Thomas Z. Shepard (born June 26, 1936) is an American record producer who is best known for his recordings of

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s, including the works of Stephen Sondheim. Shepard is also a composer, conductor, music arranger and pianist. He has won twelve

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and produced the

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s of many of the Sondheim musicals, including ''

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'', '' Company'' and ''

Sunday in the Park with George ''Sunday in the Park with George'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It was inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat's painting '' A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande ...

'', among others. He also produced the original cast recordings of '' 1776'', '' La Cage aux Folles'' and ''

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'', among over a hundred others. He has produced hundreds of classical music and

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recordings.

Biography

Shepard attended

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's preparatory division, training in piano and composition, leaving after his third year, in 1949. He then attended Oberlin College, again studying piano and, privately, composition, receiving his B.A., Music, in 1958. He then continued his studies in 1959 at the

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Graduate School of Music."Thomas Z. Shepard"
Masterworks on Broadway, accessed October 25, 2010 Beginning in 1960, Shepard worked for fourteen years for

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, eventually becoming co-director of

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. He joined

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in 1974, where he was Division Vice President of

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at the SondheimGuide, accessed February 9, 2011 He was then Vice President: Classical and Theatrical until 1989 for

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in New York, where he created their classical and theatrical record line. Shepard then became an independent producer, wrote, narrated and produced ''The WQXR/MCA Classics Listener's Guide'' (1988; music appreciation recordings) and has lectured on musical theatre and classical music. Shepard has produced numerous classical and

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, winning 12

, including four with songs by Stephen Sondheim. In 1984, he received the NARAS Governors' Award for Lifetime Achievement, and in 1986, he won a

Drama Desk Special Award The Drama Desk Special Award is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements by an individual or an organization that has made a significant contribution to the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway ...

"for preserving musical theater heritage on record." Shepard received two

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nominations for songs he composed for the

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television show ''

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'' (2007). He has also produced live concert events, most recently ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flowe ...

'' in 2007, and ''

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'' in 2008, with the

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, broadcast on

as part of the ''

Live from Lincoln Center ''Live from Lincoln Center'' is a seventeen-time Emmy Award-winning series that has broadcast notable performances from the Lincoln Center in New York City on PBS since 1976. The program airs between six and nine times per season. Episodes of '' ...

'' series. Shepard has arranged music and conducted for

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, the

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and

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, among others. He performed as a pianist at various concert venues, and his recording of classical piano pieces and improvisations, "Love on a Stormy Weekend", was released by Planet Earth Recording Co. in 1998. Shepard is the composer of five musicals and five operas, among other pieces. The operas include ''That Pig of a Molette'' (1988) and ''A Question of Faith'' (1990), both with libretti by

Sheldon Harnick Sheldon Mayer Harnick (born April 30, 1924) is an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on musicals such as ''Fiorello!'' and ''Fiddler on the Roof''. Early life Sheldon Mayer Harnick was bo ...

, which were presented as a double-bill under the title ''Love in Two Countries'' at St. Peter's Church Theatre, in New York City, by Musical Theater Works in 1991; and a score for the lost music of ''

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'' (2008), which has been called "a love letter to /nowiki>Gilbert and Sullivan">Gilbert_and_Sullivan.html" ;"title="/nowiki>Gilbert and Sullivan">/nowiki>Gilbert and Sullivan/nowiki> and ... might be better than the original". In 1971, he composed the motion picture score for ''Such Good Friends'', directed by Otto Preminger, and in 1974, he wrote a children's cantata, ''In the Night Kitchen'', with words by Maurice Sendak. He also composed the piano folio ''Folk a la Classique'' for

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(2003; original compositions for children) and was the composer and lyricist for children's educational material for the Carnegie Hall Explorers Division, ''The Children’s Symphony'' (2004, intended to teach the instruments of the orchestra to second-and third-grade schoolchildren) and for the PBS television show ''

'' (2007).

Selected list of recordings produced

Shepard has produced numerous musical theatre, classical and opera albums, including the following. (G) indicates a Grammy Award winner. *''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the pe ...

'' (1962, studio with

John Raitt John Emmet Raitt (; January 29, 1917 – February 20, 2005) was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theatre. Early years Raitt was born in Santa Ana, California, United States. He got his start in theatre ...

and

Barbara Cook Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals '' Plain and Fancy'' (1955), ''Candide'' (1956) and ''The Music Man'' ( ...

