Question: Richie Zito, is an American songwriter, composer and record producer from Los Angeles, in a career spanning more than 50 years, Zito has experienced success as a prolific session musician, being featured on a wide array of other artists' recordings, including work with Yvonne Elliman, an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of which theatric drama play?

Context articles: Steve Lukather
Sylvester Rivers
Michael Landau
Judd Lander
Richie Zito
Steve Nieve
Mike Kellie
Allan Schwartzberg
Yvonne Elliman
Greg Phillinganes

Steven Lee Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known for his work with the rock band Toto.
 A prolific session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres.
 He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger and producer.
 Lukather has released seven solo albums, the latest of which, "Transition", was released in January 2013.
Sylvester Rivers (born October 28, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, pianist and producer, based in Los Angeles, California.
 A prolific session musician, he has recorded with numerous major artists including Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, Johnny Mathis, Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Kenny Rogers, Village People, Deniece Williams, Ray Parker, Jr., Marc Bolan, Shalamar, New Edition, Billy Preston, The Sylvers, Earl Klugh, Maxine Nightingale, Gloria Gaynor, The 5th Dimension and many others.
 He arranged many chart hits including the Number 1 Billboard Hot Soul Single, Candi Staton's, "Young Hearts Run Free."
Michael Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, engineer, and record producer.
 He is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd, Roger Daltrey, Glenn Frey, and Miles Davis.
 Landau, along with fellow session guitarists Dean Parks, Steve Lukather, Michael Thompson and Dann Huff, played on many of the major label releases recorded in Los Angeles from the 1980s–1990s.
 He has released music with several record labels including Ulftone Music and Tone Center Records, a member of the California-based Shrapnel Label Group.
Judd Lander (born March 1, 1948 in Liverpool) is an English harmonicist.
 He was previously a member of the band The Hideaways.
 He has experienced success as a prolific session musician, record industry executive, and company director.
Richie Zito (born August 21, 1952) is an American songwriter, composer and record producer from Los Angeles.
 In a career spanning more than 50 years, Zito has experienced success as a prolific session musician, being featured on a wide array of other artists' recordings, including work with White Lion, Poison, Mr. Big, Neil Sedaka, Yvonne Elliman, Eric Carmen, Art Garfunkel, Leo Sayer, Diana Ross, Marc Tanner, Elton John, Cher, The Motels, as well as The Cult, Eddie Money, Heart, Juliet Simms, Bad English and Prism.
Steve Nieve (born Stephen John Nason, 19 February 1958) is an English musician and composer.
 In a career spanning almost 40 years, Nieve has been a member of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, the Imposters and Madness.
 He has also experienced success as a prolific session musician, featured on a wide array of other artists' recordings.
Michael "Mike" Alexander Kellie (24 March 1947 – 18 January 2017) was an English musician, composer and record producer.
 In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Kellie was a member of the rock bands the V.I.P.s, Spooky Tooth and the Only Ones.
 He was also a prolific session musician and worked with the likes of the Who on the film soundtrack of "Tommy", Joe Cocker, Traffic, George Harrison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Peter Frampton, the Bee Gees's Maurice Gibb, Gary Wright, Johnny Thunders, Luther Grosvenor, Neil Innes, Steve Gibbons, Chris Jagger, Nanette Workman, Sean Tyla, Jim Capaldi, Pat Travers and Andy Fraser.
Allan Schwartzberg (born December 28, 1942) is an American musician and record producer.
 He has been a member of the rock bands Mountain and The Group with No Name and has experienced success as a prolific session musician, mostly through recordings made in the 1970s.
 He has also played on hits such as Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye" and Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill".
 He has played with many musicians, including John Lennon, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Roxy Music, Rod Stewart, Robert Palmer, Roberta Flack, Harry Chapin, Barbra Streisand, Deodato and Roger Daltrey.
Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of "Jesus Christ Superstar".
 She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a US #1 hit with "If I Can't Have You".
 After a long hiatus in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she dedicated herself to her family, she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004.
Gregory Arthur "Greg" Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California, U.S. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed keyboard tracks to numerous albums representing a broad array of artists and genres.
 He has toured with notable artists, such as Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour and Toto, served as musical director for Michael Jackson, and has released two solo studio albums.