Ted Sperling
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Ted Sperling is a musical director, conductor, orchestrator, arranger, stage director and musician, primarily for the stage and concerts. He won the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Orchestrations, for his work in The Light in the Piazza in 2005. He is the Artistic Director of [http://www.MasterVoices.org MasterVoices], formerly the Collegiate Chorale.
Career
Sperling was born in Manhattan and started taking violin lessons at age 5, studied at Juilliard School starting at age 16, and graduated from Yale University, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude at the age of 21.[http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2002-08-15/theater3.shtml "Theater:Ted Sperling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050215213747/http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2002-08-15/theater3.shtml |date=2005-02-15 }} citypaper.net, August 15–21, 2002
Sperling has been the musical director, conductor, stage director and/or arranger for such Broadway musicals as the revival of South Pacific (2008) and The Light in the Piazza (2005), and for some ten Off-Broadway musicals, starting with Gus and Al in 1989 through Striking 12 in 2006. He appeared on-stage in the musical Titanic (1997) as a performer and one of the on-stage trio of musicians. He began stage directing in regional theatre in 2001, and then directed the musical See What I Wanna See, both regionally and off-Broadway, in 2004 and 2005.
He is the musical conductor for concerts for performer Victoria Clark. The two met at Yale University, when they sang in the Yale Chapel Choir and he was also the first violist in the Yale Symphony Orchestra.Simonson, Robert. [http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/123931-PLAYBILL.COM'S_BRIEF_ENCOUNTER_With_Victoria_Clark PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Victoria Clark,"] December 3, 2008 He has also conducted concerts for Audra McDonald, such as her Houston Grand Opera debut in March 2006 Gans, Andrew,[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94210-Audra_McDonald_to_Debut_New_LaChiusa_Piece_at_Houston_Grand_Opera Audra McDonald to Debut New LaChiusa Piece at Houston Grand Opera,"] playbill.com, July 26, 2005 and her New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve concert, December 31, 2006.Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/97845-Audra_McDonald_Sets_Her_New_Year%27s_Eve_Plans Audra McDonald Sets Her New Year's Eve Plans,"] playbill.com, February 9, 2009 In 2013 he was named Artistic Director of MasterVoices, formerly The Collegiate Chorale.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mastervoices.org/about-us/artistic-director/|title=Artistic Director - MasterVoices|work=MasterVoices|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en-US}}
In 2002 he was named Associate Artistic Director of the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia, PA . In 2008 he was appointed Director of the Public Theater's Musical Theatre Initiative.Hetrick, Adam.[https://archive.today/20130131100748/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114355-Tony_Winner_Sperling_Joins_Public_Theater_as_Director_of_Musical_Theatre_Initiative Tony Winner Sperling Joins Public Theater as Director of Musical Theatre Initiative,"] playbill.com, January 17, 2008 In 2015 he was named Artistic Director of MasterVoices.
As an actor, he appeared on Broadway as the bandleader Wallace Hartley in the original production of Titanic (1997) and played Steve Allen in a television appearance of Lenny Bruce (portrayed by Luke Kirby) during the last episode of Season 2 in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Work (selected)
- Guys and Dolls (2008) - Musical Director, Vocal and incidental music arrangements
- South Pacific (2008) - Musical Director, Conductor
- Striking 12 (2006), Daryl Roth Theatre, Stage director,
- The Light in the Piazza (2005) - Orchestrator, Musical Director, Conductor
- Peter Pan and Wendy (2002), Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia, Stage DirectorFox, David Anthony.[http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2002-12-25/theater.shtml "Review:Peter Pan and Wendy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305065317/http://citypaper.net/articles/2002-12-25/theater.shtml |date=2005-03-05 }} citypaper.net, December 25–31, 2002
- Lady in the Dark (2001), Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia, Stage Director Perry, Claudia.[http://www.aislesay.com/PA-LADY.html "Review: Lady in the Dark "], aislesay.com, accessed July 24, 2009
- The Full Monty (2000) - Musical Director, Vocal and incidental music arrangements
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995) - Musical Director, Conductor, Vocal and incidental music arrangements
- Sunday in the Park with George (1984) Synthesizer
References
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External links
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- [http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&keyword=name&first=Ted&last=Sperling&middle= Internet Off-Broadway Database listing]
- [http://www.tedsperling.net Official Web Site]
- [http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/95897-PLAYBILL.COM'S_BRIEF_ENCOUNTER_with_Ted_Sperling playbill.com, October 26, 2005]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080907231305/http://www.americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/ted_sperling American Theatre Wing biography at americantheatrewing.org as of October 2005]
- MasterVoices website mastervoices.org
- [https://allarts.wliw.org/2018/08/under-a-minute-ted-sperling-min-6/ Under a Minute: Ted Sperling], ALL ARTS
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Category:American choral conductors
Category:American male conductors (music)
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Category:Musicians from Manhattan
Category:Yale University alumni
Category:Classical musicians from New York (state)