Photos: Go Inside the SHELDON HARNICK MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
One of our nation’s and world’s most beloved treasures, Sheldon Harnick passed away at 99 years old on June 23, 2023.
By: Bruce Glikas Nov. 11, 2023
An array of Broadway luminaries, including Danny Burstein, Robert Cuccioli, Jason Danieley, Harvey Fierstein, Rob Fisher, Jessica Hecht, Judy Kuhn, Nancy Opel, David Rockwell, Alan Schmuckler, Elena Shaddow, Alexandra Silber, Emily Skinner, Deborah Grace Winer, Sherman Yellen, and Karen Ziemba gathered on Thursday, Nov. 9th at the Music Box Theater to pay tribute to the iconic lyricist Sheldon Harnick.
Check out photos from the event below!
Later that night, the Broadway League's Committee of Theatre Owners dimmed the lights of all 41 Broadway theaters in New York for one minute at exactly 6:45pm in Harnick’s honor.
One of our nation’s and world’s most beloved treasures, Sheldon Harnick passed away at 99 years old on June 23, 2023. During his iconic career working on Broadway and spanning more than seventy years, Sheldon wrote many of Broadway’s greatest critically-acclaimed and timeless hit shows.
His prodigious work earned him numerous awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, 4 Tony’s and a Grammy. Sheldon, together with his longtime collaborator Jerry Bock, created some of the most important and influential pieces of theater in the world including but not limited to; Fiorello! (1959): Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award; Tenderloin (1960); She Loves Me (1963): Grammy Award; Fiddler on the Roof" (1964) Tony Award; The Apple Tree (1966) and The Rothschilds (1970). Other collaborations include A Christmas Carol with Michel Legrand (1981); Rex with Richard Rodgers (1976); A Wonderful Life with Joe Raposo (1986) and The Phantom Tollbooth with Arnold Black (1995). For Dragons and Malpractice Makes Perfect, he provided book lyrics and music, He has written songs for the films The Heartbreak Kid (1972) and Blame It On Rio (1984) both with music by Cy Coleman; and Aaron's Magic Village (1995) with Michel Legrand.
Harnick is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margery Gray, his two children Beth Dorn and Matthew Harnick and four grandchildren.
Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas
Beth Harnick Dorn
Jessica Hecht and Danny Burstein
Harvey Fierstein with Danny Burstein, Robert Cuccioli, Jason Danieley, Rob Fisher, Jessica Hecht, Judy Kuhn, Jenn Gambatese, Nancy Opel, David Rockwell, Alan Schmuckler, Elena Shaddow, Alexandra Silber and Karen Ziemba
Harvey Fierstein with Danny Burstein, Robert Cuccioli, Jason Danieley, Rob Fisher, Jessica Hecht, Judy Kuhn, Nancy Opel, David Rockwell, Alan Schmuckler, Elena Shaddow, Jenn Gambatese, Alexandra Silber and Karen Ziemba
David Rockwell and Margery Gray Harnick
Jenn Gambatese, Robert Cuccioli and Elena Shaddow
Jessica Hecht, Danny Burstein and Nancy Opel
Danny Burstein, Jane Krakowski, Jessica Hecht and David Rockwell
Stephen Flaherty, John Glover and Lynn Ahrens
Albert Stephenson and John Kander
Harvey Fierstein and Jason Danieley
Alexandra Silber and Judy Kuhn
John Kander, Barbara Barrie and Harvey Fierstein
Alexandra Silber and Samantha Massell
Rob Fisher, Jane Krakowski and Harvey Fierstein
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