Michael Kosarin was music director, conductor, and arranger of the original Broadway production of Disney's
Beauty and the Beast in 1994, and has collaborated as such with composer
Alan Menken ever since. He's worked steadily on Broadway since 1982, on the original productions of such shows as
Nine,
Grand Hotel,
Secret Garden,
King David,
A Chorus Line,
Little Shop of Horrors,
The Little Mermaid,
Leap of Faith,
Sister Act,
Newsies and
Aladdin, as well as on Disney's
The Hunchback of Notre Dame worldwide. Upcoming shows include theatrical adaptations of
Night at the Museum,
Nancy Drew and
Animal Farm. His vast motion picture work includes
Pocahontas,
Hercules,
Enchanted,
Tangled,
Ralph Breaks the Internet and the live-action films of
Beauty and the Beast and
Aladdin, as well as
Disenchanted and Skydance Animation's
Spellbound. An Emmy-award-winning television music producer and arranger, he produced and arranged all the songs for the musical series
Galavant, has composed songs and scores for children's shows
Sesame Street and
The Wonder Pets, and contributes to “Ms Rachel's” programs as well. In the recording world, Mr Kosarin is a three-time Grammy-nominated recording artist and producer, where his work ranges from dozens of theatre albums and motion picture soundtracks to long-time collaborations with such legendary artists as Carly Simon and Barbara Cook. He also maintains an active concert career with symphonic and pops orchestras, and has conducted films live to picture in venues ranging from the Hollywood Bowl to Tokyo's Budokan. Mr Kosarin makes his home in New York City.
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