- Title Pages
- Show Tunes
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- How to Use this Book
- Part I Composers of the Early Years
- Part II New Composers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
- Hugh Martin
- Leonard Bernstein
- Frederick Loewe
- Jule Styne
- Frank Loesser
- Richard Adler
- Jerry Bock
- Bob Merrill
- Meredith Willson
- Stephen Sondheim
- Charles Strouse
- Harvey Schmidt
- Cy Coleman
- Jerry Herman
- John Kander
- Mitch Leigh
- PART III New Composers of the 1970s and Beyond
- PART IV Notable Scores by Other Composers
- Appendix 1 Chronological Listing of Productions
- Appendix 2 Collaborator Reference Listing
- Appendix 3 Bibliography
- Song Title Index
- Show Index
- People Index
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman
Born: June 14, 1929, Bronx, New York
Died: November 4, 2004, New York, New York
- Chapter:
- (p.303) Cy Coleman
- Source:
- Show Tunes
- Author(s):
Steven Suskin
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter examines the work of Cy Coleman. It gives an extended commentary of his career, and provides details on productions, giving data and song information. Coleman, a child prodigy at the keyboard, was giving piano recitals at the age of five. The budding concert pianist took a turn toward pop as a teenager, playing at servicemen’s clubs during World War II. He formed a jazz trio and was soon playing successfully in nightclubs. Coleman also started writing songs with lyricist Joseph McCarthy Jr., son of the lyricist of Irene (Notables: November 1, 1919).
Keywords: Cy Coleman, composers, Broadway musicals, musical theater, show tunes, Joseph McCarthy Jr.
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- Title Pages
- Show Tunes
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- How to Use this Book
- Part I Composers of the Early Years
- Part II New Composers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s
- Hugh Martin
- Leonard Bernstein
- Frederick Loewe
- Jule Styne
- Frank Loesser
- Richard Adler
- Jerry Bock
- Bob Merrill
- Meredith Willson
- Stephen Sondheim
- Charles Strouse
- Harvey Schmidt
- Cy Coleman
- Jerry Herman
- John Kander
- Mitch Leigh
- PART III New Composers of the 1970s and Beyond
- PART IV Notable Scores by Other Composers
- Appendix 1 Chronological Listing of Productions
- Appendix 2 Collaborator Reference Listing
- Appendix 3 Bibliography
- Song Title Index
- Show Index
- People Index