Pianist and singer Steve Ross will celebrate the legendary lyricist Alan Jay Lerner at Birdland Jazz Club in New York this week. Ross will perform his show, “I Remember Him Well: The Songs of Alan Jay ...
Alan Jay Lerner (December 31, 1918 - June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist and a recipient of The Johnny Mercer Award, the Songwriter Hall of Fame's highest honor. Lerner's ...
As a 17-year-old in 1947, Stephen Sondheim had one of his first jobs in the theater: He worked as a “go-fer” — an entry-level production assistant — on Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s third ...
The magical, mysterious Brigadoon, penned by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, officially opened on Broadway March 13, 1947, at the Ziegfeld Theatre, where it would continue for 581 performances ...
Smithsonian Collection of Recordings: RD 048-8 (Sony:A 22455). Excerpts from musicals; music composed by Frederick Loewe, Burton Lane, and others; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Compact disc. Program ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner’s pioneering “Love Life” was thwarted by circumstance. Now, it is coming to Encores! at New York City Center. By Joshua ...
DIED. Alan Jay Lerner, 67, composer, playwright and lyricist of Broadway hit musicals, including Brigadoon, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Paint Your Wagon and Gigi, and author of the screenplay for An ...