American orchestrator, musical director, and composer,
Jonathan Tunick
Born (1938-04-19 ) April 19, 1938 (age 85) Education
Bard College ,
Juilliard School Occupations Orchestrator musical director composer Spouse Leigh Beery Awards
EGOT
Jonathan Tunick (born April 19, 1938,
New York City ) is an American
orchestrator ,
musical director , and
composer , and one of nineteen of the "
EGOT " – people to have won all four major American show business awards: the
Emmy ,
Grammy ,
Oscar , and
Tony .
[1] He is best known for orchestrating the works of
Stephen Sondheim , their collaboration starting in 1970 with
Company and continuing until Sondheim's death in 2021.
Biography
Tunick graduated from Hunter College Elementary School, the
LaGuardia Performing Arts High School , and holds degrees from
Bard College and the
Juilliard School .
[1] Tunick's principal instrument is the clarinet.
[2]
Much of his work has arisen from his involvement in theatre, and he is associated especially with the musicals of
Stephen Sondheim .
[3] Sondheim said of Tunick's work: "'I think he's tops'..." and further noted that "Tunick is a standout in his field not only because of his musicianship and imagination, but primarily because of 'his great sensitivity to theatrical atmosphere'".
[4]
Tunick also has a band, the "Broadway Moonlighters", which played at
Birdland in March 2012
[2] and in 2008 with
Barbara Cook as his special guest.
[5] He has worked as an arranger and/or conductor on recordings with
Judy Collins ,
Kiri Te Kanawa ,
Brian Asawa , Sir
Neville Mariner ,
Itzhak Perlman ,
Plácido Domingo ,
Johnny Mathis ,
Barbra Streisand ,
Paul McCartney , and
Bernadette Peters .
[6] In his review of the
Bernadette Peters recording Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein (Angel Records, 2002),
John Kenrick wrote: "Jonathan Tunick provides the brilliant arrangements."
[7] Tunick won the Grammy Award as "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement" for his work on the song "No One Is Alone" from the
Cleo Laine album Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim (RCA Victor, 1987).
[8]
Tunick won the first
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations that was awarded, in 1997, for
Titanic .
[3]
[9]
In addition to the other awards, he has won the
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations three times and won a
Drama Desk Special Award in 1982.
Tunick was inducted into the
American Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2009.
[10]
Personal life
Tunick is married to actress Leigh Beery
[1] (also known as "Lee Beery"), who appeared in the television soap opera
Dark Shadows in 1971.
[11]
Work
Stage
Sources - AllMusic;
[12] Internet Broadway Database
[13]
Filmography
Sources - AllMusic;
[12] Internet Movie Database
[25]
The Twelve Chairs - 1970 - musical director, orchestrator
Blazing Saddles - 1974 - orchestrator
Young Frankenstein - 1974 - orchestrator
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother - 1975 - orchestrator
A Little Night Music - 1977 - composer orchestrator, conductor (winner,
Academy Award )
Columbo: Murder Under Glass - 1978 - (television) - composer, conductor
Flying High - 1978 - (television) - composer, conductor
3 by Cheever : "O Youth and Beauty", "The Sorrows of Gin" and
3 by Cheever: The 5:48 - 1979 - (television) - composer, conductor
Rendezvous Hotel - 1979 - (television) - composer, conductor
Swan Song - 1980 - (television) - composer, conductor
Blinded by the Light - 1980 - (television) - composer, conductor
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall - 1980 - (television) - composer, conductor
Fort Apache the Bronx - 1981 - composer, conductor
Endless Love - 1981 - composer, conductor
Reds - 1981 - orchestrator
The Shady Hill Kidnapping - 1982 - (television) - composer, conductor
Night of 100 Stars - 1982 - (television) - music arranger
Sweeney Todd - 1982 - (television) - orchestrator
Alice in Wonderland - 1983 - (television) - composer, conductor
I Am the Cheese - 1983 - composer, conductor
Murder, She Wrote - 1984 - (television) - series composer, conductor
Concealed Enemies - 1984 - (television) - composer, conductor
Brotherly Love - 1985 - (television) - composer, conductor
[26]
Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories - 1985 - (television) - series composer, conductor
The B.R.A.T. Patrol - 1986 - (television) - composer, conductor
[27]
American Masters - 1986 - (television) - composer (theme only)
You Ruined My Life - 1987 - (television) - composer, conductor
Into the Woods - 1991 - (television) - orchestrator
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall - 1993 (televised) (concert in 1992) - (television) - orchestrator
[28]
The Last Good Time - 1994 - composer, conductor
The Birdcage - 1996 - music arranger and adapter, composer, conductor
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh - 1998 - (television) - orchestrator
The Fantasticks - 2000 - music adaptor and arranger, conductor
Find Me Guilty - 2006 - composer, conductor
Sweeney Todd
(Tim Burton film) - 2007 - music adaptor and orchestrator
Into the Woods - 2014 - orchestrator
Beauty and the Beast - 2017 - orchestrator
Awards and nominations
See also
References
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a
b
c Rothstein, Mervyn.
"A Life in the Theatre: Orchestrator, Composer and Music Director Jonathan Tunick"
Archived 2013-11-26 at the
Wayback Machine playbill.com, September 16, 2005
^
a
b Gans, Andrew.
