MICHAEL CROITER – Music Director/Percussion/Guitar
Michael Croiter has performed with Chita Rivera on
Broadway in Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, her solo debut
at Carnegie Hall and has served as her drummer and musical
director in concert performances around the globe over the
past decade. He’s the drummer/percussionist and music mixing
engineer for Sesame Street on HBO (10 Emmy Awards).
Other notable television mixing and drumming credits include
The New Electric Company (Emmy Award), Disney’s Johnny
and The Sprites (Emmy Nomination) and Disney’s hit TV movie,
The Descendants. He appeared on David Letterman with
Florence and The Machine and on PBS’s Great Performances
with Ms. Rivera. He owns the record company, Yellow Sound
Label, for which he’s produced the original cast recordings
of Matilda (Grammy nominated), Bandstand, Groundhog
Day, Big Fish, First Date, Disaster, The Visit, Murder Ballad,
Heathers (NY and London) and solo albums for such
artists as Chita Rivera, Alan Cumming, Jessica Vosk, Telly
Leung and many more. He was the drummer for the recent
Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close. He
was the drummer for Broadway’s Avenue Q for 6 years and
performed on the national tours of The Dancer’s Life and The
Buddy Holly Story. He’s performed with such diverse artists
as Kristen Chenowith, Alan Cumming, Cassie Levy, Michael
Tilson Thomas, Audra McDonald, Don Rickles, John Legend,
Spencer Day, Jerry Goldsmith and Keith Lockhardt. Love to
Julie and daughter Kaylee.
GARY ADLER – Associate Music Director/Piano
Gary has been a working theater musician in New York
City for over 20 years. As a pianist and conductor, his credits
include Avenue Q, Kinky Boots, Next to Normal, Urinetown,
Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, and The Radio City Christmas
Spectacular. As a writer, Gary wrote both music and lyrics for
the long-running off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz for which
he received two Drama Desk nominations. Other writing
credits include Disney Channel’s “Johnny and the Sprites”
and a number of contributions to the “Carols for a Cure”
album series.
JIM DONICA – Bass
Jim Donica is a bassist, composer, sideman, and
bandleader who has performed and recorded with some of