Tag Archives: Charles Strouse

Annie Live! Review Roundup

The NBC presentation of Annie Live!, a TV broadcast of the 1977 musical Annie, which is based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray, has received generally positive reviews from television critics. The creative team includes Thomas … Continue reading

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Broadway Birthday: Charles Strouse

Happy Birthday to three-time Tony-winning composer Charles Strouse, born June 7, 1928, in New York, where he attended Townsend Harris H.S. After graduating from Eastman School of Music (1947), he studied with Aaron Copland and Nadia Boulanger. He met longtime … Continue reading

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Annie: Review Roundup

The second Broadway revival of the 1977 musical Annie, based on the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray, has opened to generally positive reviews. The creative team includes Thomas Meehan (book), Martin Charnin (lyrics), Charles Strouse (music), … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Broadway

Mayor Bloomberg unveiled Spotlight on Broadway yesterday during the free Broadway on Broadway concert in Times Square. A project of the New York mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the program will celebrate the history of Broadway by highlighting the … Continue reading

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