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Harold Hastings (19 December 1916 – 30 May 1973) was an American composer and conductor. He was born in New York City and subsequently studied at New York University. In his early career, he conducted radio and television orchestras. He also composed music for television advertisements. In 1950, he composed the music for the Broadway revue Tickets, Please!. Following this, he began work on Broadway as an arranger, orchestrator, and musical director. From 1950 to 1973, he worked as musical director or arranger for twenty-five Broadway musicals, several of which became renowned classics of Broadway. In 1973, he died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Larchmont, New York.

Selected work

• Tickets, Please! (1950)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)
• She Loves Me (1963)
• Cabaret (1966)
• Company (1970)
• Follies (1971)
• A Little Night Music (1973)

References

1. Hischak, Thomas (2008). The Oxford companion to the American musical. Oxford University Press US. p. 328.
2. "Harold Hastings, Musical Director". New York Times. 31 May 1973.

External links

• Harold Hastings at IMDb
• Harold Hastings at the Internet Broadway Database

• 1916 births
• 1973 deaths
• Music directors
• American male composers
• 20th-century American composers
• 20th-century American male musicians
• New York University alumni