Harold Wheeler

Harold Wheeler

Actor · Director

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
July 14, 1943

Biography

William Harold Wheeler Jr., is an American orchestrator, composer, conductor, arranger, record producer, and music director. He has received numerous Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for orchestration, and won the 2003 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for Hairspray.

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Representative Works

Hairspray Live!
Hairspray Live!
7.3
/ English
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion!
6.3
/ English
Spanish Judges
Spanish Judges
5.3
/ English
Stompin' at the Savoy
Stompin' at the Savoy
No Rating Yet
/ English
The House That Cried Murder
The House That Cried Murder
5.7
/ English
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
7.3
/ English
Straight Out of Brooklyn
Straight Out of Brooklyn
6.7
/ English
Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story
Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story
No Rating Yet
/ English
Don't Play Us Cheap
Don't Play Us Cheap
6.0
/ English
You Must Remember This
You Must Remember This
8.5
/ English
The Gift of Amazing Grace
The Gift of Amazing Grace
No Rating Yet
/ English
George M!
George M!
8.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Hairspray Live!
2016Nominee

Best Performance

Hairspray Live!

Love! Valour! Compassion!
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Love! Valour! Compassion!

Spanish Judges
2000Nominee

Best Performance

Spanish Judges

Career Highlights

Stompin' at the Savoy
1992Highlight

Best Performance

Stompin' at the Savoy

The House That Cried Murder
1973Highlight

Best Performance

The House That Cried Murder

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