Daniel Levine (born March 28, 1949) is a musician and composer known for his Tony Award-nominated work composing the score for the 1992 Broadway musical, Anna Karenina.
Early life Levine was born and raised in the suburbs of New York, and graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in NYC.
Career In the 1980s, Levine gained notoriety for his song, Big Band Medley, featured on Meco's album, Swingtime's Greatest Hits. The song later reached #19 on the Billboard jazz charts. However, Levine's most notable work came in 1992's Anna Karenina, alongside writer and lyricist Peter Kellogg. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre. The production received poor reviewsGussow, Mel. Tolstoy, Revised and Musicalized, The New York Times, August 27, 1992. Retrieved September 5, 2007 and closed early, but garnered four Tony Award nominations, including Levine for Best Original Score. A musical album of the show was later released in 2007, featuring Kerry Butler, Melissa Errico, Gregg Edelman, Marc Kudish, Brian D'Arcy James, and Jeff McCarthy.
Levine has also worked extensively in music, conducting a rendition of "The Entertainer" (1902) by Scott Joplin for Valentino Production Music. He also wrote and arranged several orchestral pieces for The Dick Cavett Show, composed and/or arranged music for TV and radio including the theme songs for the game shows What's My Line and I've Got A Secret. He then produced the Original Cast Recording of the Off-Broadway musical, Thunder Knocking On the Door. Levine produced, arranged, orchestrated, and played keyboards on the Leslie Uggams album, On My Way to You.
In 2023, his smooth jazz album Over the Moon was released and streamed over 5 million times. It was preceded by the titular single, "Over the Moon" (featuring Kim Scott).
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.1993Tony AwardBest Original ScoreAnna Karenina
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