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...Berlin could twist his lyrics to make fun of himself and others. During the Vietnam War, the Republican composer wrote a new version of his anthem to tweak his left-wing friend, the lyricist E.Y. Harburg: "God bless America,/Land I enjoy,/ No discussions with Russians/ Till they stop sending arms to Hanoi." He also knew that, at the right moment, patriotism could sell songs...
...LAST FIVE YEARS Composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown (Parade) does his best work to date in this melodic and elegantly crafted chamber musical, in which a couple simultaneously tell the story of their relationship--one from start to finish, the other from finish to start. Daisy Prince's inventive production opened at Chicago's Northlight Theater and will face the New York critics early next year...
...summer after his sophomore year, Kevin worked for “Seussical” as an assistant for the lyricist and the stage management. He says with wry humor that “people will always remember ‘Seussical’ because it was disastrous,” but he still loves the musical and fondly listens...
...worshipped as a deity: He loves Boston girls better than all others (and freely proclaims this fact in his “Boston Girl”), he dresses well (no one looks better in a black shirt, black tie and gray suit) and he is a masterful performer, lyricist, musician and singer, as he demonstrated Nov. 18 at Club Passim...
...begins “Reunion,” a humorous yet poignant musical chronicling those four Harvard years and the permanent crimson tint they add to one’s post-college life perspective. Dr. Philip Carl ’61, the lyricist, Dan Kline ’61, the book writer, and Stephen Price ’61, the composer, collaborated on this commerative work for their Class of 1961’s 40th Reunion last weekend. The musical was included in the Second Annual Festival of New Works for the Musical Stage, co-sponsored by New Opera...