Milton Rosenstock (June 9, 1917,
New Haven, Connecticut - April 24, 1992,
New York City) was an American
conductor,
composer, and
arranger. Trained at the
Juilliard School, he was highly active as a musical director for
Broadway musicals from 1942 through 1980; serving in that capacity for 29 productions, including the original productions of
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949),
Can-Can (1953),
Bells Are Ringing (1956),
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1962),
Oliver! (1963),
Funny Girl (1964), and
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1972). He also composed the music for the 1973 revue
Nash at Nine and worked as musical supervisor for the 1989 production of
Meet Me in St. Louis; the latter of which was his last project on Broadway. In 1948 he won the
Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director for
Finian's Rainbow. He was nominated twice more for that award: for
The Vamp (1956) and the original Broadway production of (1960). He served as the music director of the Lyric Chamber Theater during the 1960s and was the music director of the
American Ballet Theatre during the late 1960s. From 1981 until his death eleven years later of heart disease he was principal conductor of the
Dance Theater of Harlem.