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Staff Professional Résumé

Steven Silverstein 

SFS Music Services

For the last fifteen years, Steven has worked in New York City and the surrounding area as a music director; associate music director; composer, arranger; copyist; dance arranger and voice performer.

 He has had the pleasure of “tickling the ivories “ for TV celebrities like the cast of Will and Grace (Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Megan Mulally, and Harry Connick, Jr.), John Stamos (of Full House), David Schram (of Wings) an Nancy Barrett (Dark Shadows); for theater personalities like Tony Award winner Betty Buckley, Tony Award Nominee Alison Fraser, legendary performer John Raitt ( Bonnie’s father); for pop personalities like Deborah Gibson and legendary Carole King; as well as Jana Robbins (Gypsy); and PJ Benjamin. He has worked as a pianist and/or music director/arranger/copyist for composers like Charles Strouse (Annie); Stephen Sondheim (Passion); and Jerry Herman (Mame).

 He has played keyboards in the pits of such Broadway shows as BLOOD BROTHERS and SWINGING ON A STAR. Off Broadway he was Music director for A NAUGHTY KNIGHT and Associate Music Director for THE JAZZ SINGER (director by Richard Sabellico) at Jewish repertory Theatre as well as associate music director for Melting Pot theatre’s production of A CHILD’S GARDEN as Theatre 3 (which was voted top one of the top 10 shows of the current Off Broadway season by the New York pose).

 Other Off Broadway shows include WHEN PIGS FLY (Douglas Fairbanks); THE GREEN HEART (Manhattan Theatre Club), THAT’S LIFE (Jewish Repertory Theatre/Theatre East), ANNIE WARBUCKS (Variety Arts) and EATING RAOUL (Union Square Theatre).

 His song WHO NEEDS ROMANCE, sung by Stephanie Pope, is released on the first annual Genesius Guild CD. His songs have been recorded by Randy Graff, Ellen Greene and Carolee Carmello among others. His work as composer can be heard on the Cd’s QUEL FROMAGE and OUR HEART SINGS.

 He is on the faculty of The Neighborhood Playhouse. He has been on the faculty of Marymount Manhattan College, AMDA, and Pace University.

 

 

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Last updated: 01/24/2006 07:06 PM