Larry Adler of George Gershwin songs, "The Glory of Gershwin", on which they performed "Rhapsody in Blue." "The Glory of Gershwin" reached number 2 in the UK albums chart in 1994. Adler was a musician and showman. Concerts to support "The Glory of Gershwin" showed he was a competent pianist. He opened each performance with Gershwin's "Summertime", playing piano and harmonica simultaneously. The album included Peter Gabriel, Oleta Adams, Elton John, Sting, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, Meat Loaf, Sinéad O'Connor, Robert Palmer, Cher, Kate Bush, Elvis Costello, Courtney Pine, Issy Van Randwyck, Lisa Stansfield and Carly Simon, all of whom
Gary Adler musical director for numerous shows, most notably "Avenue Q". His other NYC conducting credits include "", "Urinetown", "The Fantasticks" and "Nunsense". Gary Adler Gary Adler is an American composer and musical director based in New York. He received two 2005 Drama Desk nominations (along with Zeyneb Bilal) for his music and lyrics for the off-Broadway show "Giuseppe Russo", which had its premiere in the New York Musical Theatre Festival the year before. As a composer, Adler has written songs for Disney Channel's "Johnny and the Sprites" and "Dance Dance Revolution", which was presented by Les Freres Corbusier in December 2008.