John Yap, founder of international record company JAY Records, pays tribute to his friend and collaborator, the award-winning composer Charles Strouse.
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Farewell to Broadway great Charles Strouse (1928-2025)
Triple Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse has passed away at the age of 96 at his home in New York. The death of the composer whose most famous work was the much-loved musical Annie was announced by his four children.
Remembering Donald Pippin (1926-2022) – Broadway’s favourite musical director, conductor and arranger
In many ways Donald Pippin, who has died at the age of 95, was the American musical theatre’s greatest maestro as a musical director and conductor. And from 1955 until 2018 he was also responsible for the vocal arrangements of some of Broadway’s most successful shows. Michael Darvell looks back on a great musical career… […]
Charles Strouse in cabaret – The Pheasantry
Charles Strouse performed in cabaret, with special guest Bonnie Langford, at The Pheasantry, London. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Composer Charles Strouse is a Broadway legend, not only on account of his great age (he was born in 1928), but also for the sheer number of musical shows he has written since Bye Bye Birdie […]
