificate Course ..The London Contemporary Dance School 84 to 87.

Other Information

Interests & Hobbies

My hobbies are collecting antique books, also oil paintings. I have a big interest in youth work and have run a youth project in the east end of London called "Urban Theater".