R.I.P Marvin Hamlisch

[best12bars]

egghumor---it seems you're not accepting PMs, so I can't respond!

Pammylicious---thanks for posting that. It actually brought a tear to my eye. I know Barbra was very close to him, and I'm sorry for her personal loss as well as all of us who loved his music.

[egghumor]

sorry about that! I've corrected.

[EricMontreal22]

""Composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch, best known for the torch song "The Way We Were," died Monday. He was 68 years old."

I would beg to differ. I think in the 1970s, "What I Did For Love" was just as well known as TWWW. "

Nobody Does it Better was pretty massive, as well, wasn't it? (And it was the first Bond theme not to be titled after the movie, even if it does include the line The Spy Who Loved Me). I admit, it's a childhood fave of mine...

[mc1227]

We will never see anything close to his genius in our lifetime. RIP Marvin and thanks for everything!!

[qolbinau]

I just saw A Chorus Line about two weeks ago for the first time! This is so sad, I wonder how the cast/crew of the current production touring Australia (based on the Broadway revival) will feel waking up to the news/performing the show today, the next performance is in about 4 hours and it's a two-show day today.

[EricMontreal22]

What di? I admit, until I saw the tour of the Broadway revival a few years back, I really didn't quite understand just how completely brilliant A Chorus Line is (I'd seen so so amateur productions and of course that film...)

[random person 112]

I'm surprised no one has posted Idina's statement here especially considering most of you have mentioned seeing him perform with her recently. Something you can tell he truly enjoyed.
“Marvin was a friend and mentor, but often felt like a second father to me. To have shared the stage with such a legend has been some of the most rewarding moments in my career. Not only does he leave us with the most precious of melodies and music, but anyone who has ever shared an after-show drink with him can attest to his hysterical storytelling and deep love for his stunning wife, Terre. My heart is broken. He made me feel so special. I love him so much.”
- Idina Menzel

[donte7162004]

He was an amazing talent. Very sad. RIP Marvin Hamlisch.

[blm2323]

Goodbye Girl was my first Broadway Show. Still love the obcr.

[rosscoe(au)]

Very sad to hear, but was also very surprised to see that he was 68! I always thought that he was very much older!

[TheCelebrityCafe]

This news is truly a loss to the music industry. His various compositions over the years will never be forgotten. He was such a multi-talented individual.

To learn more about his works and accomplishments, read the article: http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/08/oscar-winning-composer-marvin-hamlisch-dies-age-68

[WestCoastActor/Director]

and from Lucie Arnaz

Dear Friends!
I am just in pieces after hearing about Marvin. Dear, sweet, kind, generous, hilarious, tireless, brilliant, inspired, compassionate Marvin Hamlisch. My life was always happier and fuller when he was in it. (35 years, Marv!) I owe him so much. My arms are around Terre and his family.

There is some kind of gorgeous music in the heavens tonight.

Here's a little snippet of video from Robert Klein's and my last concert with Marvin on July 16, 2012 with the Pasadena Pops.

http://youtu.be/GdA5xrfTWCA

[EricMontreal22]

I forgot he scored The Swimmer--a great movie. I never got around to checking out Sweet Smell, and now feel I ought to... It's his only Broadway score I don't know (except for the Tony clip)

[WestCoastActor/Director]

And from Liza-
Marvin Hamlisch and I have been best friends since I was 13 years old. He arranged my first album, my second album, the songs for Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli at the London Palladium and just about everything else.

He was one of the funniest people I knew. I will miss his talent, our laughter & friendship, but mostly I will miss Marvin. My heart is with his wife Terre always.

I have lost my first lifelong best friend, and sadly we have lost a splendid, splendid talent.

[allofmylife]

Shock and awwwwwww out here in Hollywood.

He left behind three lifetimes worth of great music.

I have "A Chorus Line" playing quietly in the office.

[MrMidwest]

Sex and the City: The Way We Were

[Wynbish]

If I had a dollar for every person that has said to me, "Oh yeah! He was in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days!"

[Pammylicious]

Lights will dim tonight on the Broadway marquees at 8 pm. Someone if possible take a photo and post it here. TIA.

[musikman]

http://playbill.com/news/article/168974-A-Remembrance-of-Marvin-Hamlisch-at-the-Birthplace-of-A-Chorus-Line

...and now I'm crying at work. What a beautiful tribute.

[KirbyCat]

Oh my goodness, that is beyond beautiful.
He really was a singular sensation. One candle is perfect.

[hockeynut2]

Marvin mentored violinist Joshua Coyne and he and his Mom wrote this tribute on DC Metro Theater Arts.

[ZiggyCringe]

Hey, are you all going?

I wasn't alive during the Judy Garland funeral.

But they are doing a Frank E. Campbell viewing of Marvin. Same deal as Judy, two days viewing, at Frank E. Campbell. Plus the funeral.

I know it's macabre. But I want to be there. "A Chorus Line" was the most important show in my life. It changed me.

[dented146]

Last night the San Diego Pops did a tribute to Hamlisch who has conducted and performed frequintly here.

I still remember crying my eyes out during the final scene of the movie Ice Castles and thinking to myself who could have written such an exquiste melody. Now, after last night, I feel the same way again.

How great to have such a legacy.

[Addison D.]

The link to the DC Metro article doesn't show up--at least on my computer--on Hockeynuts's post. It's a very interesting and moving piece, though, so I thought I'd post the link again.






A tribute to Marvin Hamlisch

[Wildcard]

At Liza Minnelli at the Bowl tonight, she mentioned Marvin many times. She apologized for not having an encore as she had to fly back for his service. She ended with an acapella rendition of "I'll Be Seeing You"

[Myron]

The world is a sadder place without Mr. Hamlisch. His talents will be missed as he gave us some of the greatest showtunes of all time. I always loved "What I Did for Love" and "One". For films he did "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" (Ice Castles) and of course "The Way We Were". RIP