Steve Gunderson

STEVE GUNDERSON Born in San Diego, California, studied in London, England, and lived in New York City in the 1980s and 1990s. He currently divides his time between San Diego and his home in Los Angeles. He co-created (with Melinda Gilb and Bryan Scott) and starred in Off Broadway's Suds, which broke box office records at regional theatres such as Old Globe Theatre and Actors Theatre of Louisville. He also co-created (with Kathy Najimy) Off Broadway's Back To Bacharach and David, which was revived in Los Angeles with the participation of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. He co-wrote (with National Book Award winner Amy Gerstler) and composed the score for The Artificial Woman, for which he received the 2016 Creative Catalyst Grant. With Javier Velasco he created Everybody's Talkin: The Music of Harry Nilsson which had it's World Premiere at San Diego Repertory Theatre starring Tony Award winners Gregory Jbara and Alice Ripley. He arranged the score, contributed to the script, and musical directed the 2019 World Premiere of Brad Ross and Jonathan Rosenberg's 33 1/3 House of Dreams (directed by Javier Velasco), which broke San Diego Rep's box office record. He has also been a creative force behind the shows More Magic, Dixie Highway, The Brontes, Eternally Bad, A Christmas Carol, and Yours Truly. As an actor he appeared in Street Scene, Butley, Forever Plaid and Suds Off Broadway, and regional productions include His Girl Friday and Memphis at La Jolla Playhouse, How The Grinch Stole Christmas (original cast), Suds, and A Trip To Chinatown at the Old Globe Theatre, as well as roles at Cygnet Theatre, La Mirada Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, San Diego Musical Theatre, North Coast Rep, Diversionary Theatre, Lambs Players Theatre, New Village Arts, Alliance Theatre, American Stage Theatre, Welk Resort Theatre and many more, including working with directors Jack O'Brien, Christopher Ashley, Moises Kaufman, James Vasquez, Stuart Ross, Kathy Najimy. He has received Craig Noel Awards for his performance in Hairspray, Actor of the Year, and Musical Direction. Voice over work includes various roles on King of the Hill and (The New) Beavis & Butthead.