) *''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the child ...

'' (1964, studio with

Theodore Bikel Theodore Meir Bikel ( ; May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was an Austrian-American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist, and political activist. He appeared in films, including '' The African Queen'' (1951), '' Moulin Rouge'' (1952), ...

and Barbara Cook) *''

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'' (1964) *''

Wozzeck ''Wozzeck'' () is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925. The opera is based on the drama ''Woyzeck'', which the German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at h ...

'', (G) 1967 –

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and (G) 1967 – Best Opera Recording *''

George M! ''George M!'' is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine ...

'' (1968) *'' Zorba'' (1968) *'' 1776'' (1969) *''

Dames at Sea ''Dames at Sea'' is a 1966 musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise. The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which a chorus girl, newly arrived off the ...

'' (1969) *''

Dear World ''Dear World'' is a musical with a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. With its opening, Herman became the first composer-lyricist in history to have three productions running simultaneously on Broad ...

'' (1969) *'' Company'', (G) 1970 –

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*''The Sesame Street Book & Record'', (G) 1970 – Best Recording for Children (also RIAA Gold Record; the first ''

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'' recording) *'' Scrooge'' (soundtrack, conducted by Ian Fraser) (1970) *'' Company'' (1970) *'' The Rothschilds'' (1970) *'' Two by Two'' (1970) *''

70, Girls, 70 ''70, Girls, 70'' is a musical with a book by Fred Ebb and Norman L. Martin adapted by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Ebb, and music by John Kander. The musical is based on the 1958 play ''Breath of Spring'' by Peter Coke, which was adapted for the m ...

'' (1971) *''

No, No, Nanette ''No, No, Nanette'' is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel, based on Mandel's 1919 Broadway play ''My Lady Friends''. The farcical story involves ...

'' (1971) *'' Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra'', (G) 1973 –

(Album of the Year; Best Engineering; Best Orchestra Recording) *''

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'' (1973) *''

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'' (1973) (G) – Best Cast Show Album *''

Candide ( , ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled ''Candide: or, All for the Best'' (1759); ''Candide: or, Th ...

'' (1974, revival) *''

Goodtime Charley ''Goodtime Charley'' is a musical with a book by Sidney Michaels, music by Larry Grossman, and lyrics by Hal Hackady. A humorous take on actual historical events, it focuses on the Dauphin of France, who evolves from a hedonistic young man en ...

'' (1975) *''

A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. ...

'' (1975, London) *''

Pacific Overtures ''Pacific Overtures'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler. Set in 19th-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization starting in ...

'' (1976) *''

Porgy and Bess ''Porgy and Bess'' () is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play ''Porgy'', its ...

'', (G) 1977 – Best Opera Recording *''

'' (1977, revival) *'' Ain't Misbehavin''', (G) 1978 – Best Cast Show Album *''

'', (G) 1979 – Best Cast Show Album; selected for the

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*''

'' (1980) *'' Merrily We Roll Along'' (1981) *''

Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism o ...

: Sym. No. 7 In E Min.'', (G) 1982 – Best Orchestral Performance *''A Stephen Sondheim Evening'' (1983, concert) *'' La Cage Aux Folles'' (1983) *''

'', (G) 1984 – Best Cast Show Album *'' Me and My Girl'' (1986, revival) *''Follies in Concert'', (G) 1986 – Best Musical Cast Show Album *''

Song and Dance ''Song and Dance'' is a musical comprising two acts, one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in " Dance", tied together by a unifying love story. The "Song" act is '' Tell Me on a Sunday'', with lyrics by Don Black and music by Andrew L ...

'' (1986) *''

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'' (1987, studio with

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) *''

Romance/Romance ''Romance/Romance'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Barry Harman and music by Keith Herrmann. Synopsis The show is composed of two acts linked only by the common theme of love and one song performed in both acts. The first, ''The Little Co ...

'' (1988) *''

The Secret Garden ''The Secret Garden'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in '' The American Magazine'' (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels an ...

'' (1991) *''

Jelly's Last Jam ''Jelly's Last Jam'' is a musical with a book by George C. Wolfe, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and music by Jelly Roll Morton and Luther Henderson. Based on the life and career of Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known as Jelly Roll Morton and generally r ...

