Frank Wildhorn (born November 29, 1958) is an American composer of both musicals and popular songs. His musical ''

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'' ran for four years on Broadway. He also wrote the #1 International

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" for

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Early years

Wildhorn was born in Harlem and spent his childhood in

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before moving to

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, at age 14. Soon after he taught himself how to play the piano, Wildhorn realized he wanted to compose music. During high school, he played in and wrote for various bands, ranging from rock and roll to

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to jazz. He attended

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for two years before transferring to the

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, where he studied history and philosophy. He started writing ''

'' with

Steve Cuden Steve Cuden (born September 25, 1955, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American screenwriter, director, lyricist, playwright, author, theater lighting designer, artist, and teacher. He is best known for his work on the Broadway musical, ''Jeky ...

, who was working at USC when Frank was a student. He is

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Career

Popular music

In the popular music arena, Wildhorn has worked with such artists as Stacy Lattisaw, Natalie Cole,

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, Trisha Yearwood, Tracy Lawrence,

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, Dennis DeYoung and

Linda Eder Linda Eder (; born February 3, 1961) is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical '' Jekyll & Hyde'', originating the role of Lucy Harris, for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award. Eder has performed ...

, to whom he was married. His "

" was an international number one hit for

in 1988. Wildhorn is Creative Director of Atlantic Theatre, an

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division that develops new American musicals. In 2005, he co-founde
GlobalVision Records
with long-time collaborator Jeremy Roberts. GlobalVision releases include a new concept recording of '' Dracula, the Musical'' and a new studio recording of ''Jekyll & Hyde: Resurrection''.

Stage

In 1999, Wildhorn had three shows running simultaneously on

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: ''

'' at the Plymouth Theatre, '' The Scarlet Pimpernel'' at the Minskoff Theatre, and '' The Civil War'' at the St. James Theatre; however, all three shows closed without making a profit, for a total loss approaching $20 million. In 2004, he collaborated with Don Black and

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on a musical based on ''Dracula''. Wildhorn has become a prominent composer globally, with many productions in Europe and Asia having long runs. ''Jekyll & Hyde'' is one of the longest running musicals of all time in South Korea. The musical ''

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'', with music by Wildhorn and lyrics by Jack Murphy, premiered in Prague in October 2008. The musical ''

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'', music by Wildhorn with book and lyrics by Jack Murphy, received a workshop reading in November 2008, and opened at the Theatre of St. Gallen, Switzerland in March 2009. Another musical, with music by Wildhorn and lyrics by Don Black, ''Bonnie and Clyde'', received an industry reading in February 2009 and premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse in California in November 2009. Also in November 2009, another new musical, '' Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure'' premiered at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Art in

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, Florida, with another production following at the Alley Theatre,

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, Texas, in January 2010. Wildhorn is also the first Broadway musician to work with the

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on the Cosmos Troupe's production of the musical '' Never Say Goodbye''. Other musicals include ''Camille Claudel'', which ran in 2003 at the Goodspeed Opera House and a short developmental run at the NYMT Festival in 2004, and ''Waiting for the Moon'' starring Lauren Kennedy and Jarrod Emmick in New Jersey in 2005, with the musical being renamed ''Zelda'' for a run at Flatrock Playhouse in 2012. In 2015, Wildhorn created a musical based on the popular Japanese

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series ''

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'' (this would lead to more manga adaptations, such as ''

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'' in 2021 and '' Your Lie In April'' in 2022). In 2018, he debuted ''The Man Who Laughs'' in South Korea, based on Victor Hugo's

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. ''The Man Who Laughs'' won three awards at the 2019 Korean Musical Awards, including Best Musical.

Other compositions

Wildhorn composed a full-length commissioned symphonic piece, ''Danube Symphony'', which was recorded by the 96-piece Vienna Symphony. A CD of the work was released on December 10, 2021. The Vienna Symphony is scheduled to premiere the piece live at Wiener Konzerthaus in 2022.

Personal life

Wildhorn married

on May 3, 1998. They have a son, and he has another son from an earlier marriage. He and Eder divorced in 2004. Wildhorn was engaged to

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, best known for playing the role of Crickett on '' Hart of Dixie''. He also wrote the roles of Alice in Wonderland and Bonnie in Bonnie & Clyde for her. They separated in late 2010. In 2014, he announced his engagement to Yoka Wao, a former Takarazuka male-role top star who played the lead role in '' Never Say Goodbye'' and the Japanese production of ''Dracula''. They were married on July 26, 2015, in

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, Hawaii.

