Musician

Gerald
Sternbach

Gerald Sternbach is proud to commence his fifth season as the musical director for Reprise! Best of Broadway in Concert Series, in Los Angeles. He has been nominated for eight Ovation awards, three LA Drama Critic Circle awards and recently won a Garland award from the critics of Backstage West. During the summer of 2005, he made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut at the Hollywood Bowl as the on-stage pianist for Stephen Sondheim’s 75th Birthday-The Concert, also assisting Paul Gemignani with the music preparation. Jerry has been the associate conductor for “Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,” “Merlin” and “The Tap Dance Kid” (all on Broadway), “Les Miserables” (L.A. premiere company), and was the conductor for the national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Song and Dance.” Jerry is also a prominent vocal coach in Los Angeles, and has accompanied such diverse stars as Marilyn Horne, Nancy Wilson, John Lithgow, Kelsey Grammar, Florence Henderson, Carol Burnett and others. Other musical direction credits including a number of benefits including “Divas Simply Singing,” “Les Girls,” “Do Re Mi,” “Two on the Aisle,” “The Perfect Year” and “Something Wonderful” and two benefits featuring the original casts of “A Chorus Line” and “Dreamgirls,” plus “A Hollywood Salute to Broadway,” one of the first AIDS Benefits held in Los Angeles. As a songwriter/composer, his songs have been heard in ASCAP Rising Songwriter Showcases on both coasts, while also contributing music to the new musical “Heartbeats” (in collaboration with Amanda McBroom).