Stephen Oremus

Stephen Oremus
Stephen Oremus (left) with Stephanie J. Block (right).
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Occupations	Music producer, conductor, music supervisor, orchestrator

Stephen Oremus is an American musician who has worked on Broadway theatre productions as musical director and as orchestrator. His credits include arranger and orchestrator for the music for Avenue Q , musical director and arranger for Wicked , arranger and orchestrator for All Shook Up , and musical director for 9 to 5 . His orchestrations (with Larry Hochman) for The Book of Mormon won him a Tony Award in 2011, for Best Orchestrations. ^[1] Oremus also won the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Kinky Boots.

Oremus served as orchestra conductor and music director for Frozen 2 and Rufus Wainwright's 2006 Judy Garland tribute concert, which was released as the 2007 album Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall and DVD Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium . ^{[2] [ citation needed ]} In 2022, Oremus and Broadway stars Elizabeth Stanley, Nikki Renee Daniels, Jeff Kready, and Tamar Greene performed reimagined renditions of iconic songs from the satirical animated series South Park with a 30-piece orchestra in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary. ^{[3] [4]}

He is the arranger and producer of the bare bones sophisticated version of "New York, New York" sung by Carey Mulligan in the feature film Shame .^{[ citation needed ]}

Early life

Oremus was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey, ^[5] and attended Livingston High School. ^[6] He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1992, with a major in film scoring. ^[7]

Personal life

Oremus is married to actor, singer, and dancer Justin Bohon. ^[8]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2003	Avenue Q	Music Orchestrations, Musical Supervisor, Music Arrangements	Broadway, John Golden Theatre
2003	Wicked	Musical Supervisor, Conductor, Music Director, Music Arrangements	Broadway, Gershwin Theatre
2005	All Shook Up	Musical Supervisor, Arrangements, Orchestration	Broadway, Palace Theatre
2006	High Fidelity	Vocal Arrangements	Broadway, Imperial Theatre
2008	The Yellow Brick Road Not Taken	Musical Supervisor	Broadway, Gershwin Theatre
2008	9 to 5	Keyboard 1, Conductor, Musical Director, Additional Orchestrations, Incidental Music Arrangements	Broadway, Marquis Theatre
2011	The Book of Mormon	Co-Orchestrator, Vocal Arrangements, Music Director, Conductor, Keyboards	Broadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre
2012	Kinky Boots	Arrangements, Orchestrations, Vocal Supervision	Broadway, Al Hirschfeld Theatre
2018	Frozen	Conductor, Music Supervisor, Arrangements	Broadway, St. James Theatre|
2022	How I Learned to Drive	Musical Director, Arrangements	Broadway, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
2025	Smash		Broadway, Imperial Theatre

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2006	Bambi II	Music Consultant
2013	Frozen	Conductor
2019	Frozen 2	Conductor, Vocal Arranger
2020	Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey	Orchestrator
2024	Wicked	Conductor, Producer, Music Supervisor, Arrangements
2025	Wicked: For Good
2025	Wicked: One Wonderful Night	Musical Director

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2009	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Orchestrations	9 to 5	Nominated	[9]
2011			The Book of Mormon	Won
	Tony Awards	Best Orchestrations		Won
2013			Kinky Boots	Won

References

1. (June 13, 2011). "Tony Winners", The New York Times , p. C7.
2. "Rufus Wainwright channels Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall". archive.ph. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
3. Wild, Stephi. "VIDEO: Elizabeth Stanley, Nikki Renee Daniels, Jeff Kready, and Tamar Greene Sing Orchestral SOUTH PARK Theme Song". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
4. Neale, Matthew (2022-01-26). "'South Park' enlist full orchestra for new version of 'Kyle's Mom'". NME. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
5. Wong, Wayman (February 1, 2005). "Singing the praises of a 'leading' arranger". Playbill . Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
6. Klonsky, L. (May 3, 2011). "Tony Awards: Look Who Is Nominated: LHS alumni Stephen Oremus and Nikki M. James receive nod for their work in The Book Of Mormon". Livingston Patch. retrieved June 14, 2011.
7. Small, Mark. "Breaking In On Broadway: New York alumni have made their mark in different quarters of the theater industry", Berklee Today. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
8. Velsey, Kim (July 20, 2012). "Broadway Stars Stephen Oremus And Justin Bohon Buy A Home in the Hit Factory". The New York Observer . Retrieved August 3, 2012.
9. Stephen Oremus Awards and nominations, *Internet Broadway Database*. Retrieved from https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stephen-oremus-107020#Awards

External links

• Stephen Oremus at the Internet Broadway Database
• Stephen Oremus at IMDb