Larry Hochman (; born November 21, 1953) is an American orchestrator and composer. He has won four Emmy Awards for his original music on the TV series Wonder Pets!"Awards of Larry Hochman". Amazon.com and the Internet Movie Database. and a Tony Award for his orchestrations for The Book of Mormon.
Early life and training He studied music theory and composition at Manhattan School of Music, Eastman School of Music, and Mannes College of Music.
Career Hochman's musical One Man Band, for which he wrote the score with Marc Elliot, was produced off-Broadway in 1985, and was later staged at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Florida."Larry Hochman" broadwayworld.com The New York Times reviewer wrote, "The 10 musical numbers, written by Marc Elliot and Larry Hochman, and Mr. Elliot's lyrics for the songs, move the story along and provide some good comic effects...[there are] some old-fashioned songs in the show that you find yourself humming afterward, and a few stay with you a long time.""STAGE: 'One Man Band' at South Street Theatre" New York Times, January 5, 1985.
In 1987, Hochman worked on the short-lived Broadway stage musical Late Nite Comic as orchestrator and musical arranger.Gussow, Mel, 'A Musical: Late Nite Comic', The New York Times, October 17, 1987. Though his arrangements were not recorded on the cast recording in March 1988,Gari, Brian. Sleeve notes to Original Cast LP Late Nite Comic. OC8843 (1988) they are heard on the 25th Anniversary recording. Hochman has provided additional orchestrations for the Broadway musicals The Little Mermaid, Prince of Central Park,"The City Is Sweet and Muggers Are Merry;" from The New York Times, November 10, 1989. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. and The Music Man, among others. He served as orchestrator for Spamalot, which garnered him a Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations, as did A Class Act in 2001 and the 2004 revival of Fiddler on the Roof.
Working with Danny Troob, he composed additional music for Disney's Little Mermaid II. Hochman has composed and arranged music for two episodes of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, the TV documentaries Views of a Vanishing Frontier and Yad Vashem, and the films Not for Publication, The Watchman, and Alaska: Spirit of the Wild. He also co-orchestrated (with John DuPrez) the comic oratorio Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) for Eric Idle and John Du Prez.
His musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera (not to be confused with Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage version) toured North America in 1990, receiving positive reviews. In 1996, Hochman wrote "A Sondheim Medley", which was later authorized by Mr. Sondheim. Hochman's song, "Rising Like The Sun", was performed at the opening ceremony for America's Millennium in Washington, DC.
He provided orchestrations for the 2004 premiere of Frank Loesser's Señor Discretion Himself at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC.Riis, Thomas Laurence. Frank Loesser (2008), Yale University Press, , pp.219-223 Hochman also orchestrated Marvin Hamlisch's score for the 2009 film The Informant!. Hochman has arranged music for concerts for Paul McCartney, Eric Idle, Mandy Patinkin, Stephen Sondheim, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Barry Manilow, Maury Yeston, Marvin Hamlisch, Hugh Jackman, Betty Buckley, Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic."Larry Hochman" , Who's Who, playbill.com
In 2010, Hochman provided orchestrations for the musicals The Addams Family and The Scottsboro Boys and the video game Sonic Colors."A New Razzle Dazzle: Kander & Ebb's Scottsboro Boys Jumps to Broadway" playbill.com"Scottsboro Boys Finds Broadway Home at the Lyceum Theatre" playbill.com, May 18, 2010Larry Hochman, Orchestrator and Composer Later projects include The Book of Mormon (for which Hochman won Tony and Drama Desk Awards),"The Book of Mormon Cast Announced", broadwayworld.com, 2010-11-17 and Death Takes A Holiday (the 2011 musical by Maury Yeston, Peter Stone and Tom Meehan).Jones, Kenneth. Julian Ovenden's Reaper Has a Song in His Heart in Death Takes a Holiday, Premiering in NYC" . Playbill.com, June 10, 2011 In 2014, Hochman orchestrated the Colombian musical Por siempre Navidad by . It was directed by British choreographer and director Mitch Sebastian and repeated in 2015 due to its enormous success. In 2022, he orchestrated Maury Yeston's December Songs, which was recorded by Victoria Clark.Gans, Andrew. "New Recording of Maury Yeston's December Songs, With Tony Winner Victoria Clark, Released November 11", Playbill, November 11, 2022
Personal life He resides in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, with his wife, Diane, twins Brian and Sarah, and daughter Laurie."International who's who in popular music" books.google.com
Theatre Credits Year Production Role Venue Ref.1979 My Old Friends Conductor/Pianist Broadway, 22 StepsA Kurt Weill Concert Pianist Broadway, Bijou Theatre1982 Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Musical Director, Vocal Arrangements Broadway, Alvin Theatre1987 Late Nite Comic Orchestrator Broadway, Ritz Theatre1988 Michael Feinstein in Concert Additional orchestrations Broadway, Booth Theatre1989 Prince of Central Park Broadway, Belasco Theatre1997 King David Broadway, New Amsterdam Theatre1999 The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm Orchestrator Broadway, Longacre Theatre2000 The Music Man Additional orchestrations Broadway, Neil Simon TheatreJane Eyre Orchestrator Broadway, Brooks Atkinson Theatre2001 A Class Act Ambassador Theatre2004 Fiddler on the Roof Additional orchestrations Broadway, Minskoff Theatre2005 Spamalot Orchestrator Broadway, Shubert Theatre2008 The Little Mermaid Additional orchestrations Broadway, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre2010 The Addams Family OrchestratorThe Scottsboro Boys Broadway, Lyceum Theatre2011 The Book of Mormon Broadway, Eugene O'Neill TheatreHugh Jackman: Back on Broadway Orchestrator, arranger Broadway, Broadhurst Theatre2012 Chaplin Orchestrator Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre2013 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Additional orchestrations Broadway, Broadway TheatrePippin Orchestrator Broadway, Music Box TheatreBig Fish Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre2014 Aladdin Additional orchestrations Broadway, New Amsterdam Theatre2015 On The Twentieth Century Orchestrator Broadway, American Airlines TheatreSomething Rotten! Broadway, St. James TheatreThe Visit Broadway, Lyceum Theatre2016 She Loves Me Broadway, Studio 542017 Hello, Dolly! Broadway, Shubert Theatre2018 The Prom Broadway, Longacre Theatre2019 Kiss Me, Kate Broadway, Studio 542023 Spamalot Broadway, St. James Theatre
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 1985 ASCAP Award Musical Theatre One Man Band 1985 Bistro Award Composing One Man Band 2001 Tony Award Best Orchestrations A Class Act 2004 Fiddler on the Roof 2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations Spamalot 2005 Tony Award Best Orchestrations 2008 Emmy Award Outstanding Achievement in Music The Wonder Pets 2009 Outstanding Achievement in Music 2010 2010 Outstanding Original Song for Children's and Animation Program The Wonder Pets (co-composed with Jerry Bock) 2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations The Scottsboro Boys 2011 The Book of Mormon 2011 Tony Award Best Orchestrations 'The Book of Mormon 2011 The Scottsboro Boys 2016 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations She Loves Me 2016 Tony Award Best Orchestrations 2017 Hello, Dolly!
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