MARVIN HAMLISCH
When it came to racking up awards, nobody quite did it better than composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch. To his credit
are Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tonys as well as a Puitizer Prize for Drama for “A Chorus Line.” His magical musical touch can be heard in the tunes sung by Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin and Liza Minnelli who all sang at his memorial service in September 2012. At the 2013 Academy Awards, Streisand shared “The Way We Were” in his memory.
A tribute to the man and his music is slated for one special evening on Saturday, August 18 at 8 p.m. at Music Theatre of Connecticut and you are invited to join the celebration. Part of MTC’s Hot Summer Night Cabaret Series, “Marvin and Me” will feature Valerie Lemon, his signature singer for a dozen years. She will expand her one-woman show especially for this unique event, a production written for her by Hamlisch himself.
Marvin’s widow Terri Blair Hamlisch will add her personal treasure trove of stories about her husband’s career, his musical journey and their special life together. These intimate tales will be enhanced by a series of film clips, a quartet of Broadway stars including Raissa Katona Bennett, Patrick Ludt and Shana Farr, featured guest appearances by pianist Phil Hall and musical director J. Ernest Green, and a 16-voice chidren's choir of MTC students.
The evening may include such hits as “The Way We Were,” “Nobody Does It Better,” “The Sting,” "Through the Eyes of Love,”
“What I Did For Love,” "Surprise, Surprise “ and “I Finally Found Someone.” For tickets ($65, 75), call MTC, 509 Westport Avenue, Norwalk, behind 9 West Shoes, at 203-454-3883 or online at www.musictheatreofct.com.
Let the music and the man fill an evening with joy as MTC salutes Marvin Hamlisch and his contributions. Nobody did it better.
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