Frank Wildhorn

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Frank Wildhorn is an American composer.

In 1999, Wildhorn became the first American composer in twenty two years to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde at the Plymouth Theatre, The Scarlet Pimpernel at the Minskoff, and The Civil War at the St. James Theatre.

Currently, he is engaged to Brandi Burkhardt. His fiancée is currently on Passions, playing the contract role of Siren, the mysterious mermaid now living on land.

In the popular music arena, Wildhorn has worked with such artists as Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers, Sammy Davis Jr., Trisha Yearwood, Tracy Lawrence, Trace Adkins, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Holliday, Dennis DeYoung and Linda Eder, to whom he was married. His Where Do Broken Hearts Go? was an international number one hit for Whitney Houston in the late 1980s.

He was named Creative Director of Atlantic Theatre, a division of Atlantic Records which specializes in developing new American musical works and their potential stars while strengthening the relationship between commercial theatre and the music industry.

In 2005, he co-founded *GlobalVision Records with long-time collaborator Jeremy Roberts. GlobalVision releases include a new concept recording of Dracula, and a new studio recording of Jekyll & Hyde: Resurrection

He is also the first Broadway musician to work with Takarazuka Revue on Grand Theater Musical (Cosmo Production of Never Says Goodbye)

[edit] The Civil War

The Civil War is a country-rock concept album featuring the voices of Hootie & The Blowfish, Amy Grant, Travis Tritt, Patti LaBelle, Trisha Yearwood and others.

It was originally written to be a stage musical premiering on Broadway in 1999 however soon tanked.

[edit] Works

Jekyll & Hyde (1990) - Broke Plymouth Theater Record For Most Performances
Svengali (1991)
Victor/Victoria (1995)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997) - Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Music
The Civil War (1998) - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score and Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Music
Camille Claudel (2003)
Dracula, The Musical (2004)
Rudolf - The Last Kiss (2006)
Never Says Goodbye¹ (2006)