Harold Wheeler, Broadway Orchestrator and 'Dancing With the Stars' Musical Director, Dies at 83
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Harold Wheeler, the legendary Broadway orchestrator and longtime musical director for ABC's Dancing With the Stars, has died at age 83. Wheeler began his Broadway career at age 25 when Burt Bacharach selected him to orchestrate Promises, Promises in 1968. His career spanned over five decades on Broadway, working on productions including Ain't Too Proud, and he served as musical director for Dancing With the Stars for 17 seasons.
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· 3 pulledHarold Wheeler, the veteran orchestrator on Broadway and longtime musical director for ABC's Dancing With the Stars, has died. He was 83.
Wheeler died Wednesday from an unspecified cause of death at his home in Los Angeles, Tony Award-winning producer Lamar Richardson told The Hollywood Reporter.
Wheeler began as a musical director on Broadway in 1968 when, at only 25, he was picked by Burt Bacharach to orchestrate Promises, Promises.
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