Coyle, Bruce W.

Bruce W. Coyle, orchestrator, arranger, writer, teacher, coach, and cabaret performer, has conducted and/or performed as pianist in concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and The State Theatre, The Schauspielhaus of both Vienna and Berlin.

On Broadway, Bruce was assistant musical director for Phyllis Newman's one woman show, The Madwoman of Central Park West.  He later served as the musical director for the national tour. Off Broadway, Bruce was musical director and arranger for many musicals including Tallulah staring Helen Gallagher.

Mr. Coyle also starred and performed as musical director and pianist for the first in a series of composer revues, What A Swell Party This Is; The Music of Cole Porter at Rockerfeller Center's Rainbow And Stars, where he also performed Laurie Beechman and Phyllis Newman's Acts.

Bruce was season conductor of Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Kansas City's Starlight Theatre as well as musical director for many musicals regionally.

He has also conducted symphony orchestras across the U.S. and Canada in an evening of Stephen Sondheim's music as well as other concerts and shows starring Helen Reddy, Kathy Rigby, Betty Buckley, Robert Guillam, Carole Lawrence, Judy Kaye, David Carroll, Laurie Beechman, to name a few

Bruce has won 2 of the Florida Critic's Carbonell Awards for his musical direction of Side By Side By Sondheim starring Helen Schneider and Berlin to Broadway: The Music of Kurt Weill.

In addition to Side By Side, Bruce has worked with Ms. Schneider by conducting the German production of Sunset Boulevard and performing various German and New York Cabaret concerts including Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. 

In LA, Bruce was associate conductor with Peter Matz for The Most Happy Fella and Musical Director for Ruthless!: The Musical.  He was also arranger and conductor for the world premiere of Romeo and Bernadette played at Coconut Grove and Paper Mill Playhouses.

With Ms. Morath, he co-wrote Day Dreaming: Channeling Doris Day which they performed in Los Angeles and throughout the U.S.

A very recent move to Charlotte N.C. keeps Bruce closer to NYC and Germany where he still is very active performing, conducting, playing piano and settling into writing.