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.
[citation needed] He has conducted symphony orchestras, opera, acted in Broadway plays,[2] 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[citation needed] and served as an on-stage pianist for New York City Opera presentations.