@rachelwolf.bsky.socialI stopped watching #dwts when they canned my friend Harold Wheeler. When they had Sean Spicer as a contestant, it was clear the show had gone to shit. But tell me, did ABC do a tribute to maestro #HaroldWheeler on the season premiere?
@rachelwolf.bsky.socialSHAME on the TV Academy. They squeezed in Bob Mackie who just died, but didn't include #HaroldWheeler who was the conductor and music director on ABC's #DancingWithTheStars for 17 seasons!
@rachelwolf.bsky.social@rachelwolf.bsky.socialFor #HaroldWheeler whose mentorship with #POEthemusical meant the world to me, please join me in honoring him by listening to two tracks from #Broadway musicals where his orchestrations (and love of horns) made the score soar.
1. #HereIAm from #DirtyRottenScoundrels
@rachelwolf.bsky.socialAbout 22 years ago, Stephen Schwartz told me to my face that Poe is a "terrible idea for a musical." Good thing I listened to #HaroldWheeler and another Tony-nominated arranger instead. The latter's email to me began with: "I must honestly tell you that this is one of the best I've ever gotten." /4
