Larry Hochman (; born November 21, 1953) is an American orchestrator and

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. He has won four

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s for his original music on the

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'' Wonder Pets!'' and a Tony Award for his orchestrations for '' The Book of Mormon''.

Early life and training

He studied

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and composition at

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, and Mannes College of Music.

Career

Hochman's musical ''One Man Band'', for which he wrote the score with Marc Elliot, was produced

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in 1985, and was later staged at the

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. ''

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'' 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... here aresome old-fashioned songs in the show that you find yourself humming afterward, and a few stay with you a long time." In 1987, Hochman worked on the short-lived

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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, they are heard on the 25th Anniversary recording. Hochman has provided additional orchestrations for the Broadway musicals '' The Little Mermaid'', '' Prince of Central Park'', and ''

The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments ...

'', among others. He served as orchestrator for ''

Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot'') is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. Like the motion pictu ...

'', which garnered him a

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nomination for Best Orchestrations, as did '' A Class Act'' in 2001 and the 2004 revival of ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the ...

''. Working with Danny Troob, he composed additional music for

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's '' Little Mermaid II''. Hochman has composed and arranged music for two episodes of

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's ''

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'', the TV

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''Views of a Vanishing Frontier'' and ''

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'', and the films '' Not for Publication'', ''The Watchman'', and '' Alaska: Spirit of the Wild''. He also co-orchestrated (with John DuPrez) the comic oratorio ''

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'' for

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and

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. His musical adaptation of

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's 1910 novel '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (not to be confused with

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's stage version) toured

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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

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's ''Señor Discretion Himself'' at the

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in Washington, DC. Hochman also orchestrated

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's score for the 2009 film '' The Informant!''. Hochman has arranged music for concerts for

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Mandy Patinkin Mandel Bruce Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television and film. He is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received three Tony Award nominations, winning ...

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, Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the

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Orchestra and the

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. In 2010, Hochman provided orchestrations for the musicals '' The Addams Family'' and '' The Scottsboro Boys''. Later projects include '' The Book of Mormon'' (for which Hochman won Tony and

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s),"''The Book of Mormon'' Cast Announced"
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'' (the 2011 musical by

, Peter Stone and Tom Meehan). In 2014, Hochman orchestrated the Colombian musical ''Por siempre Navidad'' by María Isabel Murillo, Misi. It was directed by British choreographer and director Mitch Sebastian and repeated in 2015 due to its enormous success. In 2022, he orchestrated

's '' December Songs'', which was recorded by

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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"
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Awards and nominations

;Won *1985 ASCAP Award, Musical Theatre, ''One Man Band'' *2008 Emmy Award, Outstanding Achievement in Music, ''The Wonder Pets'' *2009 Emmy Award, Outstanding Achievement in Music, ''The Wonder Pets'' *2010 Emmy Award, Outstanding Achievement in Music, ''The Wonder Pets'' *2010 Emmy Award, Outstanding Original Song for Children's and Animation Program, ''The Wonder Pets'' (co-composed with

Jerry Bock Jerrold Lewis Bock (November 23, 1928November 3, 2010) was an American musical theater composer. He received the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with Sheldon Harnick for their 1959 musical ''Fiorello!'' and the To ...

) *2011 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Orchestrations, ''The Book of Mormon'' *2011 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations, ''The Book of Mormon'' *2016 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Orchestrations, ''She Loves Me'' ;Nominations *1985 Bistro Award, Composing, ''One Man Band'' *2001 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations, ''A Class Act'' *2004 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations, ''Fiddler on the Roof'' *2005, Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Orchestrations, ''Spamalot'' *2005 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations, ''Spamalot'' *2010 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Orchestrations, ''The Scottsboro Boys'' *2011 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations, ''The Scottsboro Boys'' *2016 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations, ''She Loves Me'' *2017 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations, ''Hello, Dolly!''

References

External links

Official website, "www.larryhochman.net"
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