Works

*''

'' (1990) – Broke Plymouth Theater Record For Most Performances; World Premiere: Alley Theatre, May 1990. (Pre-B'way National Tour 1995–6; Broadway 1997–2001; Tour: 1999–2003; Tour: 2012–2013; Broadway revival: 2013) *'' Svengali'' (1991) – World Premiere: Alley Theatre, April 1991. (Houston, TX & Sarasota, FL) *Two songs in '' Victor/Victoria'' (1995) – World Premiere: (Minneapolis, MN) *'' The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1997) – World Premiere: Minskoff Theatre (Broadway), October 1997. Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Music (Broadway: 1997–2000 (split run(s)), Tour: 2000–2002) *'' The Civil War'' (1998) – World Premiere: Alley Theatre, September 1998. Tony Nomination for Best Original Score and Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Music (Broadway: 1999, Tour: 1999–2000) *'' Camille Claudel'' (2003) – World Premiere: Norma Terris Theatre/Goodspeed Theatre, August 2003. (Goodspeed CT: 2003; NYMF: 2004; Washington, DC: 2020) *'' Dracula, the Musical'' (2004) – World Premiere: La Jolla Playhouse, October 2001. (Also: San Diego 2001, St. Gallen 2005, Graz 2007) *'' Waiting for the Moon'' (2005) – lyrics by: Jack Murphy – World Premiere: Lenape Performing Arts Center, July 2005. Revived in 2012 as ''Zelda – An American Love Story'' at the Flat Rock Playhouse, then as ''Scott & Zelda'' in 2015 at Tokyo, Japan. *'' Cyrano de Bergerac'' (2006) Workshops; World Premiere: Japan, May 2009 *'' Rudolf – The Last Kiss'' (2006) – World Premiere: Budapest Operetta Theater, May 2006. *'' Never Say Goodbye'' (2006) – World Premiere: Takarazuka Grand Theater, March 2006. *''

'' (2008) – lyrics by: Jack Murphy; Premiere in Prague, Czech Republic. *''

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'' (2009) – lyrics by: Jack Murphy – World Premiere: Theater St. Gallen, March 2009. *''

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'' (2009) – lyrics by Don Black; World Premiere: La Jolla Playhouse, November 2009. *''

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'' (2009) – World Premiere: The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, December 2009; Alley Theatre 2010; Broadway 2011; Japan 2012; UK National Tour 2017) *''

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'' (2011) – lyrics by Robin Lerner; opened in Seoul, South Korea."Frank Wildhorn Biography"
frankwildhorn.com, accessed March 27, 2012. *''Mitsuko'' (2011) – written with Jack Murphy and Shuichiro Koike as a musical concert, Vienna in 2005; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan in 2011. *''

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'' (2014) – lyrics by Robin Lerner – World Premiere: Theater St. Gallen, March 2014. *'' Death Note: The Musical'' (2015) – lyrics by Jack Murphy, Japan and South Korea. *''

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'' (2016) - lyrics by Jack Murphy, South Korea and Japan. *''The Passage to the Light - The Revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre'' (2017) - World Premiere: Takarazuka Grand Theater, November 2017 *''The Man Who Laughs'' (2018) - lyrics by Jack Murphy, Art Hall Opera Theater, Seoul, July 10. *''

'' (2021) - World Premiere:

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, Tokyo, December 8, 2021 *''No Longer Human'' (2021) - World Premiere: Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai, December 10, 2021 *''Your Lie In April'' (2022) - World Premiere: Nissay Theatre, Tokyo, May 7, 2022 *'' The Song of Bernadette'' (2023) - lyrics by Robin Lerner & book by

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, World Premiere: Skylight Music Theater,

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, May 19, 2023

Cast recordings

Wildhorn produced and composed a majority of Linda Eder's solo albums and is widely recognized for his ability to release a score before the show opens and have it sell really well. Below are the major concept and cast recordings he has made over his career that have been released in the United States. *''Jekyll & Hyde'' **''Jekyll & Hyde'' – Romantic Highlights (1990); Linda Eder and

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**''Jekyll & Hyde'' – The Gothic Musical Thriller: The Complete Work (1995); Linda Eder,

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and

Carolee Carmello Carolee Ann Carmello (born September 1, 1962) is an American actress best known for her performances in Broadway musicals and for playing the role of Maple LaMarsh on the television series ''Remember WENN'' (1996–1998). She is a three-time ...

**''Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical'': Original Broadway Cast Recording (1997); Linda Eder, Robert Cuccioli and Christiane Noll **''Jekyll & Hyde – Resurrection'' (2006);

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, Kate Shindle and Brandi Burkhardt **''Jekyll & Hyde'' – New Concept Recording (2012) –

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Deborah Cox Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows in her teenage years before ...

