# Steve Orich > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Orich > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Orich.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Orich > Source revision: 1355766308 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American composer}} '''Steve Orich''' aka Steven Oirich (born October 20, 1954, in [Valley Stream, New York](/source/Valley_Stream%2C_New_York)) is a [composer](/source/composer), [orchestrator](/source/orchestrator) and [musical director](/source/Musical_Director). ==Professional work== Steve Orich was nominated for the [Tony Award](/source/Tony_Award) for Best [Orchestrations](/source/Orchestrations) in 2006 {{Cite web|url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/craft.html|title=The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards|website=tonyawards.com}} for his work on ''[Jersey Boys](/source/Jersey_Boys)''{{Cite web|url=http://www.curtainup.com/jerseyboys.html|title=Jersey Boys, a CurtainUp review|last=Loveridge|first=Lizzie|website=curtainup.com|access-date=2018-06-06}}{{cite web|title =Tony award nominations feature 'Purple' and 'Lieutenant of Injshmore': [Third Edition]|website =[St. Louis Post-Dispatch](/source/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch)|date=17 May 2006|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/403007337|id ={{ProQuest|403007337}}|via=ProQuest}} which won the [Tony Award](/source/Tony_Award) for Best Musical on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre). The album also won the 2006 [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award).{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/442932358|title=Music director instrumental in 'Jersey Boys' success |last=Cary|first= Emily|website= Washington Examiner|date=29 November 2009|id={{ProQuest|442932358}} |via=ProQuest}} He has written orchestrations for such shows as ''[The Cher Show](/source/The_Cher_Show_(musical))'', ''[Priscilla Queen of the Desert](/source/Priscilla_Queen_of_the_Desert)'', ''[Paint Your Wagon](/source/Paint_Your_Wagon_(musical))'', ''[110 in the Shade](/source/110_in_the_Shade)'' and [Cole Porter](/source/Cole_Porter)'s ''[You Never Know](/source/You_Never_Know_(musical))'' and ''[Can-Can](/source/Can-Can_(musical))'' at the [Pasadena Playhouse](/source/Pasadena_Playhouse) and the [Paper Mill Playhouse](/source/Paper_Mill_Playhouse) as well as [Stephen Schwartz](/source/Stephen_Schwartz)'s ''Snapshots''. As a composer, he has scored television series and specials including [ACE Award](/source/ACE_Award)-winning documentaries ''Mo' Funny'' for [HBO](/source/HBO) and ''All About Bette Davis'' for [TNT](/source/Turner_Network_Television), ''[Bob Hope](/source/Bob_Hope) . . . Laughing with the Presidents'' for [NBC](/source/NBC), and the [PBS](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service)/[Lifetime](/source/Lifetime_(TV_network)) documentary ''[Jackie Onassis](/source/Jackie_Onassis): An Intimate Portrait''. Other television shows he has worked on include ''[A Very Brady Christmas](/source/A_Very_Brady_Christmas)'', ''[The Bradys](/source/The_Bradys)'', ''[Mucha Lucha](/source/Mucha_Lucha)'', and ''[I Love Lucy](/source/I_Love_Lucy)'s 50th Anniversary Special''. He is also an occasional arranger for ''[American Idol](/source/American_Idol)''. He has orchestrated and conducted albums for artists including [Helen Reddy](/source/Helen_Reddy), [Judy Kaye](/source/Judy_Kaye), [Debbie Gravitte](/source/Debbie_Gravitte), [Petula Clark](/source/Petula_Clark) and [Deborah Gibson](/source/Deborah_Gibson). At the [Pasadena Playhouse](/source/Pasadena_Playhouse), he has conducted productions of ''110 in the Shade'', ''[Do I Hear a Waltz?](/source/Do_I_Hear_a_Waltz%3F)'' in 2001{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/282307183|title='Waltz' takes welcome turn at Pasadena playhouse: [valley Edition]|first=Evan |last=Henerson|website= Daily News|date=19 July 2001|id={{ProQuest|282307183}} |via=ProQuest}} and ''A Class Act'', as well as the International