Major pianist from the Chicago area (born in Waukegan), Jim Vukovich now resides in Palm Springs, California. He keeps himself busy by working in TV, film, theatre and the music business.
Besides jetting between LA and NYC for work, he still travels extensively to conduct some of the worlds most notable symphonies. He currently can be seen playing piano on the new Bravo TV series "Step It Up And Dance" where he also provided some fantastic new original dance arrangements for choreographer Lee Martino's winning dance combinations.
In the Broadway/musical theatre world, Jim recently wrapped up the job as musical director/conductor for the broadway musical "The Wedding Singer". He also recently music directed the US tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Whistle Down The Wind" and prior to that he music directed the 1st national touring company of the Broadway smash hit musical, Hairspray. That tour lasted almost 3 years and performed an amazing 1100 + shows! In the fall of 2008 Jim is set to music direct the premiere of a new musical "The Princess and the Black Eyed Pea" for San Diego Rep which is being directed by Stafford Arima of "Altar Boys" fame Off Broadway.
For more information, visit their website: http://www.jimvukovich.com
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