, Teal Wicks,

Corey Brunish Corey Brunish is a singer, actor, director, writer and multiple Tony Award-winning producer who is based in Portland, Oregon and New York City. Background Brunish was born in Los Angeles, California. After spending his early years in Belgium an ...

*''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' – A New Musical (1992); Linda Eder, Chuck Wagner, and Dave Clemmons *''The Scarlet Pimpernel'': Broadway's New Musical Adventure (1998);

Douglas Sills Douglas Howard Sills (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor. Early life Sills was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Rhoda (Nemeth) and Archie Sills, and grew up in the suburb of Franklin, in a Jewish household. He was friends (and did ama ...

, Christine Andreas and Terrence Mann *''The Civil War'' – Concept Album (1998);

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, Trisha Yearwood, Linda Eder, Betty Buckley, Michael Lanning, etc. *''The Civil War'' – The Nashville Sessions (1998); Blend of Celebrities *''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' – Encore! (1999); Douglas Sills, Christine Andreas, Terrence Mann, Linda Eder, Rex Smith and Rachel York *''DRACULA, das Musical'' (2008); Lyn Liechty, Uwe Kroger and Thomas Borchert *''Count of Monte Cristo – The Musical'' (Highlights) (2009); Brandi Burkhardt and Thomas Borchert *''Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure'' – The Concept Album (2008);

, Andy Señor, Cheryl Freeman and Tracy Miller *''Tears of Heaven'' (2011); Linda Eder, Christiane Noll, James Barbour, Rob Evan, Jackie Burns, Morgan James *''Wonderland: Alice Through A Whole New Looking Glass'' – Original Broadway Cast Recording (2011) – Janet Dacal, Darren Ritchie, Kate Shindle *''Dracula, The Musical'' – New Concept Album (2011);

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Norm Lewis Norm Lewis (born June 2, 1963) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in Europe, on Broadway, in film, television, recordings and regional theatre. Productions that he has been involved in include ''Dessa Rose'', ''Miss Saigon'', '' T ...

and Kate Shindle (under Global Vision Records) *''Bonnie & Clyde'' – Original Broadway Cast Recording (2012) – Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes The following concept albums were announced, but were never released. *''Cyrano de Bergerac – The Musical'' (2006); Douglas Sills, Rob Evan and Linda Eder *''Death Note: The Musical'' (2014) – Jeremy Jordan,

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, Eric Anderson, Carrie Manolakos,

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, Michael Lanning, and Laura Osnes (a Japanese cast recording was released in 2016)

Other Songs

*''Miracles'' - Stacy Lattisaw, lead single from Sixteen (album) *''Love Me Like The First Time'' -

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, second single from I Want Your Love (album) *''Don't Look in My Eyes'' -

, from The Heart of the Matter (Kenny Rogers album) *''

'' -

, fourth single and

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#1 hit from Whitney (album) *''I Do'' - Natalie Cole and

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, from Good to Be Back *''Vienna'' -

, from Linda Eder *''You Are My Home'' -

and

Peabo Bryson Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the 1983 hit "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack. Bryson ...

, from The Scarlet Pimpernel *''What I Do Best'' -

Robin S. Robin Stone (born April 27, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter, who scored success in the 1990s with such house music singles as " Show Me Love" (which was her debut single) and " Luv 4 Luv". She has had three number ones on the ''Bil ...

, third single from

Show Me Love (album) ''Show Me Love'' is the debut album by American singer Robin S., released on June 21, 1993. It includes the single " Show Me Love" which reached No. 5 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart and the top 10 of many other c ...

*''Someone'' -

and Michael Feinstein, from And So Much More *''So Slowly'' -

Danny de Munk Dennis "Danny" de Munk (born 19 February 1970 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star. Career De Munk started acting at the age of 13 as the leading role in the film Ciske de Rat (Ciske the Rat), directed b ...

, from Danny (originally from the musical Svengali) *''My Father's Eyes'' -

Philip Quast Philip Mark Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an Australian actor and singer. He has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical three times, making him the first actor to have three wins in that category. He is perhaps best known f ...

, from Live at the Donmar *''This Time Around'' -

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, from This Time Around *''I Was Born to Love You'' -

and

, from This Time Around *''Freedom'' - Sabrina Weckerlin, from I'm Not Done Yet

Award nominations

Additionally, Wildhorn's musicals ''The Civil War'' and ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' were nominated for Best Musical at the Tony Awards, and ''The Civil War'' and ''Bonnie & Clyde'' earned Drama Desk nominations for Outstanding Broadway Musical. ''Jekyll & Hyde'', ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', ''The Civil War'', and ''Bonnie & Clyde'' also received nominations for Outstanding Musical by the Outer Critics Circle.

References

External links

Frank Wildhorn – Official Website
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Frank Wildhorn – GlobalVision Records Website
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