Harold Wheeler, the celebrated Broadway orchestrator, arranger and music director whose work shaped productions including The Wiz, Dreamgirls, Hairspray and Ain't Too Proud, has died. The news was confirmed by Broadway producer Lamar Richardson. He was 82. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Wheeler began his career working for Burt Bacharach in the 1960s, becoming the first Black music director of a major white pop act du…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:20PM on June 25, 2026