CARNEGIE HALL - NEW YORK POPS ORCHESTRA
Orchestrator, Annual Gala 2011 starring Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly
Senior Orchestrator, Irving Berlin Concert, October 14, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Senior Orchestrator & Music Associate (1994-present, Jack Everly, Conductor, Ty Johnson, Producer).
Principal Orchestrator for the Symphonic Pops Consortium's original concert programming
Fred's orchestrations are played regularly by symphonies around the U.S. and Canada.
Assistant to conductor Jack Everly
Programs include tributes to the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies, Vegas, Irving Berlin, Florence Henderson In Concert, Sandy Patti's Broadway, The Music Of Billy Joel and The Music Of Elton John starring Michael Cavanaugh, Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway in "Sibling Revelry," Tony DeSare in Concert, Ashley Brown in Concert, plus annual Yuletide Extravaganzas starring Maureen McGovern, Sandy Patti and Ann Hampton Calloway.
THE BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA
Keith Lockhart, Conductor, premiered two of Fred's compositions in 2005 to a standing ovation in Boston's Symphony Hall ("Nocturne in Mancini," "Cornball Concerto.")
HOUSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
(Steve Reineke, Conductor): Volare – That's Amore Symphonic Suite
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA, OTTAWA
(Jack Everly, Conductor): Cynthia Dale in Concert
THE CALIFORNIA POPS ORCHESTRA (Kim Venaas, Conductor) played Fred's "Cornball Concerto" in 2009-2010.
NEW YORK TOWN HALL CONCERTS (Scott Siegel, Producer): Orchestrator-Musical Director, featuring top Golden-Age and contemporary Broadway and opera talent.
A Night At The Operetta I
A Night At The Operetta II
All Singing, All Dancing
Broadway Originals
Broadway Winners
BROADWAY BACKWARDS (Robert Bartley, Director – Producer)
Orchestrator for 2010 edition of the annual sell-out benefit, Vivian Beaumont Theatre; Florence Henderson, star hostess.
Fred has also provided orchestrations for numerous performers in concerts and on CD, including:
- Madeline Kahn
- Joel Grey
- Faith Prince
- Nathan Lane
- Florence Henderson
- Neva Small
- Karen Murphy
- Elena Bennett
- Stuart Ambrose
- Christine Pedi
COMPOSER/LYRICIST/BOOKWRITER - THEATRE
UNIVERSAL'S CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
Universal Studios Park, 2009 (Universal Entertainment, Broadway Attractions)
ONE FOR MY BABY (pre-Broadway) – the New Harold Arlen Musical (co-bookwriter, Musical Supervisor & Arranger)
MISS GULCH RETURNS! (New York, London, many U.S. cities)
THE TWO SVENGALIS (New York production, Richmond Triangle Players)
WHOOP-DEE-DOO! (London Production)
BURLY-Q (New York)
UNIVERSAL'S CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
Universal Studios Park, 2009 (Universal Entertainment, Broadway Attractions)
ONE FOR MY BABY (pre-Broadway) – the New Harold Arlen Musical (co-bookwriter, Musical Supervisor & Arranger)
MISS GULCH RETURNS! (New York, London, many U.S. cities)
THE TWO SVENGALIS (New York production, Richmond Triangle Players)
WHOOP-DEE-DOO! (London Production)
BURLY-Q (New York)
TELEVISION
OLIVIA
(Chorion Productions, Nickelodeon): Musical Supervisor, international syndication.
WONDER PETS
(Little Airplane Productions, Nickelodeon): Orchestrator-Conductor (Emmy Award), international syndication.
CATHOUSE: THE MUSICAL
(HBO, Sheila Nevins & Patti Kaplan, Producers): Musical Director – Arranger – Performer.
THE MAGIC SCHOOLBUS
(Scholastic Productions, PBS, Fox): Associate Composer. Starring Emmy-Award-wining Lily Tomlin. A smash on PBS, syndicated by the Fox, now in international syndication.
MICHAEL MOORE'S 'THE AWFUL TRUTH' (BRAVO)
Associate Composer
EUREEKA'S CASTLE (NICKELODEON)
Associate Composer
(Chorion Productions, Nickelodeon): Musical Supervisor, international syndication.
