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Stephen Schwartz was born in New York City on March 6, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama. Upon coming back to live in New York City, he went to work as an A&R producer for RCA Records, but shortly thereafter began to work in the Broadway theatre. His first major credit was the title song for the play BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE; the song was eventually used in the movie version as well. In 1971, he wrote the music ... read more TEVE ORICH is an award-winning composer/arranger/orchestrator with over 30 years of experience in Los Angeles and New York. As Composer, he has created musical scores for numerous television series, documentaries, specials, sitcoms, movies of the week, animation and game shows, including ACE award-winning Mo' Funny for HBO, All About Bette Davis for TNT, Bob Hope...Laughing with the Presidents for NBC, and the award-winning PBS/Lifetime documentary Jackie Onassis: An Intimate Portrait. He's also arranged and/or conducted the music for dozens of feature films, and recordings, including the Grammy-winning 'Jersey Boys' original cast album. Much of his work has been as a Musical ... read more