Gary Adler is an American composer and musical director based in New York. He received two 2005 Drama Desk nominations (along with Michael Patrick Walker) for his music and lyrics for the off-Broadway show ''Altar Boyz'', which had its premiere in the
New York Musical Theatre Festival the year before. As a composer, he has written songs for Disney Channel's ''
Johnny and the Sprites'' and ''Dance Dance Revolution'', which
Les Freres Corbusier presented in December 2008. He is a graduate of the
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...
, where he studied under
William Bolcom
William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, a Grammy Award, the Detroit Music Award and was named 2007 Composer of the Year by Musical America. He ...
He has served as the musical director for numerous shows, most notably ''
Avenue Q''. His other NYC conducting credits include ''
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life'', ''
Urinetown
''Urinetown: The Musical'' is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bur ...
'', ''
The Fantasticks
''The Fantasticks'' is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the 1894 play ''The Romancers'' (''Les Romanesques'') by Edmond Rostand, concerning two ne ...
'' and ''
Nunsense''.
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American male composers
21st-century American composers
American music directors
Living people
University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni
21st-century American male musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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