WONDER PETS
(Little Airplane Productions, Nickelodeon): Orchestrator-Conductor (Emmy Award), international syndication.
CATHOUSE: THE MUSICAL
(HBO, Sheila Nevins & Patti Kaplan, Producers): Musical Director – Arranger – Performer.
THE MAGIC SCHOOLBUS
(Scholastic Productions, PBS, Fox): Associate Composer. Starring Emmy-Award-wining Lily Tomlin. A smash on PBS, syndicated by the Fox, now in international syndication.
MICHAEL MOORE'S 'THE AWFUL TRUTH' (BRAVO)
Associate Composer
EUREEKA'S CASTLE (NICKELODEON)
Associate Composer
CABARET and OFF-BROADWAY
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY (Original Arranger/Musical Director/Performer)
Tony Award, multiple Drama Desk Awards, international phenomenon
MISS GULCH RETURNS! (Music, Lyrics, Book, Performer)
Fred's one-man musical theatre piece. Critical and popular acclaim in NYC, Boston, LA, San Francisco, Philadelphia, D.C., and Chicago, acclaimed independent productions in Nashville, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Richmond, Asheville N.C., and Boise.
The LP generated an international cult following, outliving LPs, cassettes, and CD's, and is now a popular digital download. Fred's song "Pour Me A Man" is being sung regularly in cabarets on three continents. Fred won the Back Stage Bistro award for his performance in Miss Gulch Returns!, and his song "I Can Be An Icon Too," garnered a Manhattan Association of Cabarets nomination for Best Special Material.
WHOOP-DEE-DOO! (Arranger – Musical Director)
Sleeper hit at New York's Actors' Playhouse. Directed by Phillip George, two Drama Desk awards, recorded by RCA Records; Fred wrote a song for the London production.
THE TWO SVENGALIS (Music, Lyrics, Book, Performer) co-written by and co-starring the Drama-Desk-Award winner Toni DiBuono. CD released by Original Cast Records.
Scott Siegel's NEW YORK TOWN HALL Concerts (Orchestrator – Musical Director)
A Night At The Operetta I
A Night At The Operetta II
All Singing, All Dancing
Broadway Originals
Broadway Winners
(Featuring John Easterlin, Mark Jacoby, Anita Gilette, Taina Elg, Paul Schoeffler, Marc Kudisch, Christiane Noll, Gavin Lee, Willy Falk, Anita Gillette, George S. Irving, Alan Campbell, Brad Oscar, Barbara Walsh, many others.
RUTHLESS! (Keyboards)
CALL ME ETHEL (Keyboards)
FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD (Musical Director)
THE GREAT AMERICAN BACKSTAGE MUSICAL (Musical Director)
Fred has arranged and accompanied cabaret performances for numerous ttalents including Karen Murphy, Neva Small, Tommy Femia, and Tovah Feldshuh.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR - BROADWAY, TOUR, REGIONAL
CITY OF ANGELS
(Michael Blakemore, Director): Los Angeles company, National Tour (Associate Conductor). Broadway (Keyboards)
CABARET
(Hal Prince, Director): Pre-Broadway tour, Broadway, Post-Broadway tour (Associate Conductor)
ZORBA
(starring Anthony Quinn): National Tour (Associate Conductor)
CAMELOT
(starring Robert Goulet): National Tour (Associate Conductor)
GUYS & DOLLS
(Nathan Lane and Faith Prince), Broadway, (Keyboards)
THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES
(starring Keith Carradine), Broadway and National Tour (Keyboards)
GREASE
(1994-8 Revival): Broadway (Keyboards)
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY (New York, Boston, L.A.,Washington) Original Arranger/Musical Director/Performer
AUSTIN MUSICAL THEATRE (Resident Musical Director, 18-piece orchestra):
CITY OF ANGELS
(Michael Blakemore, Director): Los Angeles company, National Tour (Associate Conductor). Broadway (Keyboards)
CABARET
(Hal Prince, Director): Pre-Broadway tour, Broadway, Post-Broadway tour (Associate Conductor)
ZORBA
(starring Anthony Quinn): National Tour (Associate Conductor)
CAMELOT
(starring Robert Goulet): National Tour (Associate Conductor)
GUYS & DOLLS
(Nathan Lane and Faith Prince), Broadway, (Keyboards)
THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES
(starring Keith Carradine), Broadway and National Tour (Keyboards)
GREASE
(1994-8 Revival): Broadway (Keyboards)
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY (New York, Boston, L.A.,Washington) Original Arranger/Musical Director/Performer
AUSTIN MUSICAL THEATRE (Resident Musical Director, 18-piece orchestra):
Peter Pan (Jonathan Freeman)
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West Side Story
