RIP Harold Wheeler

In a career spanning more than five decades, Wheeler received numerous accolades, including Emmy, Tony and Drama Desk nominations and a lifetime achievement award from the NAACP Theatre Awards. He received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater in 2019.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Harold-Wheeler-Tony-Winning-Orchestrator-Passes-Away-at-82-20260625

What an incredible career he had. I first learned his name when he was the music director of the early seasons of Dancing with the Stars. Then I found out about his illustrious theatre career. Rest well, Maestro!

What an extraordinary, long, and varied career of accomplishments. In a short period he went from Promises, Promises, to the amazing orchestration and musical direction of the singular Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. Condolences to the also magnificent Hattie Winston, the actor and his wife of many years.