Stephen Reinhardt (musician)
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Stephen Reinhardt is an American dancer and music director.

He began dancing at age 8. He went on to study at the Pennsylvania School of Ballet and at the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...

 in New York. He performed in the Broadway musicals, The Happy Time
The Happy Time
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, West Side Story
West Side Story
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, (Lincoln Center Revival), Noel Coward
Noël Coward
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's Sweet Potato, and Minnie's Boys
Minnie's Boys
Minnie's Boys is a musical with a book by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher, music by Larry Grossman, and lyrics by Hal Hackady.It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the early days of the Marx Brothers and their relationship with their mother, the driving force behind their ultimate success.After an...

. He appeared in the film Song of Norway
Song of Norway
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. In 1971, became Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz (composer)
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell , Pippin and Wicked...

's music director and pianist for the original Broadway production of Godspell
Godspell
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. Went on to musically direct The Magic Show
The Magic Show
The Magic Show is a one-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Bob Randall. It starred magician Doug Henning. Produced by Edgar Lansbury, it opened in May 1974 at the Cort Theatre and ran for 1,920 performances, closing on December 31, 1978...

and Working
Working (musical)
Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead....

on Broadway. In 1979 relocated to Los Angeles and became the music director for General Hospital
General Hospital
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, and in 1994 to the present for Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
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. He currently lives in Van Nuys, California.

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