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Annie (Ruth Williamson)
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Gypsy (Pamela Myers)
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Fiddler On The Roof (Lorraine Serabian)
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The Music Man (Larry Gatlin)
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A Chorus Line (Jane Lanier)
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Oklahoma! (Kevin Earley)
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Oliver! (Stephanie J. Block)
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Man Of La Mancha (Kevin Grey)
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The Sound Of Music (Mark Jacoby)
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Sweet Charity (Leslie Stevens)
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My Fair Lady (Luann Aronson)
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The Wizard Of Oz
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THEATRE UNDER THE STARS
(Musical Director, full orchestra; Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Dallas Summer Musicals)
The Will Rogers Follies (Marla Maples Trump)
NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE
(Musical Director, 14-piece orchestra; Beverly, Massachusetts)
City of Angels – Evita
MARINE'S THEATRE (Musical Director, 6-piece orchestra; San Francisco)
Dames At Sea (multi-awarded 30th Anniversary production)
GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE (Musical Director, 10-piece orchestra; Bellport, Long Island)
Sugar –Thoroughly Modern Millie – Sweet Charity.
BRIDGEPORT DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE
(Musical Director, 10-piece orchestra; Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Sweet Charity (Connecticut Critics' Award, Best Musical Production);
THEATRE BY THE SEA (Musical Director, 12-piece orchestra) Matunuck, Rhode Island)
- The Sound Of Music
- Man Of La Mancha
- Chicago
- Oklahoma!
- Camelot
- On The 20th Century
- Grease
- I Love My Wife
- The Pirates Of Penzance
- Brigadoon
- West Side Story
- Over Here!t
ACTOR/SINGER
CATHOUSE: THE MUSICAL
(HBO Films, Sheila Nevins & Patti Kaplan, Producers):
Featured Performer, Personality
LAWYERS, LOVERS, & LUNATICS (CY COLEMAN, COMPOSER)
(Patricia Birch, Director/Choreographer, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana, Forum Theatre):
Judge Meltzer (3 featured songs, also onstage Musical Director)
THE MUSIC MAN
(Austin Musical Theatre, Scott Thompson, Director/Choreographer):
Standby for Larry Gatlin (Harold Hill)
ANNIE
(Austin Musical Theatre, Scott Thompson, Director/Choreographer):
Bert Healey
TOMFOOLERY
(Delaware Theater Company, Derek Wolshonak, Director/Choreographer):
Featured Performer
BURLY-Q (AMAS Repertory Theatre)
Top Banana (also Co-Composer-Lyricist)
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
(Gerard Alessandrini, director, Palsson's Supper Club NYC, Boston Co.)
Featured Performer (+ onstage Musical Director, original production, 5 years)
MISS GULCH RETURNS! (New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago)
Featured Performer
THE TWO SVENGALIS (New York, Boston)
Featured Performer
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Theatre By The Sea, Matunuck, Rhode Island):
Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch
SYDNEY CABARET CONVENTION (Sydney, Australia)
Host and Performer, 1998
TELEVISION & PRESS APPEARANCES:
Performed on:
CATHOUSE: THE MUSICAL
(HBO Films, Sheila Nevins & Patti Kaplan, Producers):
Featured Performer, Personality
LAWYERS, LOVERS, & LUNATICS (CY COLEMAN, COMPOSER)
(Patricia Birch, Director/Choreographer, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana, Forum Theatre):
Judge Meltzer (3 featured songs, also onstage Musical Director)
THE MUSIC MAN
(Austin Musical Theatre, Scott Thompson, Director/Choreographer):
Standby for Larry Gatlin (Harold Hill)
ANNIE
(Austin Musical Theatre, Scott Thompson, Director/Choreographer):
Bert Healey
TOMFOOLERY
(Delaware Theater Company, Derek Wolshonak, Director/Choreographer):
Featured Performer
BURLY-Q (AMAS Repertory Theatre)
Top Banana (also Co-Composer-Lyricist)
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
(Gerard Alessandrini, director, Palsson's Supper Club NYC, Boston Co.)
