Sheldon Harnick, lyricist of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' has died at the age of 99.
won a Grammy for best score from a cast album — but their next one was a monster that continues to be performed worldwide:Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem that were adapted into a libretto by Stein,dealt with the experience of Eastern European Orthodox Jews in the Russian village of Anatevka in the year 1905. It starred Zero Mostel as Teyve, had an almost eight year run and offered the world such stunning songs as “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.
In a masterpiece of laughter and tenderness, Harnick’s lyrics were poignant and honest, as when the hero Tevye sings, “Lord who made the lion and the lamb/ You decreed I should be what I am/ Would it spoil some vast eternal plan/If I were a wealthy man?” Harvey Fierstein, who played Tevye in a Broadway revival starting in 2004 said in a statement that Harnick’s “lyrics were clear and purposeful and never lapsed into cliche. You’d never catch him relying on easy rhymes or ‘lists’ to fill a musical phrase. He always sought and told the truth for the character and so made acting his songs a joy.”, in 1966, and the score for, with a book by Sherman Yellen, in 1970.
in 1991 with music by Stephen Lawrence, to lyrics for the opening number of the 1988 Academy Awards telecast. He wrote the theme songs for two films, both with music by Cy Coleman:In 2014, off-Broadway’s The York Theatre Company revived some of Harnick’s early works, including
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Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist, dies at 99Tony and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as “Fiddler on the Roof” and “The Apple Tree,” has died. He was 99.
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Sheldon Harnick Dies: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist Was 99Sheldon Harnick, whose lyrics for the acclaimed stage and film musical Fiddler on the Roof are some of the most recognizable and beloved in Broadway history, died today at his home in Manhattan. He…
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Sheldon Harnick, Famed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at 99The four-time Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient also combined with composer Jerry Bock on 'Fiorello!,' 'She Loves Me' and 'The Apple Tree.'
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Tony-Winning Lyricist Sheldon Harnick 'Fiddler on the Roof' Creator, Dies at 99Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as 'Fiddler on the Roof,' and 'Fiorello!' has died. He was 99.
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Sheldon Harnick, lyricist of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99Sheldon Harnick, a Broadway lyricist whose creative partnership with composer Jerry Bock led to some of the most enduring scores in American musical theater history, notably “Fiddler on the Roof,” died June 23 at his home in Manhattan. He was 99.
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Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof Lyricist, Dead at 99His collaborations with Jerry Bock led to American classics of musical theater.
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