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Harold Wheeler

1943–2026

United States

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William Harold Wheeler Jr. (July 14, 1943 – June 24, 2026) was an American orchestrator, composer, conductor, arranger, record producer and music director. He received numerous Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for orchestration, and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for Hairspray in 2003.

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