"Tony-Winning Orchestrator Jonathan Tunick Plays Birdland March 19; Rebecca Faulkenberry Is Special Guest" , playbill.com, March 19, 2012.
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a
b
Jonathan Tunick biography , sondheimguide.com; accessed April 17, 2012.
^ Sharbutt, Jay. "Orchestrators", The Associated Press , May 23, 1982 (no page number)
^ Gans, Andrew.
"Tony Winner Cook Will Join Tunick at Birdland Nov. 24" , playbill.com; November 11, 2008
^
Jonathan Tunick profile goodmantheatre.org, June 2003; accessed April 17, 2012
^ Kenrick, John.
"Solo CD's. Bernadette Peters" Musicals101.com; accessed April 18, 2012
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"Laine Sings Sondheim" , allmusic.com; accessed April 18, 2012.
^ Kuchwara. Michael (Byline). "Revival rakes in the awards; Tony taps 'Chicago'", Chicago Sun-Times , June 2, 1997, p. 25
^ Gans, Andrew.
"Theater Hall of Fame Ceremony Presented Jan. 26; Ivey Hosts" playbill.com, January 26, 2009
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"Leigh Beery Film and TV" imdb.com; accessed October 10, 2015
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a
b
"Jonathan Tunick Credits" allmusic.com, accessed April 17, 2012
^
Jonathan Tunick Listing" , Internet Broadway Database; accessed April 17, 2012.
^ Hischak, Thomas S.
"Chapter Two, A New Arena:The 1950's" Off-Broadway Musicals Since 1919 (2011), (books.google.com), Scarecrow Press, Inc.,
ISBN
978-0-8108-7771-9 , p. 43
^
" 'All in Love' Listing"
Archived 2012-10-21 at the
Wayback Machine Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed April 17, 2012
^
" 'Sondheim: A Musical Tribute'"
Archived 2011-11-07 at the
Wayback Machine , SondheimGuide.com; accessed April 17, 2012
^
" 'Smith' Listing" , Internet Broadway database; accessed April 17, 2012
^
" 'Phantom' Cast Album Listing" castalbumdb.com, accessed April 17, 2012
^ Brantley, Ben.
"Theater Review; Both a Sendup and an Embrace, Based on Bergman Again" The New York Times , December 19, 1994
^ Evans, Greg.
"Patti Lupone on Broadway" Variety , October 12, 1995
^
" 'Minnelli on Minnelli' Listing" Internet Broadway Database, accessed April 17, 2012
^
" 'Road Show'"
Archived 2012-10-20 at the
Wayback Machine Internet Off-Broadway database, accessed April 18, 2012
^ Murray, Matthew.
"Theatre Review. 'Bounce' " talkinbroadway.com, November 2, 2003, accessed April 18, 2012
^ Eadie, Bill.
"Regional Reviews. 'Some Lovers', Old Globe" talkinbroadway.com, December 10, 2011
^
"Jonathan Tunick Listing" Internet Movie Database, accessed April 17, 2012
^
"Cast and Crew, 'Brotherly Love'" fandango.com, assessed April 18, 2012
^
" 'The B.R.A.T Patrol' Cast and Crew" movies.amctv.com, accessed April 18, 2012
^
"Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall"
Archived 2011-11-07 at the
Wayback Machine sondheimguide.com, accessed April 18, 2012
^
"The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners" .
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved October 5, 2011 .
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"Nominees and Recipients – 1982 Awards" .
Drama Desk Awards . Retrieved September 6, 2023 .
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"Nominees and Recipients – 1984 Awards" .
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Awards for Jonathan Tunick
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1970s 1980s
Ian Fraser (1980)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman,
Billy Byers , and
Bob Florence (1981)
Bill Elton,
Elliot Lawrence ,
Lanny Meyers ,
Tommy Newsom ,
Jonathan Tunick , and
Torrie Zito (1982)
Dick Hyman (1983)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman,
Billy Byers ,
J. Hill , and Lenny Stack (1984)
Ian Fraser ,
Billy Byers , and
Angela Morley (1985)
Elliot Lawrence , James Lawrence,
Lanny Meyers ,
Tommy Newsom ,
Glen Roven , Larry Schwartz, and
Torrie Zito (1986)
Buster Davis,
Don Pippin , and Eric Stern (1987)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman,
Alexander Courage , and
Angela Morley (1988)
Ian Fraser , Chris Boardman, and
J. Hill (1989)
1990s
Ian Fraser ,
Billy Byers , Chris Boardman,
Bob Florence ,
J. Hill , and
Angela Morley (1990)
Ian Fraser ,
Billy Byers , Chris Boardman, and
J. Hill (1991)
Bill Conti ,
Jack Eskew ,
Julie Giroux , Ashley Irwin, and
Hummie Mann (1992)
Ian Fraser (1993)
Michael Rafter (1994)
Marvin Hamlisch (1995)
Glen Roven (1996)
Mark Watters (1997)
Bill Conti (1998)
Mark Adler (1999)
2000s 2010s 2020s
listed by duration and year of completion
Competitive EGOTs Honorary recipients
International National Academics Artists Other