Tag Archives: Sheldon Harnick

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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Broadway Legends: Bea Arthur

Posted on May 13, 2021 by boz

Tony-winning performer Bea Arthur was born Bernice Frankel on May 13, 1922, in Brooklyn and raised in Cambridge, Md. After graduating from the Linden Hall boarding school in Lititz, Pa., she studied at Blackstone College but soon left to enlist … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Sheldon Harnick

Posted on April 30, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to Pulitzer-winning writer Sheldon Harnick, born April 30, 1924, in Chicago. He began composing while at Carl Schurz H.S. and graduated from Northwestern (1949) with a bachelor’s in music. After working with various Chicago orchestras, he moved to … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Posted on February 19, 2021 by boz

On Feb. 19, 1964, the sung-through musical film Les Parapluies de Cherbourg was released in France, premiering in the U.K. that October and in the U.S. that December as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. It is the second in an informal … Continue reading →

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