Category Archives: Writers

The Creative Process: Minnelli, Kander & Ebb

Posted on March 9, 2022 by boz

On March 11, in honor of John Kander’s and Liza Minnelli’s upcoming 95th and 76th birthdays this month, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive of the New York Public Library for the Peforming Arts at Lincoln Center will present … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Robert Allan Ackerman

Posted on January 14, 2022 by boz

Obie-winning director Robert Allan Ackerman died January 10 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Born June 30, 1944, in Brooklyn, he grew up in Kew Gardens, Queens, and spent his summers at the resort his grandfather owned in Mount Freedom, … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Marilyn Bergman

Posted on January 14, 2022 by boz

Emmy-, Grammy-, and Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman died January 8 in Los Angeles. Born Marilyn Keith on November 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, she majored in music at New York’s High School of Music & Art. While a student, she would … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Stephen J. Lawrence

Posted on January 6, 2022 by boz

Emmy-winning composer Stephen J. Lawrence died December 30 at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, N.J. Born September 5, 1939, in New York, Lawrence grew up in Great Neck on Long Island among a musical family. He “was one of … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Keith Herrmann

Posted on December 8, 2021 by boz

On December 5, Tony-nominated composer Keith Herrmann passed away. Born March 4, 1952, in Brooklyn, Herrmann graduated from Westfield H.S. in New Jersey, where he was active in the music program. Below is a recording of Herrmann singing the carol … Continue reading →

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Sondheim: A Personal Remembrance

Posted on December 1, 2021 by boz

The tributes continue apace, as many of us in the theater community turn to the written word (ours and Sondheim’s) to express our feelings of losing an important artist, mentor, and fellow theater lover. As numerous as his artistic accomplishments … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Stephen Sondheim

Posted on November 26, 2021 by boz

Composer Stephen Sondheim, one of the pivotal figures in musical theater history, died November 26 at his home in Roxbury, Conn. Born March 22, 1930, in New York, Sondheim’s parents divorced when he was 10, and he moved to Bucks … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Lee Goldsmith

Posted on November 8, 2021 by boz

Lyricist and librettist Lee Goldsmith died Oct. 5 in Cutler Bay, Fla. Born Jan. 4, 1923, in New York City, Goldsmith fell in love with musical theater after seeing Ethel Merman in Anything Goes when he was a schoolboy. After … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Melvin Van Peebles

Posted on September 23, 2021 by boz

Tony-nominated writer Melvin Van Peebles died Sep. 21 at his home in Manhattan. Born Aug. 21, 1932 in Chicago, Peebles earned a B.A. in literature from Ohio Wesleyan (1954). While in the Air Force, he married German actress Maria Marx. … Continue reading →

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New Sondheim Musical

Posted on September 16, 2021 by boz

Yesterday evening, late-night host Stephen Colbert welcomed nine-time Tony winner Stephen Sondheim to The Late Show, and the iconic theater composer not only talked about the upcoming Olivier-winning, gender-reversed revival of Company (which resumes its Broadway previews on November 15, before a … Continue reading →

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