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Photo Coverage: Tommy Tune, Barbara Cook & More Salute Sheldon Harnick

By: Oct. 29, 2013
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Nancy Rhodes, Artistic Director of Encompass New Opera Theatre, and and Honorary Chairs Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim and Maury Yeston honored legendary lyricist, librettist and composer Sheldon Harnick last night, October 28. Starring in the Musical Salute were Kennedy Center Award Honoree/Tony Award winner Barbara Cook, four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, record setting multi-Tony Award winner Harold Prince, beloved TV and Stage Icon Charlotte Rae, multiple Academy, Grammy, Drama Desk Award winner Stephen Schwartz, Academy and Grammy Award winner David Shire and nine time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune among others. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the event below!

Sheldon Harnick began his career writing words and music to comic songs in musical revues, and one of these, "The Merry Minuet", was popularized by the Kingston Trio. "The Boston Beguine", inNew Faces of 1952 launched his Broadway career. With the composer Jerry Bock, Sheldon created the lyrics for some of the most beloved and cherished musicals of all time: Fiorello! (Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize), Fiddler on the Roof (two Tony Awards, a Gold and Platinum record), She Loves Me (Grammy), Tenderloin, The Rothschilds, The Apple Treeand The Body Beautiful.

Encompass New Opera Theatre is dedicated to the creation, development and production of adventurous new music theatre and contemporary opera, as well as the revival of important musical works by American and international composers. In the vanguard of companies devoted to widening the recognition of America's outstanding composers, dramatists, singers and musicians. Since its inception in 1975, Encompass has produced over 58 full-scale productions with orchestra and staged readings of over 159 new works, from jazz and cabaret to musicals and opera.

Photo Credit: Jessica Fallon Gordon

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The Encompass Singers

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Hal Prince

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Hal Prince

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Charlotte Rae

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Charlotte Rae

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David Garrison

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David Garrison

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Lynne Wintersteller

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Lynne Wintersteller

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Liz Callaway

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Liz Callaway

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Harvey Fierstein

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Harvey Fierstein

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Matthew Sklar

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Kate Baldwin

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Kate Baldwin

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Tommy Tune

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Tommy Tune

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Lisa Livesay

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Lisa Livesay

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Stephen Schwartz

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Stephen Schwartz

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Jason Danieley

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Jason Danieley

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Sally Mayes

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Sally Mayes

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Alexandra Silber

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Alexandra Silber

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Sheldon Harnick, Daniel J. De Siena

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Sheldon Harnick

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Sheldon Harnick

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Barbara Cook

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Barbara Cook

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Barbara Cook

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Sheldon and Margery Harnick with the cast

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Barbara Cook, John Kander, Charlotte Rae, Margery Harnick, Sheldon Harnick, Nancy Rhodes and Daniel J. De Siena

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Margery and Sheldon Harnick







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