Stephen Oremus is an American musician who has worked on Broadway theatre productions as musical director and as orchestrator. His credits include arranger and orchestrator for the music for Avenue Q, musical director and arranger for Wicked, arranger and orchestrator for All Shook Up, and musical director for 9 to 5. His orchestrations (with Larry Hochman) for The Book of Mormon won him a Tony Award in 2011, for Best Orchestrations.(June 13, 2011). "Tony Winners", The New York Times, p. C7. Oremus also won the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Kinky Boots.
Oremus served as orchestra conductor and music director for Frozen 2 and Rufus Wainwright's 2006 Judy Garland tribute concert, which was released as the 2007 album Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall and DVD Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium. In 2022, Oremus and Broadway stars Elizabeth Stanley, Nikki Renée Daniels, Jeff Kready, and Tamar Greene performed reimagined renditions of iconic songs from the satirical animated series South Park with a 30-piece orchestra in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary.
He is the arranger and producer of the bare bones sophisticated version of "New York, New York" sung by Carey Mulligan in the feature film Shame.
Early life Oremus was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey, and attended Livingston High School.Klonsky, L. (May 3, 2011). "Tony Awards: Look Who Is Nominated: LHS alumni Stephen Oremus and Nikki M. James receive nod for their work in The Book Of Mormon". Livingston Patch. retrieved June 14, 2011. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1992, with a major in film scoring.Small, Mark. "Breaking In On Broadway: New York alumni have made their mark in different quarters of the theater industry", Berklee Today. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
Personal life Oremus is married to actor, singer, and dancer Justin Bohon.Velsey, Kim (July 20, 2012). "Broadway Stars Stephen Oremus And Justin Bohon Buy A Home in the Hit Factory". The New York Observer. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
Stage Year Title Role Venue Ref. 2003 Avenue Q Music Orchestrations, Musical Supervisor, Music Arrangements Broadway, John Golden Theatre 2003 Wicked Musical Supervisor, Conductor, Music Director, Music Arrangements Broadway, Gershwin Theatre 2005 All Shook Up Musical Supervisor, Arrangements, Orchestration Broadway, Palace Theatre 2006 High Fidelity Vocal Arrangements Broadway, Imperial Theatre 2008 The Yellow Brick Road Not Taken Musical Supervisor Broadway, Gershwin Theatre 2008 9 to 5 Keyboard 1, Conductor, Musical Director, Additional Orchestrations, Incidental Music Arrangements Broadway, Marquis Theatre 2011 The Book of Mormon Co-Orchestrator, Vocal Arrangements, Music Director, Conductor, Keyboards Broadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre 2012 Kinky Boots Arrangements, Orchestrations, Vocal Supervision Broadway, Al Hirschfeld Theatre 2018 Frozen Conductor, Music Supervisor, Arrangements Broadway, St. James Theatre 2022 How I Learned to Drive Musical Director, Arrangements Broadway, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 2025 Smash Broadway, Imperial Theatre
Filmography Year Title Role 2006 Bambi II Music Consultant 2013 Frozen Conductor 2019 Frozen 2 Conductor, Vocal Arranger 2020 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Orchestrator 2024 Wicked Conductor, Producer, Music Supervisor, Arrangements 2025 Wicked: For Good 2025 Wicked: One Wonderful Night Musical Director
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2009 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestrations 9 to 5 Stephen Oremus Awards and nominations, *Internet Broadway Database*. Retrieved from https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stephen-oremus-107020#Awards 2011 The Book of Mormon 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction 87th Academy Awards 2026 Wicked: One Wonderful Night 2011 Tony Awards Best Orchestrations The Book of Mormon 2013 Kinky Boots
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