Philip J. Lang
Latest News on Philip J. Lang:
CALAMITY JANE Comes To Brighton in April, Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher (Jan 24, 2025)
Full Cast Set For CALAMITY JANE UK Tour Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher (Dec 2, 2024)
Interview: Give Credit Where Credit is Due When it Comes to The Orchestrator! (Jun 21, 2024)
CALAMITY JANE Comes To Brighton in April, Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher (Jan 24, 2025)
Full Cast Set For CALAMITY JANE UK Tour Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher (Dec 2, 2024)
Interview: Give Credit Where Credit is Due When it Comes to The Orchestrator! (Jun 21, 2024)
BIO
Philip J. Lang was a musician, composer and music educator who taught at the graduate schools of music at the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado and was the orchestrator of more than 50 Broadway musicals including My Fair Lady and Camelot (with Robert Russell Bennett); Annie Get Your Gun; Applause; Hello, Dolly!; Carnival; and 42nd Street. Mr. Lang was an orchestrator for the Metropolitan Opera and a frequent musical arranger for television including Hallmark Productions, David Susskind, Radio City Music Hall and "The Tonight Show."
Productions
Videos
Video: Watch Phillipa Soo & the CAMELOT Cast Perform 'The Lusty Month of May' on THE TODAY SHOW
by Michael Major - 2023-05-01 11:12:27
Video: Watch Highlights from CAMELOT on Broadway- Opens Tonight!
by Show Highlights - 2023-04-13 11:09:33
News
CALAMITY JANE Comes To Brighton in April, Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2025
Theatre Royal Brighton will welcome Jamie Wilson Productions' revival of The Watermill Theatre's whip-crackin' production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane, based on the much-loved Doris Day movie.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2025
Theatre Royal Brighton will welcome Jamie Wilson Productions' revival of The Watermill Theatre's whip-crackin' production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane, based on the much-loved Doris Day movie.
Full Cast Set For CALAMITY JANE UK Tour Starring Carrie Hope Fletcher
by Stephi Wild - Dec 2, 2024
As rehearsals get underway, Jamie Wilson Productions has announced the full cast for the revival of The Watermill Theatre's production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 2, 2024
As rehearsals get underway, Jamie Wilson Productions has announced the full cast for the revival of The Watermill Theatre's production of the Broadway and West End hit musical Calamity Jane.
Interview: Give Credit Where Credit is Due When it Comes to The Orchestrator!
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 21, 2024
Recently I wrote a Broadway World feature dealing with a partial restoration of Robert Ginzler’s original orchestrations for Bye, Bye, Birdie at the Kennedy Center by conductor John Bell with additional work by Joshua Clayton. When the piece was shared on social media, it started a bigger conversation about proper credit for the original orchestrator. Robert Ginzler was somehow never acknowledged in the Kennedy Center program.
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 21, 2024
Recently I wrote a Broadway World feature dealing with a partial restoration of Robert Ginzler’s original orchestrations for Bye, Bye, Birdie at the Kennedy Center by conductor John Bell with additional work by Joshua Clayton. When the piece was shared on social media, it started a bigger conversation about proper credit for the original orchestrator. Robert Ginzler was somehow never acknowledged in the Kennedy Center program.
Interview: Kennedy Center's Musical Director on Why BYE, BYE, BIRDIE's Orchestrations Sound Better Than Ever
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 10, 2024
Nowadays orchestra size has become more and more of an issue for me. Even when seeing productions of classic Broadway musicals, there is a tendency to reduce the size of the orchestra for more in the way of production elements. It’s even worse when a production “reimagines” the charts completely and wipes away the work of Robert Russell Bennett, Don Walker, and even Jonathan Tunick. The latter should be deemed sacrilege.
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 10, 2024
Nowadays orchestra size has become more and more of an issue for me. Even when seeing productions of classic Broadway musicals, there is a tendency to reduce the size of the orchestra for more in the way of production elements. It’s even worse when a production “reimagines” the charts completely and wipes away the work of Robert Russell Bennett, Don Walker, and even Jonathan Tunick. The latter should be deemed sacrilege.
Carrie Hope Fletcher Will Lead UK Tour of CALAMITY JANE, Ahead of West End Run
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024
Carrie Hope Fletcher will lead an all new UK tour of Calamity Jane, which will tour the UK and Ireland from January 2025 prior to the West End.
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024
Carrie Hope Fletcher will lead an all new UK tour of Calamity Jane, which will tour the UK and Ireland from January 2025 prior to the West End.
Review: BROADWAY IN THE PARK at Wolf Trap
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 20, 2023
Wolf Trap and Signature Theatre’s yearly collaboration continued this past weekend with the third edition of Broadway in The Park. A concert that is meant to showcase some of our best and brightest talent while also featuring two headliners from Broadway. The event is always a good time and this year’s edition was no exception.
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 20, 2023
Wolf Trap and Signature Theatre’s yearly collaboration continued this past weekend with the third edition of Broadway in The Park. A concert that is meant to showcase some of our best and brightest talent while also featuring two headliners from Broadway. The event is always a good time and this year’s edition was no exception.
Video: Watch Phillipa Soo & the CAMELOT Cast Perform 'The Lusty Month of May' on THE TODAY SHOW
by Michael Major - May 1, 2023
Phillipa Soo and the cast of Camelot kicked off the month of May with a performance of 'The Lusty Month of May' on the TODAY Show. The performance is also the first of four Broadway shows performing on The TODAY Show's Broadway Week this week. Watch the video of the performance now!
by Michael Major - May 1, 2023
Phillipa Soo and the cast of Camelot kicked off the month of May with a performance of 'The Lusty Month of May' on the TODAY Show. The performance is also the first of four Broadway shows performing on The TODAY Show's Broadway Week this week. Watch the video of the performance now!
Review: The New York Pops Bust Out Some Broadway With BROADWAY BLOCKBUSTERS at Carnegie Hall
by Bobby Patrick - Nov 21, 2022
Bobby had a whale of a time with the swanks and swells of Carnegie Hall for the NEW YORK POPS BROADWAY BLOCKBUSTERS.
by Bobby Patrick - Nov 21, 2022
Bobby had a whale of a time with the swanks and swells of Carnegie Hall for the NEW YORK POPS BROADWAY BLOCKBUSTERS.
Andrew Burnap, Phillipa Soo & Jordan Donica to Star in CAMELOT at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater has announced that Andrew Burnap will be Arthur, Phillipa Soo will be Guenevere, and Jordan Donica will be Lancelot Du Lac in its new version of Lerner & Loewe's Camelot, a fresh take on the classic tale.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater has announced that Andrew Burnap will be Arthur, Phillipa Soo will be Guenevere, and Jordan Donica will be Lancelot Du Lac in its new version of Lerner & Loewe's Camelot, a fresh take on the classic tale.
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