Steve Orich aka Steven Oirich (born October 20, 1954, in Valley Stream, New York) is a composer, orchestrator and musical director.
Professional work Steve Orich was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations in 2006 for his work on Jersey Boys which won the Tony Award for Best Musical on Broadway. The album also won the 2006 Grammy Award. He has written orchestrations for such shows as The Cher Show, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Paint Your Wagon, 110 in the Shade and Cole Porter's You Never Know and Can-Can at the Pasadena Playhouse and the Paper Mill Playhouse as well as Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots.
As a composer, he has scored television series and specials including ACE Award-winning documentaries Mo' Funny for HBO and All About Bette Davis for TNT, Bob Hope . . . Laughing with the Presidents for NBC, and the PBS/Lifetime documentary Jackie Onassis: An Intimate Portrait. Other television shows he has worked on include A Very Brady Christmas, The Bradys, Mucha Lucha, and I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special. He is also an occasional arranger for American Idol.
He has orchestrated and conducted albums for artists including Helen Reddy, Judy Kaye, Debbie Gravitte, Petula Clark and Deborah Gibson. At the Pasadena Playhouse, he has conducted productions of 110 in the Shade, Do I Hear a Waltz? in 2001 and A Class Act, as well as the International Tour of A Class Act in Tokyo. Recently, he orchestrated and conducted Michael Feinstein's Great American Songbook at the Mark Taper Forum and was Vocal Director for Leonard Bernstein's Mass at the Hollywood Bowl. He orchestrated Tommy Tune's new musical, Turn of the Century at the Goodman Theatre (Chicago), Noah Racey's Pulse, Josephine and Beatsville at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. He also wrote new orchestrations for Camelot which has had productions around the world. Most recently, he was Music Supervisor, Arranger and Orchestrator for Romeo and Bernadette.
His orchestrations have been performed by the Boston Pops, at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the White House.
Stage YearTitleRoleVenue1977New York City Street ShowComposerRegional — The Actors' Playhouse1978Approaching ZeroComposer (credited as Steven Oirich)Regional — La MaMa E.T.C.1979PotholesMusic DirectorOff-Broadway — Cherry Lane Theatre1982Snoopy, The MusicalReplacement Music DirectorOff-Broadway — The Lamb's TheatreYou Never Know (musical)Music Supervision, Orchestrations, and ArrangementsRegional — Goodspeed Opera House1991You Never Know (musical)Music Supervision, Orchestrations, and ArrangementsRegional — Pasadena Playhouse1992David's MotherComposerRegional — Pasadena Playhouse1998Dogmusic (world premiere)Additional OrchestrationsRegional — Theatre West1999Both BarrelsOrchestrations, Music DirectorRegional — Goodspeed Musicals at The Norma Terris Theatre1999A Good Swift KickMusical Supervisor, OrchestrationsOff-Broadway — Variety Arts Theatre2001Do I Hear A Waltz?Music DirectorRegional — Pasadena PlayhouseYou Never KnowMusical Arrangements and OrchestrationsRegional — McGaw YMCA Childcare Center Auditorium2002A Class ActMusic DirectorRegional — Pasadena PlayhouseActor, Lawyer, Indian ChiefMusic Supervisor and OrchestrationsRegional — Goodspeed Musicals at The Norma Terris Theatre2004Jersey Boys OrchestrationsRegional — La Jolla Playhouse Mandell Weiss ForumPaint Your WagonConductor, Music Director, Musical Arrangements, Orchestrations, Keyboards, ConcertinaRegional — Geffen Playhouse Main Stage2005–2017Jersey BoysOrchestrationsBroadway — August Wilson Theatre2007SnapshotsOrchestrationsRegional — The Loft Theatre2008Regional — Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts2008–2010Jersey BoysOrchestrationsRegional — Toronto Centre for the Arts2008Turn of the Century (world premiere)OrchestrationsRegional — Goodman Theatre (Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre)2009You Never Know (concert staging)Additional Musical ArrangementsOff-Broadway — McGinn/Cazale Theatre2010A Christmas Memory OrchestrationsRegional — The Lucie Stern Theatre2010A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMusic DirectorRegional — Freud Playhouse at UCLA2011GigiMusic DirectorRegional — Freud Playhouse at UCLA2011SnapshotsOrchestrations, Music DirectorRegional — North Shore Center for the Performing Arts2013PulseOrchestrationsRegional — The Mertz Theatre2013SnapshotsMusical Arrangements and OrchestrationsRegional — Goodspeed Musicals at The Norma Terris Theatre2014Can-CanMusic Director / ConductorRegional — Paper Mill Playhouse2014–2015A Christmas MemoryOrchestrationsOff-Broadway — DR2 Theatre2014CamelotMusic Director, OrchestrationsRegional — Two River Theater Company Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater2015–2016SnapshotsOrchestrations and ArrangementsRegional — Francis J. Gaudette Theatre; Everett Performing Arts Center; Temple of Music and Art Alice Holsclaw Theatre; and others2016JosephineMusic Supervision, Orchestrations, and ArrangementsRegional — The Mertz Theatre2016West Side StoryMusic DirectorRegional — Paper Mill Playhouse2016CamelotOrchestrationsRegional — Westport Country Playhouse2017BeatsvilleOrchestrationsRegional — Historic Asolo Theatre2017RagtimeMusic Director, OrchestrationsRegional — 5th Avenue Theatre; The Mertz TheatreJersey BoysOrchestrationsOff-Broadway — New World Stages2018The Cher ShowOrchestrationsBroadway — Neil Simon Theatre2018The Music ManAdditional Arrangements, Music DirectorRegional — The Mertz Theatre2020Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and BrooklynMusical Supervision, Arrangements, OrchestrationsRegional — A.R.T./New York Theatres2021CamelotConcert StagingRegional — Asolo Repertory Theatre Terrace Stage2021New OrchestrationsRegional — MusicalFare Theatre2021A Turtle On A Fence PostMusical Arrangements and OrchestrationsRegional — Theater 5552021Jersey BoysOrchestrationsUK and Ireland TourRomeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and BrooklynMusical Supervision and Arrangements, OrchestrationsRegional — Theater 5552022CamelotOrchestrations / ArrangementsRegional — The Muny
References
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