Jonathan Tunick

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Jonathan Tunick is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer. He is best known for orchestrating the works of Stephen Sondheim, their collaboration starting in 1970 with Company and continuing until Sondheim's death in 2021.

Early life and education

Jonathan Tunick graduated from Hunter College Elementary School, and the LaGuardia Performing Arts High School, and holds degrees from Bard College and the Juilliard School.[1]

Career

Tunick's principal instrument is the clarinet.[2] Much of his work has arisen from his involvement in theatre, and he is associated especially with the musicals of Stephen Sondheim.[3] Sondheim said "Tunick is a standout in his field not only because of his musicianship and imagination, but primarily because of his great sensitivity to theatrical atmosphere".[4]

Tunick's band, "Broadway Moonlighters", played in 2008 with Barbara Cook as special guest,[5] and played at Birdland jazz club in March 2012. [2] He has also worked as an arranger and/or conductor on recordings with Judy Collins, Kiri Te Kanawa, Brian Asawa, Sir Neville Mariner, Itzhak Perlman, Plácido Domingo, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney, and Bernadette Peters.[6]

Recognition and awards

In his review of the Bernadette Peters recording Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein (2002), John Kenrick wrote: "Jonathan Tunick provides the brilliant arrangements."[7]

He has won all four major American show business awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, making him an EGOT.[8][9] In 1978, Tunick won an Oscar for A Little Night Music (Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score).[9] In 1982, he won an Emmy for his work on the variety television special Night of 100 Stars (Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction),[9] and in 1988, he won a Grammy for his work on the song "No One Is Alone" (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)),[9] and in 1997, he won the first Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for the musical Titanic.[10]

He has also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations four times and won a Drama Desk Special Award in 1982.[11] Tunick was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2009.[12]

Personal life

Tunick is married to actress Leigh Beery[1] (also known as "Lee Beery"), who appeared in the television soap opera Dark Shadows in 1971.[13]

Work

Stage

Sources - AllMusic;[14] Internet Broadway Database[15]

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Filmography

Sources - AllMusic;[14] Internet Movie Database[27]

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1977 Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score A Little Night Music Template:Won [31]

Drama Desk Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1982 Drama Desk Special Award Template:Won [32]
1984 Outstanding Orchestrations Baby Template:Nom [33]
1988 Into the Woods Template:Nom [34]
1994 Passion Template:Won [35]
1997 Titanic Template:Won [36]
1999 Captains Courageous Template:Nom [37]
2000 Saturday Night Template:Nom [38]
2001 Follies Template:Nom [39]
2002 Elaine Stritch: At Liberty Template:Nom [40]
2007 The Apple Tree Template:Nom [41]
LoveMusik Template:Won
2008 A Catered Affair Template:Nom [42]
2014 A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Template:Nom [43]
2018 Carousel Template:Won [44]
Pacific Overtures Template:Nom
2020 West Side Story Template:Nom [45]

Grammy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1981 Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special Endless Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Template:Nom [46]
1988 Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) "No One is Alone" Template:Won

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1982 Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction Night of 100 Stars Template:Won [47]
1984 Live from Lincoln Center (Episode: "Marilyn Horne's Great American Songbook")Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Nom
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) American Playhouse (Episode: "Concealed Enemies")Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Nom
1989 Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music Tattingers Template:Nom
1993 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music Love & War Template:Nom

Tony Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1997 Best Orchestrations Titanic Template:Won [48]
2000 Marie Christine Template:Nom [49]
2001 Follies Template:Nom [50]
2003 Nine Template:Nom [51]
2005 Pacific Overtures Template:Nom [52]
2007 110 in the Shade Template:Nom [53]
LoveMusik Template:Nom
2008 A Catered Affair Template:Nom [54]
2010 Promises, Promises Template:Nom [55]
2014 A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Template:Nom [56]
2018 Carousel Template:Nom [57]
2024 Merrily We Roll Along Template:Won [58]

See also

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ a b Rothstein, Mervyn. "A Life in the Theatre: Orchestrator, Composer and Music Director Jonathan Tunick" Template:Webarchive playbill.com, September 16, 2005
  2. ↑ a b Gans, Andrew. "Tony-Winning Orchestrator Jonathan Tunick Plays Birdland March 19; Rebecca Faulkenberry Is Special Guest", playbill.com, March 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ Jonathan Tunick biography, sondheimguide.com; accessed April 17, 2012.
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  7. ↑ Kenrick, John. "Solo CD's. Bernadette Peters" Musicals101.com; accessed April 18, 2012
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  12. ↑ Gans, Andrew. (January 26, 2009) "Theater Hall of Fame Ceremony Presented Jan. 26; Ivey Hosts" Playbill
  13. ↑ "Leigh Beery Film and TV" imdb.com; accessed October 10, 2015
  14. ↑ a b "Jonathan Tunick Credits" allmusic.com, accessed April 17, 2012
  15. ↑ Jonathan Tunick Listing", Internet Broadway Database; accessed April 17, 2012.
  16. ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. "Chapter Two, A New Arena:The 1950s" Off-Broadway Musicals Since 1919 (2011), (books.google.com), Scarecrow Press, Inc., Template:ISBN, p. 43
  17. ↑ " 'All in Love' Listing" Template:Webarchive Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed April 17, 2012
  18. ↑ " 'Sondheim: A Musical Tribute'" Template:Webarchive, SondheimGuide.com; accessed April 17, 2012
  19. ↑ " 'Smith' Listing", Internet Broadway database; accessed April 17, 2012
  20. ↑ " 'Phantom' Cast Album Listing" castalbumdb.com, accessed April 17, 2012
  21. ↑ Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review; Both a Sendup and an Embrace, Based on Bergman Again" The New York Times, December 19, 1994
  22. ↑ Evans, Greg. "Patti Lupone on Broadway" Variety, October 12, 1995
  23. ↑ " 'Minnelli on Minnelli' Listing" Internet Broadway Database, accessed April 17, 2012
  24. ↑ " 'Road Show'" Template:Webarchive Internet Off-Broadway database, accessed April 18, 2012
  25. ↑ Murray, Matthew. "Theatre Review. 'Bounce' " talkinbroadway.com, November 2, 2003, accessed April 18, 2012
  26. ↑ Eadie, Bill."Regional Reviews. 'Some Lovers', Old Globe" talkinbroadway.com, December 10, 2011
  27. ↑ "Jonathan Tunick Listing" Internet Movie Database, accessed April 17, 2012
  28. ↑ "Cast and Crew, 'Brotherly Love'" fandango.com, assessed April 18, 2012
  29. ↑ " 'The B.R.A.T Patrol' Cast and Crew"Template:Dead link movies.amctv.com, accessed April 18, 2012
  30. ↑ "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" Template:Webarchive sondheimguide.com, accessed April 18, 2012
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