'' (1992) *'' Crazy for You'' (1992) *''

Annie Warbucks ''Annie Warbucks'' is a musical with a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin. A sequel to the 1977 Tony Award-winning hit '' Annie'', based on Harold Gray's ''Little Orphan Annie'' comic strip, it begins ...

'' (1993) *''

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., dur ...

'' (1994, revival) *''

Victor/Victoria ''Victor/Victoria'' is a 1982 musical comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. The film was produced by Tony Adams and sc ...

'' (1995) *'' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1995, with

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) *''

Man of La Mancha ''Man of La Mancha'' is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay '' I, Don Quixote'', which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cerva ...

'' (1996, studio with

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, Conducting, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded Plácido Domingo discography, over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, ...

and

Mandy Patinkin Mandel Bruce Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television and film. He is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received three Tony Award nominations, winning ...

) *Wings (1996) *''

Swinging on a Star "Swinging on a Star" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film '' Going My Way'', winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year, ...

'' (1996) *''

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'' (1998, London) *''

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'' (2013) *''

Anna Christie ''Anna Christie'' is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It made its Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. O'Neill received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work. According to historian Paul Avrich, the o ...

'' (2019) Shepard's classical music recordings include albums with

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war Western classical music. Born in Mon ...

and others, and his albums of popular music include, among others: *

Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...

and

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...

– ''Harold Sings Arlen'' (1966); *

Leontyne Price Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American soprano who was the first African American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where she was the first Af ...

– ''God Bless America'' (1982); *

– ''The Disney Album'' (1988); *The

Boston Pops The Boston Pops Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in light classical and popular music. The orchestra's current music director is Keith Lockhart. Founded in 1885 as an offshoot of the Boston Symp ...

– ''Music of the Night'' (1990); *

Betty Buckley Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the American ...

– ''An Evening at Carnegie Hall'' (1996); and *

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy ...

– ''Classic Julie'' (2001). In addition, Shepard contributed to the early 1970s "switched-on" cycle of synthesized electronic classical albums, with ''Everything You Always Wanted to Hear on the Moog* (*but were afraid to ask for)'', in collaboration with Andrew Kazdin (1973). In the 1990s, he also produced several albums for

Sony Classical Sony Classical is an American record label founded in 1924 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records. In 1980, the Columbia Masterworks label was renamed as CBS Masterworks Records. The CBS Records Group was acquired by ...

, with conductor

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and The Boston Pops, including ''The Star Wars Trilogy'' (Skywalker Orchestra); ''The Spielberg-Williams Collaboration''; ''I Love a Parade''; '' Kismet'', starring

Samuel Ramey Samuel Edward Ramey (born March 28, 1942) is an American operatic bass. At the height of his career, he was greatly admired for his range and versatility, having possessed a sufficiently accomplished bel canto technique to enable him to sing th ...

Jerry Hadley Jerry Hadley (June 16, 1952 – July 18, 2007) was an American operatic tenor. He received three Grammy awards for his vocal performances in the recordings of ''Jenůfa'' (2004 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording), ''Susannah'' (1995 Grammy Awar ...

Dom DeLuise Dominick DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was an American actor, comedian, director, producer, chef, and author. Known primarily for his comedic performances, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety show ...

Ruth Ann Swenson Ruth Ann Swenson (born August 25, 1959) is an American soprano who is renowned for her coloratura roles. Born in Bronxville, New York and raised in Commack, New York on Long Island, Swenson studied at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia ...

and

Julia Migenes Julia Migenes (born March 13, 1943) is an American soprano working primarily in musical theatre repertoire. She was born on the Lower East Side of New York (Manhattan) to parents of Irish and Puerto Rican descent. (Her stepfather was of Greek ...

; and ''The Green Album'', among others.See, e.g.
''Sony Classical: Great Performances, 1903-1998''
Sony Music 65819 (1999), at Allmusic, accessed February 9, 2011

Notes

References

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External links

Official websiteIMDB entry for ShepardTheatremania 2001 interview with Shepard1984 interview with Shepard discussing his process for producing ''Sunday in the Park with George''List of Shepard albums at CastAlbums.org''Between the Lions'': Monkey Pop-Up Theater - "Bo Peep"''Between the Lions'': Monkey Pop-Up Theater - "Ted said 'Sven Send...'"1971 ''Billboard'' article about Shepard
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