Put on a Happy Face A Broadway Memoir
by Strouse, CharlesEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-07-01
Publisher(s): Union Square Press
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Summary
Just about everyone who can hum knows and loves Charles Strouse's music. He composed some of the most successful shows in Broadway history (Annie,Bye Bye Birdie,Applause, andGolden Boy); wrote the film score forBonnie and Clydeas well as the unforgettable theme song forAll in the Family; has been sampled by one of today's biggest rap stars--Jay-Z, in the Grammy-winningHard Knock Life; and his songs have been sung by musical greats from Frank Sinatra to Ray Charles to Barbra Streisand. Timed to coincide with public celebrations of his 80th birthday,Put on a Happy Facegrants an insider's glimpse of Broadway, Hollywood, and beyond. With sparkling wit, Strouse relates the behind-the-curtain stories of his remarkable achievements, and tells fascinating tales about the people he's worked with along the way, including Butterfly McQueen, Gower Champion, Sammy Davis Jr., Lauren Bacall, Mel Brooks, Clifford Odets, Warren Beatty, Hal Prince and Carol Burnett. Strouse is a musical-theater legend who is as entertaining on the page as his work is on the stage!
Author Biography
Charles Strouse is the Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning composer of, among other works, Bye Bye Birdie (1960, with long-time collaborator Lee Adams), All-American (1962, with Mel Brooks), Golden Boy (1962, starring Sammy Davis Jr.) Applause (1970, starring Lauren Bacall) and Annie (1977). He has won three Tonys® (and been nominated an additional four times), two Grammys® and one Emmy®. In addition, he is a three-time Drama Desk nominee; recipient of the Richard Rodgers, the Oscar Hammerstein and the Frederick Lowe Awards, and has been elected to both the Theater Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Table of Contents
| Overture | p. 1 |
| A Lot of Living | p. 3 |
| A Healthy, Normal American Boy | p. 8 |
| The Hard-Knock Life | p. 18 |
| Those Were the Days | p. 26 |
| Nice to See Ya | p. 40 |
| Coming Attractions | p. 55 |
| We Love You, Conrad | p. 71 |
| Everything's Easy When You Know How | p. 91 |
| Fight Song | p. 105 |
| Before the Parade Passes By | p. 124 |
| There's Music in That Boy | p. 134 |
| You've Got Possibilities | p. 167 |
| Fasten Your Seat Belts | p. 181 |
| It Would Have Been Wonderful | p. 200 |
| I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here | p. 208 |
| Tomorrow | p. 229 |
| Dance a Little Closer | p. 245 |
| Cheer Up, Hamlet | p. 260 |
| As Long As You're Happy | p. 270 |
| Exit Music: Coming Attractions | p. 287 |
| Shows and Awards | p. 297 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 313 |
| Index | p. 315 |
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