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Jonathan Tunick is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer. Tunick’s stage career began with Take Five (1957). He went on to collaborate memorably with Stephen Sondheim, orchestrating shows such as Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods, Passion, and Putting It Together. Additional notable Broadway credits include Promises, Promises; A Chorus Line; Nick & Nora; A Funny Thing...; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Nine; A Gentleman’s Guide...; and 110 in the Shade. In 1997, he won his first Tony Award, for his work on the musical Titanic. This accomplishment gave Tunick “EGOT” status: one of only 15 people who have received all four major entertainment awards—he had previously received an Academy Award for A Little Night Music (1977), an Emmy Award for Night of 100 Stars (1982) and Grammy Award for “No One Is Alone” from Into the Woods (1988). With over 111 credits to his name over a fifty-year career, Tunick is the most prolific and acclaimed orchestrator on Broadway.

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Jonathan Tunick STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Theatre for a New Audience Production, 2013
Benedick

Jonathan Tunick Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Original Orchestrations
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Orchestrations
 
[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Orchestrations[Replacement]
 
[West End, 2019] [Replacement]
Orchestrations[Replacement]
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2018]
Orchestrations
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Orchestrations
 
[US Tour, 2017]
Original Orchestrations
 
[West End, 2017]
Orchestrations
 
[Toronto, 2017]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2016]
Casting Director
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 2015]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2012]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2012]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 2012]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Orchestrator
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2011]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2010]
Music Arranger
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Orchestrator
 
[Los Angeles, 2004]
Orchestrator
 
[Arlington, VA (Regional), 2004]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[London Fringe, 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[New York, 2002]
Musical Director
Musical Director
 
[Regional (US), 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2002]
Musical Director
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 2002]
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Los Angeles, 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Other
 
[Broadway, 2001]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2000]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 2000]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Orchestrator
 
[New York, 1999]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 1999]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
 
[Los Angeles, 1998]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1997]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 1996]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1995]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Music Arrangements
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1995]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1994]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1993]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (UK), 1993]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1993]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (UK), 1992]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1991]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1990]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 1990]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1987]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (UK), 1987]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1987]
Orchestrator
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 1986]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Musical Supervisor
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Orchestrator
 
[Regional (US), 1985]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Musical Supervisor
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Musical Supervisor
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 1982]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1981]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 1980]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1980]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1979]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 1976]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1976]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 1976]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1975]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Orchestrator
 
[College/University (US), 1974]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 1974]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Musical Coordinator
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 1972]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1972]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1972]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1971]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Composer
 
[US Tour, 1971]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1971]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1970]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1969]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1968]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1968]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1961]
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Orchestrator

Writing


Jonathan Tunick Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along

Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, West Side Story


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Carousel

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Pacific Overtures


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Carousel

Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Carousel

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder

Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Promises, Promises

Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Orchestrations (tie)

Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik

Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick , LoveMusik

Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, 11 in the Shade

Drama Desk Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Orchestrations (tie)

Jonathan Tunick, The Apple Tree

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Pacific Overtures

Helen Hayes Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

Jonathan TunickCompany

Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick , Nine


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Follies

Tony Awards - 2001 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Follies


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Saturday Night

Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Marie Christine


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Orchestration

Jonathan Tunick, Titanic


winner
Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Titanic


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Orchestration

Jonathan Tunick , Passion

Drama Desk Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Orchestration

Jonathan Tunick, Into the Woods

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Jonathan Tunick, Baby


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1982 - Special Awards

Jonathan Tunick

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Jonathan Tunick News


Holliday, Lewis, Benko, Billings & More to Star in FOLLIES at Carnegie Hall


Follies, featuring an all-star cast of Tony Award winners and nominees, will be the tenth presentation in the Transport Group's Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series—for one night only—at Carnegie Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Sondheim's HERE WE ARE Will Release Cast Recording Next Month


The original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are, will be released next month. The musical, also by David Ives, will release an album on CD and digital platforms worldwide on Friday, May 17. Preorder the album here!

Krysta Rodriguez & More to Perform at Signature Theatre Gala Honoring Nathan Lane


On April 29, 2024, Signature Theatre will honor icon of stage and screen Nathan Lane with the company’s thirteenth Stephen Sondheim Award. Learn more!

BWW Q&A: Rob Fisher on SWEENEY TODD at Virginia Arts Festival


Virginia Arts Festival has cast one of Broadway’s leading lights in the role of a new, key position at the Festival: The Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Musical Theater and American Songbook.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Understudies to Go On for Radcliffe & Groff in April


Merrily We Roll Along stars Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff will be out of the show for select dates in April, giving audience members the chance to see the show's understudies step into the roles! See the performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 26, 2024


Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Cynthia Erivo, Ruthie Ann Miles, and More Will Lead A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Concert at Lincoln Center


Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music In Concert, featuring brand new orchestrations by legendary orchestrator and lifelong Sondheim collaborator Jonathan Tunick, will play David Geffen Hall at New York City’s Lincoln Center this summer with a starry cast and we've got the scoop.

