Jerry Bock was an American composer best known for his work in musical theater. Born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 23, 1928, Bock showed an early interest in music and began playing the piano at a young age. He studied music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later at the Manhattan School of Music.
Bock's first success in musical theater came in 1955 with the production of "Catch a Star," which he wrote with lyricist Larry Holofcener. However, it was his collaboration with lyricist Sheldon Harnick that would bring him his greatest success. The two first worked together on the ... read more
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.
Harnick's first Broadway credit came in 1955, when he wrote the lyrics for the musical "The Body Beautiful." However, it was his collaboration with composer Jerry Bock that would prove to be his most successful partnership. The duo first worked together on ... read more
Broadway: Motown the Musical, Billy Elliot, South Pacific, Jumpers, 42nd Street, Kiss Me Kate, Cabaret, Little Me, Chicago, Tommy, Guys and Dolls, ...Forum, Cats. Michael has been nominated for an Ovation Award, Joseph Jefferson Award, two Helen Hayes Awards and is a recipient of the Fred Astaire Award. Choreography includes: Original companies of Songs for a New World (Daisy Prince / Jason Robert Brown), Flight of the Lawn Chair Man (Hal Prince), Bounce (Hal Prince / Stephen Sondheim) and the film, The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese). ... read more
His early career was spent performing in Off-Broadway productions, including Class Enemy in 1979, for which he won a Theater World Award for outstanding stage debut.
His first major Broadway credit was the ill-fated Stephen Sondheim/Hal Prince/George Furth musical Merrily We Roll Along (1981), which underwent constant changes during an unusually long preview period and closed after only sixteen performances. His next show, the Athol Fugard play "Master Harold"...and the Boys - in which he portrayed a South African student opposite Danny Glover and Zakes Mokae as the family servants - ran for eight months.
Possibly his most significant Off-Broadway stage credit ... read more
Founder and Editor in Chief of Digital Party, a weekly publication dedicated to chronicling the people and undercurrents of the New Twenties. New York based writer and editor with over 15 years of experience whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, New York Magazine, Town&Country, Robb Report, The Telegraph, Tatler, The Financial Times, The New York Observer and The Evening Standard. She was the Editor in Chief of Avenue for over four years and is Culture Editor at Document Journal. ... read more
