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David Holcenberg

David Holcenberg is an American musical director, orchestrator, musical arranger, conductor, composer, and keyboardist. He is best known for his musical direction of Broadway works such as Seussical, Mamma Mia!, Ghost, Bye Bye Birdie, The Story of My Life, Good Vibrations, Titanic, Rocky, Show Boat, Matilda the Musical, Groundhog Day, and MJ the Musical.[1][2]

Holcenberg wrote music and lyrics for Bingo! The Winning Musical alongside Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid. Bingo first premiered in 2001 at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse. Following a production at the Ordway Center of the Performing Arts the same year and at the Adirondack Theatre Festival in 2003, Bingo premiered off-broadway at St. Luke's Theater on November 7, 2005.[3] Bingo! The Winning Musical is available for licensing by Concord Theatricals.[4]

Holcenberg was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award in 2022 for orchestrations for MJ the Musical.[5] He was also nominated for a Grammy in 2023 for Best Musical Theater Album for MJ The Musical.[6]

Holcenberg was the music director for Bartram and Hill's adaptation of Timothy Findley's 1984 novel Not Wanted on the Voyage, staged at Northwestern University in 2010 as part of the American Music Theatre Project.[7]

Stage credits

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1994 Show Boat Associate Conductor, Piano Broadway, Gershwin Theatre [8][9]
1997 Titanic Music Director Broadway, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
2000 Seussical Musical Director, Conductor Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre
2001 Mamma Mia! Broadway, Broadhurst Theatre
Bingo! The Winning Musical Music, Lyrics Regional, Hermosa Beach Playhouse [10]
Regional, Ordway Center of the Performing Arts
Regional, Adirondack Theatre Festival
2005 Good Vibrations Musical Supervisor Broadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre [11][12]
Bingo! The Winning Musical Music, Lyrics Off-Broadway, St. Luke's Theatre [13]
2009 The Story of My Life Music Director, Conductor Broadway, Booth Theatre [14][15]
Bye Bye Birdie Broadway, Henry Miller's Theatre
2010 Not Wanted on the Voyage Music Director University, Northwestern University [16]
2012 Ghost The Musical Music Director, Conductor Broadway, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre [17][18]
2014 Rocky Music Supervisor Broadway, Winter Garden Theatre
2015 Matilda Musical Director, Conductor Broadway, Shubert Theatre
2017 Groundhog Day Broadway, August Wilson Theatre
2022 MJ Music Supervision, Orchestrations Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre
2025 Mamma Mia! Associate Music Director Broadway, Winter Garden Theatre

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Tony Award Best Orchestrations MJ Nominated [19]
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Orchestrations Nominated
2023 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Nominated [20]

References

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  1. ^ "David Holcenberg (Arranger)". Playbill. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "David Holcenberg". Broadway World. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bingo' a new musical comedy, announces full cast". New York Theatre Guide. October 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Bingo! The Winning Musical". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "David Holcenberg". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Artist: David Holcenberg". Grammy Awards. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Hetrick, Adam (April 28, 2010). "Bartram and Hill's New Musical Not Wanted on the Voyage Will Make Illinois Debut". Playbill. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "David Holcenberg (Arranger)". Playbill. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "David Holcenberg". Broadway World. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Bingo' a new musical comedy, announces full cast". New York Theatre Guide. October 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "David Holcenberg (Arranger)". Playbill. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "David Holcenberg". Broadway World. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Bingo' a new musical comedy, announces full cast". New York Theatre Guide. October 19, 2017.
  14. ^ "David Holcenberg (Arranger)". Playbill. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  15. ^ "David Holcenberg". Broadway World. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Hetrick, Adam (April 28, 2010). "Bartram and Hill's New Musical Not Wanted on the Voyage Will Make Illinois Debut". Playbill. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "David Holcenberg (Arranger)". Playbill. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  18. ^ "David Holcenberg". Broadway World. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "David Holcenberg". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  20. ^ "Artist: David Holcenberg". Grammy Awards. Retrieved August 8, 2024.