Born and raised in Binghamton, Ron Tierno began studying with a local drummer named Tony Monforte for ten years before moving to New York City. An audition for Frankie Valli in 1978 led to a national tour to support his massive hit single “Grease.” Numerous recordings and jingles followed, and he later began subbing on Broadway in 1980.
Ron later worked on other shows and eventually was hired to do the first national tour of “Cats” in 1984. He was hired for the Broadway production in 1989 and stayed on that production for eleven years!.
Broadway Credits:
DR. ZHIVAGO - 2015
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - 2005
CATS 1989 - 2000
SONG & DANCE National Co. 1989
ROMANCE, ROMANCE 1988-89
LATE-NIGHT COMIC 1987
CATS National Co. 1984
BARNUM
A CHORUS LINE
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Radio City Music Hall
MAMMA MIA!
GYPSY
THE LITTLE MERMAID
OKLAHOMA
THE PIRATE QUEEN
Club and Concert Acts (selected):
ANDREA MARCOVICCI
LIZ CALLAWAY
JULIE BUDD
EARTHA KITT
GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA
JANE OLIVOR
FRANKIE VALLI
RADIO CITY ROCKETTES
BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA
Recording Credits (selected):
DR. ZHIVAGO - Original Broadway Cast Album
LAURIE BEECHMAN - No One is Alone
ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY & LIZ CALLAWAY - Sibling Revelry
ODYSSEY - Native New Yorker
JANE OLIVOR - Live in Concert
ROMANCE, ROMANCE - Original Cast Album
FRANKIE VALLI - Grease ... is the Word
TWIGGY - London Pride
Educator:
Private Instruction - 30 years
Sounds of Joy - 3 years
Berklee College of Music - seminar, 1984
New England Conservatory - seminar, 1984
Philadelphia College of Performing Arts - seminar, 1985
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