Harold Wheeler, Broadway Orchestrator Behind The Wiz and Dreamgirls, Dies at 82
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…