Ron Abel, the multi-award-winning composer, producer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and musical director whose vast client list ranges from multi-million selling pop diva Taylor Dayne to opera diva and Kennedy Center Honoree, Jessye Norman, was seen in a recurring role on the Fran Drescher television series Happily Divorced playing who else but himself.

Ron has composed the scores for several Broadway musicals, Rockwell, Life On A Palette, a musical tour of the 20th century through the paintings of America’s most beloved artist, (book & lyrics by Eleanor Albano & Anthony Barnao) as well as Bricktop: Queen Of The Night, Re-Introducing Laurette Bishop and Undressed with his long-time writing partner, the celebrated lyricist, Chuck Steffan.

A major sweep of every Los Angeles theatre award was won by Ron for his score of Twist Of Fate, a musical written with Kleban award- winning book writer/lyricist Lissa Levin. In 2016, Ron, Chuck & Lissa’s collaboration of their musical Hazel: A Musical Maid In America premiered at Chicago’s Drury Lane Theatre.

Ron has arranged, orchestrated and conducted world-wide for artists such as Liza Minnelli, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mandy Gonzales, Lucie Arnaz, Michele Lee, Bryce Pinkham, and Shirley Jones among many others.