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Sheldon Harnick is a legendary lyricist and composer who has made an indelible mark on Broadway. Born in Chicago in 1924, Harnick began writing songs at a young age, and went on to attend the Northwestern University School of Music. After serving in World War II, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in musical theater.
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From: Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of York Theatre's TENDERLOIN
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Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick, Cyrano: The Musical
Sheldon Harnick, The Rothschilds
Sheldon Harnick , The Apple Tree
Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof
Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof
Sheldon Harnick, Fiorello!
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Happy Tony Award nominations day, BroadwayWorld! It is April 30, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
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Sheldon Harnick has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Sheldon Harnick has not appeared in the West End.
Sheldon Harnick has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career, including a Special Drama Desk Award, Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre from the Drama League Awards, and a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. He has also been nominated for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Tony Awards for "Cyrano: The Musical," "The Rothschilds," and "The Apple Tree." Additionally, Harnick has received nominations for Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Fiorello!" He won the award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Tony Awards for "Fiddler on the Roof."
Sheldon Harnick has won several prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Special Drama Desk Award from the Drama Desk Awards, Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre from the Drama League Awards, the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre from the Tony Awards. He also won Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Fiorello!", as well as the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Tony Award for "Fiddler on the Roof."
Sheldon Harnick has written 37 shows including Love in Two Countries (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952 (Composer/Lyricist), Two's Company (Composer), Shoestring Revue (Sketches), The Littlest Revue (Lyricist), Kaleidoscope (Lyricist), The Body Beautiful (Lyricist), Portofino (Lyricist), Joy Ride (Lyricist), Fiorello! (Lyricist), Tenderloin (Lyricist), Smiling the Boy Fell Dead (Lyricist), Smiling, the Boy Fell Dead (Lyricist), Man in the Moon (Lyricist), She Loves Me (Lyricist), To Broadway with Love (Lyricist), Fiddler on the Roof (Lyricist), Wet Paint (Material), The Apple Tree (Bookwriter), Her First Roman (Lyricist), Pinocchio (Lyricist), Alice in Wonderland (Lyricist), Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (Libretto), Rex (Lyricist), The Madwoman of Central Park West (Lyricist), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Bookwriter/Lyricist), A Christmas Carol (Lyricist), A Wonderful Life (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre (Lyricist), Jerome Robbins' Broadway (Lyricist), The Rothschilds (Lyricist), Cyrano - The Musical (Lyricist), Mostly Sondheim (Lyricist), Dragons (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Barbara Cook's Broadway! (Lyricist), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Composer), Rothschild & Sons (Lyrics).
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