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TELEVISION
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
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COMPOSER/LYRICIST/BOOKWRITER - THEATRE
Universal's CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
Universal Studios Park, 2009 (Universal Entertainment, Broadway Attractions)
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)
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SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS and ORCHESTRATION
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, The Music Of Billy Joel starring Michael Cavanaugh, 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 |
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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):
| Peter Pan (Jonathan Freeman) |
West Side Story |
| Annie (Ruth Williamson) |
Gypsy (Pamela Myers) |
| Fiddler On The Roof (Lorraine Serabian) |
The Music Man (Larry Gatlin) |
| A Chorus Line (Jane Lanier) |
Oklahoma! (Kevin Earley) |
| Oliver! (Stephanie J. Block) |
Man Of La Mancha (Kevin Grey) |
| The Sound Of Music (Mark Jacoby) |
Sweet Charity (Leslie Stevens) |
| My Fair Lady (Luann Aronson) |
The Wizard Of Oz |
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 |
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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.
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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:
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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.
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