Mikkel Rønnow

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Mikkel Rønnow
Mikkel Rønnow at Glassalen
Mikkel Rønnow at Glassalen
Background information
Born (1974-02-19) 19 February 1974
Odense, Denmark
Occupationsproducer
musical director
conductor
Years active1992–present
LabelSpotify
Partner
Karolina Leedo (2013-present)
Websitewww.mikkelrønnow.dk

Mikkel Rønnow (born 19 February 1974 in Odense) is a theatrical producer and musical director.[1] Since 1992, he has produced musicals, concerts and plays in Denmark. In the years 2001-2004, Rønnow ran the production company Rossen & Rønnow in collaboration with Stig Rossen.[2] From 2009-2013, he was the chief producer at Aarhus Theatre. Since 2016, he has been the sole owner of Mikkel Rønnow Musicals, a producing and general managing company.[3]

Rønnow is the originating producer of the international Lennon–McCartney show She Loves You, which premiered in Copenhagen in March 2022.[4][5] Other shows include six productions of Chess,[6][7] as well as Sweeney Todd, Atlantis, West Side Story, Les Misérables, La Cage Aux Folles, My Fair Lady, Copacabana (Scandinavian premiere), Grease, Cabaret, Dirty Dancing, Saturday Night Fever, and Margrethe - a musical about the Danish queen. Margrethe was premiered under Rønnow's direction June - September 2023 in The Royal Danish Theatre and The Concert Hall of Aarhus.[8][9]

Rønnow's musical direction can be heard on numerous cast albums, including the internationally acclaimed complete recording of Chess from 2002 as well as Copacabana, Grease and the Lloyd Webber album Look With Your Heart, starring Louise Fribo and Odense Symphony Orchestra.[10] He is a member of the Danish Conductors Association.[11]

Stella Cole and Mikkel Rønnow bows
From left: arranger Derek Williams, singer Stella Cole, conductor Mikkel Rønnow
Glass Hall (Tivoli Gardens) concert 19 April 2026

On 19 April 2026, Rønnow and his orchestra presented two concerts by American jazz singer Stella Cole at the Glass Hall (Tivoli Gardens) Theatre ("Glassalen"), that featured arrangements by Alan Broadbent and Jesper Riis, with two newly commissioned arrangements of the Judy Garland classics "The Man That Got Away" and "Almost Like Being in Love" by Scottish composer Derek Williams based on those he originally scored for Caroline O'Connor (actress) at the Sydney Opera House.[12][13][14] The concerts played to capacity audiences, who gave Cole and Rønnow spontaneous standing ovations, and received favourable reviews, with critic Michael Søby writing:

The newly renovated Glassal in Tivoli provided the perfect setting for one (of several) concerts featuring the American singer Stella Cole, whose interpretations of classic musical numbers have brought her worldwide fame via the internet.
This afternoon she was accompanied by Mikkel Rønnow’s exceptionally talented 16-piece musical orchestra, which set just the right mood from the outset and effortlessly transported us back to the golden age of film musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s.[15]

GAFFA magazine described Cole as "an absolutely worthy heir to names like Doris Day and Judy Garland."[16] Out&About magazine wrote, "The orchestra, under Mikkel Rønnow's expert leadership, gives some solos that lift the jazz club atmosphere up to the Glassalen chandelier."[17]

Recordings

References

  1. Kirstine Lefevre Sckerl (16 March 2014). "Fordi han ikke kan lade være". Århus Stiftstidende. Jysk Fynske Medier. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  2. Feder, Michael (25 January 2015). "Hæder til kapelmester og producent Mikkel Rønnow". Mynewsdesk. DN Media Group. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  3. Hans Peterson (8 April 2021). "Tæppet gik uventet ned: Men Rønnow fandt nye veje til verdensshow". Aarhus Theatre. Århus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. Bosanquet, Theo. (8 April 2021). "New Beatles musical She Loves You 'coming in 2022'". whatsonstage.
  5. Thomas, Angela. (13 April, 2021). 'Thom Southerland to direct Lennon and McCartney-inspired new musical'. News, Onstage - musicaltheatrereview.com/ official website.
  6. 'Chess - The musical: Premiere at Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen in September 2025.'. September 2025. musicalsineurope.com/ official website.
  7. Chess - The Musical (Review). September 2025. teaterpigerne.com official site.
  8. Tomeo, Marissa (16 January 2022). "New Musical MARGRETHE to Premiere in June, 2023". BroadwayWorld. Wisdom Digital Media Publishing. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  9. Margrethe. musicals.dk official site.
  10. Look with Your Heart. Shazam (music app). Apple Music.
  11. 'Danish Conductors Association Member List'. kapelmesterforening.dk official site.
  12. "Stella Cole - with Mikkel Rønnow's 16-piece musical orchestra". Glass Hall (Tivoli Gardens), Tivoli Gardens, Denmark.
  13. Stella Cole Concerts’., Stella Cole, Mikkel Rønnow (official site).
  14. "Noted Scottish arranger joins American singer Stella Cole & Danish conductor Mikkel Rønnow Sunday at Copenhagen Tivoli". The National Law Review. Vol. XVI, no. 104. National Law Forum L.L.C. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  15. Søby, Michael. "STELLA COLE (Musical concert in Glassalen, Tivoli)". chpculture.dk. Medier. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  16. Rod, Ivan (20 April 2026). "Stella Cole sang evergreens med forudsigelig sentimentalitet – og det virkede". Gaffa (magazine). Copenhagen: Gaffa A/S. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  17. Kaae, Niels (20 April 2026). "TikTok sangstjerne fylder Glassalen i Tivoli". Out&About. Copenhagen: outandabout.dk. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  18. 'Peter Spies, Thomas Høg, Sune Svanekier – Musicalen Atlantis - Complete Symphonic Live Recording'. RØNNOW-24607. Rønnow Records