Tour of ''A Class Act'' in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo). Recently, he orchestrated and conducted [Michael Feinstein](/source/Michael_Feinstein)'s ''Great American Songbook'' at the [Mark Taper Forum](/source/Mark_Taper_Forum) and was Vocal Director for [Leonard Bernstein](/source/Leonard_Bernstein)'s ''Mass'' at the [Hollywood Bowl](/source/Hollywood_Bowl). He orchestrated [Tommy Tune](/source/Tommy_Tune)'s new musical, ''Turn of the Century'' at the [Goodman Theatre](/source/Goodman_Theatre) (Chicago), ''Noah Racey's Pulse'', ''Josephine'' and ''Beatsville'' at the [Asolo Repertory Theatre](/source/Asolo_Repertory_Theatre). He also wrote new orchestrations for ''[Camelot](/source/Camelot_(musical))'' 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](/source/Boston_Pops), at [Carnegie Hall](/source/Carnegie_Hall), the [Kennedy Center](/source/Kennedy_Center), and the [White House](/source/White_House).{{Cite web|url=http://www.steveorich.com/|title=Steve Orich - orchestrator, composer, musical director - official website|website=steveorich.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-06}} ==Stage== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Venue |- |1977 |''New York City Street Show'' |Composer |Regional — The Actors' Playhouse |- |1978 |''Approaching Zero'' |Composer (credited as Steven Oirich) |Regional — [La MaMa E.T.C.](/source/La_MaMa_E.T.C.) |- |1979 |''[Potholes](/source/Potholes)'' |Music Director |Off-Broadway — [Cherry Lane Theatre](/source/Cherry_Lane_Theatre) |- |rowspan=2|1982 |''Snoopy, The Musical'' |Replacement Music Director |Off-Broadway — The Lamb's Theatre |- |''[You Never Know (musical)](/source/You_Never_Know_(musical))'' |Music Supervision, Orchestrations, and Arrangements |Regional — [Goodspeed Opera House](/source/Goodspeed_Opera_House) |- |1991 |''[You Never Know (musical)](/source/You_Never_Know_(musical))'' |Music Supervision, Orchestrations, and Arrangements |Regional — [Pasadena Playhouse](/source/Pasadena_Playhouse) |- |1992 |''[David's Mother](/source/David's_Mother)''{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/281849876|title=Stage review: All is relative in a bittersweet 'David's Mother' in Pasadena. The Bob Randall comedy is built around familial havoc raised by the presence of a retarded child|last=Drake |first=Sylvie|website=Los Angeles Times|date=22 September 1992|id={{ProQuest|281849876}} |via=ProQuest}} |Composer |Regional — [Pasadena Playhouse](/source/Pasadena_Playhouse) |- |1998 |''Dogmusic'' (world premiere) |Additional Orchestrations |Regional — Theatre West |- |1999 |''Both Barrels'' |Orchestrations, Music Director |Regional — [Goodspeed Musicals](/source/Goodspeed_Musicals) at The Norma Terris Theatre |- |1999 |''A Good Swift Kick'' |Musical Supervisor, Orchestrations |Off-Broadway — Variety Arts Theatre |- |rowspan=2|2001 |''Do I Hear A Waltz?'' |Music Director |Regional — [Pasadena Playhouse](/source/Pasadena_Playhouse) |- |''[You Never Know](/source/You_Never_Know_(musical))'' |Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations |Regional — McGaw YMCA Childcare Center Auditorium |- |rowspan=2|2002 |''[A Class Act](/source/A_Class_Act)'' |Music Director |Regional — [Pasadena Playhouse](/source/Pasadena_Playhouse) |- |''Actor, Lawyer, Indian Chief'' |Music Supervisor and Orchestrations |Regional — [Goodspeed Musicals](/source/Goodspeed_Musicals) at The Norma Terris Theatre |- |rowspan=2|2004 |''[Jersey Boys](/source/Jersey_Boys)'' |Orchestrations |Regional — [La Jolla Playhouse](/source/La_Jolla_Playhouse) Mandell Weiss Forum |- |''[Paint Your Wagon](/source/Paint_Your_Wagon_(musical))'' |Conductor, Music Director, Musical Arrangements, Orchestrations, Keyboards, Concertina |Regional — [Geffen Playhouse](/source/Geffen_Playhouse) Main Stage |- |2005–2017 |''[Jersey Boys](/source/Jersey_Boys)'' |Orchestrations |Broadway — [August Wilson Theatre](/source/August_Wilson_Theatre) |- |2007 |rowspan=2|''Snapshots'' |rowspan=2|Orchestrations |Regional — The Loft Theatre |- |2008 |Regional — Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts |- |2008–2010 |''[Jersey Boys](/source/Jersey_Boys)'' |Orchestrations |Regional — Toronto Centre for the Arts |- |2008 |''Turn of the Century'' (world premiere) |Orchestrations |Regional — [Goodman Theatre](/source/Goodman_Theatre) (Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre) |- |2009 |''You Never Know'' (concert staging) |Additional Musical Arrangements |Off-Broadway — McGinn/Cazale Theatre |- |2010 |''A Christmas Memory'' |Orchestrations |Regional — The Lucie Stern Theatre |- |2010 |''[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum](/source/A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_Way_to_the_Forum)'' |Music Director |Regional — Freud Playhouse at UCLA |- |2011 |''[Gigi](/source/Gigi_(musical))'' |Music Director |Regional — Freud Playhouse at UCLA |- |2011 |''Snapshots'' |Orchestrations, Music Director |Regional — North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |- |2013 |''Pulse'' |Orchestrations |Regional — The Mertz Theatre |- |2013 |''Snapshots'' |Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations |Regional — [Goodspeed Musicals](/source/Goodspeed_Musicals) at The Norma Terris Theatre |- |2014 |''Can-Can'' |Music Director / Conductor |Regional — [Paper Mill Playhouse](/source/Paper_Mill_Playhouse) |- |2014–2015 |''A Christmas Memory'' |Orchestrations |Off-Broadway — DR2 Theatre |- |2014 |''[Camelot](/source/Camelot)'' |Music Director, Orchestrations |Regional — Two River Theater Company Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater |- |2015–2016 |''Snapshots'' |Orchestrations and Arrangements |Regional — Francis J. Gaudette Theatre; Everett Performing Arts Center; Temple of Music and Art Alice Holsclaw Theatre; and others |- |2016 |''Josephine'' |Music Supervision, Orchestrations, and Arrangements |Regional — The Mertz Theatre |- |2016 |''[West Side Story](/source/West_Side_Story)'' |Music Director |Regional — [Paper Mill Playhouse](/source/Paper_Mill_Playhouse) |- |2016 |''[Camelot](/source/Camelot)'' |Orchestrations |Regional — [Westport Country Playhouse](/source/Westport_Country_Playhouse) |- |2017 |''Beatsville'' |Orchestrations |Regional — Historic Asolo Theatre |- |rowspan=2|2017 |''[Ragtime](/source/Ragtime)'' |Music Director, Orchestrations |Regional — [5th Avenue Theatre](/source/5th_Avenue_Theatre); The Mertz Theatre |- |''[Jersey Boys](/source/Jersey_Boys)'' |Orchestrations |Off-Broadway — New World Stages |- |2018 |''[The Cher Show](/source/The_Cher_Show)'' |Orchestrations |Broadway — [Neil Simon Theatre](/source/Neil_Simon_Theatre) |- |2018 |''[The Music Man](/source/The_Music_Man)'' |Additional Arrangements, Music Director |Regional — The Mertz Theatre |- |2020 |''Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn'' |Musical Supervision, Arrangements, Orchestrations |Regional — A.R.T./New York Theatres |- |2021 |roespan=2|''[Camelot](/source/Camelot)'' |Concert Staging |Regional — Asolo Repertory Theatre Terrace Stage |- |2021 |New Orchestrations |Regional — MusicalFare Theatre |- |2021 |''A Turtle On A Fence Post'' |Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations |Regional — Theater 555 |- |rowspan=2|2021 |''[Jersey Boys](/source/Jersey_Boys)'' |Orchestrations |UK and Ireland Tour |- |''Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn'' |Musical Supervision and Arrangements, Orchestrations |Regional — Theater 555 |- |2022 |''[Camelot](/source/Camelot)'' |Orchestrations / Arrangements |Regional — [The Muny](/source/The_Muny) |} ==References== ==External links== * [http://www.steveorich.com Official website] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Orich, Steve}} Orich Orich Orich Category:Valley Stream Central High School alumni Category: Musicians from New York (state) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Steve Orich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Orich) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Orich?action=history)). 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