Featured Performer (+ onstage Musical Director, original production, 5 years)
MISS GULCH RETURNS! (New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago)
Featured Performer
THE TWO SVENGALIS (New York, Boston)
Featured Performer
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Theatre By The Sea, Matunuck, Rhode Island):
Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch
SYDNEY CABARET CONVENTION (Sydney, Australia)
Host and Performer, 1998
TELEVISION & PRESS APPEARANCES:
Performed on:
Tonight Show With Johnny Carson
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The Merv Griffin Show
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The Today Show
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Entertainment Tonight
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WNEW's Make-Believe Ballroom
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Featured on the cover of USA TODAY, in PEOPLE, TIME, NEWSWEEK, and VOGUE, profiled by the BOSTON HERALD, BOSTON CHANNEL 5 NEWS, the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, with full-page profiles in the ADVOCATE, PLAYGUY, and THE NY NATIVE.
Numerous cabaret appearances in New York and in cities around the U.S.
STARS
Fred has worked with dozens of personalities including:
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Madeline Kahn
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Marilyn Cooper
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James Naughton
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Brad Oscar
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Jason Alexander
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Matthew Broderick
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Betty Buckley
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Christine Andreas
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Gavin Lee
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Chubby Checker
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Hal Linden
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Christiane Noll
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Stephanie J. Block
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Patti LuPone
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Chloe Webb
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Nora Mae Lyng
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James Barbour
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Hugh Panaro
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Maureen McGovern
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Susan Watson
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Judy Kaye
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Debra Monk
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Pamela Myers
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Tovah Feldshuh
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Peggy Hewett
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Liliane Montevecchi
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Marilyn Sokol
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Roberta Peters
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George S. Irving
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Carole Shelley
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Robert Goulet
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Martin Vidnovic
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Joe Piscopo
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Shirley Verrett
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Priscilla Lopez
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Werner Klemperer
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Taina Elg
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Gary Beach
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Anthony Quinn
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Debbie Gravitte
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Harry Groener
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Paul Schoeffler
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Debbie Boone
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Regina Resnik
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Joan Copeland
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Marcia Lewis
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Lucie Arnaz
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Michael McGrath
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Donna MacKechnie
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Jill O'Hara
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Steven Bogardus
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Julie Wilson
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Gretchen Wyler
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Andrea McArdle
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Ashley Brown
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David Miller
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Karen Akers
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Walter Willison
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Randy Graff
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Barry Williams
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Anita Gillette
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Ute Lemper
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Marc Kudisch
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Marni Nixon
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Leila Martin
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Jane Krakowski
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David Soul
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Larry Gatlin
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Theodore Bikel
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Neva Small
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Jan Peerce
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Sharon Lawrence
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Joel Grey
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Karen Mason
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Dee Hoty
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DISCOGRAPHY
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY (DRG)
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MISS GULCH RETURNS! (Original Cast Records)
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THE TWO SVENGALIS (Original Cast Records)
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TORCH GODDESS (Karen Murphy)
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WHOOP-DEE-DOO! (Off-Broadway Cast, RCA)
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MAKING IT THROUGH (Stuart Ambrose)
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A WRINKLE IN SWINGTIME (Elena Bennett)
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MY PLACE IN THE WORLD (Neva Small)
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A BAG OF POPCORN AND A DREAM (Wright & Forrest, Original Cast Records)
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TEACHING
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (STEINHARDT): Musical Theatre Performance
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS: Musical Theatre Performance
HARVARD UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL: Musical Theatre Performance
PRIVATE STUDIO (Vocal and Musical Theatre Performance)
EDUCATION
HARVARD COLLEGE (B.A. Music)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (Masters in Film & TV Scoring): Harry Warren Award Scholarship
THE BEVERLY HILLS PLAYHOUSE (Milton Katselas, Acting Teacher)
DR. DAVID FAIRCHILD, CARMINE GAGLIARDI (Voice)
LUIGI, BOB AUDY, PAT RICO, HENRY LETANG, BETTYE MORROW (Jazz & Tap Dance)
