Gerald Steichen

Gerald Steichen (born 1963 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma)[1] is an American music conductor, pianist and stage actor.

Steichen holds music degrees from Oklahoma City University and from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.[2] He has conducted symphony orchestras, opera, acted in Broadway plays,[3] and conducted opera touring companies (including the U.S. tour of The Phantom of the Opera). He conducted the final public Broadway performance of Cats. He has presented piano concertos[4] and served as an on-stage pianist for New York City Opera presentations.