First Broadway Revival of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Recoups Initial Capitalization


Discover the success of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG as it recoups on Broadway. Dive into the story of this popular show's journey and its triumphant achievement.

Donna Lynne Champlin & More to Star in SWEENEY TODD at Virginia Arts Festival


Virginia Arts Festival will present Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd in an orchestral performance. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

O TIME Adds Performance At United Solo Festival


United Solo Festival's O TIME has added an encore performance on March 27th 2PM!

SWEENEY TODD Revival Cast Recording 3-LP Set Available Now


The 2023 Broadway Cast Recording of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is available now as a 3-LP set pressed on Revenge Red vinyl.

Stephen Sondheim's Final Musical HERE WE ARE Available to View at NYPL


The world premiere production of Here We Are was filmed by the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and added to its collection. Learn how to view the production!

Video: How Sutton Foster Juggled SWEENEY TODD & ONCE UPON A MATTRESS


Sutton Foster sat down on the TODAY Show this morning to discuss starring as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd on Broadway, taking over the role just five days after starring in Once Upon a Mattress. Foster also discussed her Mrs. Lovett accent and what happened when Patti LuPone came to see her third performance. Watch the video now!

Video: Aaron Tveit Details SWEENEY TODD Barber Chair Mishap


What happens when the iconic barber chair in Sweeney Todd doesn't work? Aaron Tveit found out last week. A couple performances into his run as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Tveit said that the gag where a body is slides down on a chute did not work due to an onstage mishap. Watch the clip now!

Photos: First Look at Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster in SWEENEY TODD


Earlier this month, Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster officially joined the cast of the Tony-nominated revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Check out first photos of the duo in action here!

Video: Joe Locke on His 'Best Friend' Patti LuPone Seeing Him in SWEENEY TODD


Joe Locke living the ultimate theatre kid dream: having one of his 'best friends,' Patti LuPone, come see him in Sweeney Todd on Broadway. Locke is starring alongside Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit in Sweeny Todd on Broadway, which he describes as another dream-come-true. Watch the video from the TODAY Show interview now!

Former Mrs. Lovett Patti LuPone Visits Sutton Foster at SWEENEY TODD


Former Mrs. Lovett Patti LuPone visited Sweeney Todd's current Mrs. Lovett Sutton Foster in her first weekend of performances in the Broadway production. Check out a photo here!

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster Take Over in SWEENEY TODD Beginning Tonight


Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster join the cast of the Tony-nominated revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on February 9, 2024. Their limited 12-week engagement will conclude on Sunday May 5, 2024.

Video: Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster in Rehearsal For SWEENEY TODD


Check out all new video of Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster in rehearsal for Sweeney Todd on Broadway!

Interview: Judy McLane of COMPANY at Ohio Theater


For most of her life, Judy McLane has tried to break out of the metaphorical boxes Broadway tries to put people into. In her most recent show, COMPANY, McLane has learned to act in a physical box.

Jonathan Tunick FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Jonathan Tunick written?

Jonathan Tunick has written 2 shows including The Songs of Jonathan Tunick (Composer), Paradise Found (Composer).

What awards has Jonathan Tunick been nominated for?

Jonathan Tunick has been nominated for various awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Orchestrations for "Merrily We Roll Along," "Carousel," and "Pacific Overtures." He has also received nominations for Best Orchestrations for "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," "Promises, Promises," and "Nine," among others. Tunick's accolades include Outstanding Musical Direction for a Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Company." Additionally, he has won awards such as Best Orchestrations at the Tony Awards for productions like "A Catered Affair," "LoveMusik," and "Titanic." Tunick's talent has been recognized with numerous Outstanding Orchestration awards at the Drama Desk Awards for shows like "West Side Story," "Follies," and "Into the Woods." He has also received Special Awards at the Drama Desk Awards for his contributions to the Broadway industry.

What awards has Jonathan Tunick won?

Jonathan Tunick has won several awards for Outstanding Orchestrations, including Drama Desk Awards for Carousel, LoveMusik, Follies, Saturday Night, Titanic, and Passion. He also won Outstanding Orchestrations from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Carousel. Additionally, Tunick received a Special Award from the Drama Desk Awards. Tunick's achievements also include winning the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Titanic.

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