Working in the Theatre Composer & Lyricist (Season 22, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

Working in the Theatre

Composer & Lyricist (Season 22, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

Oscar, Emmy and five-time American Theatre Wing Tony Award winner, Peter Stone moderates this discussion with lyricist Susan Birkenhead ("Triumph of Love", "Jelly's Last Jam"), composers/lyricists John Kander and Fred Ebb ("Cabaret", "...See moreOscar, Emmy and five-time American Theatre Wing Tony Award winner, Peter Stone moderates this discussion with lyricist Susan Birkenhead ("Triumph of Love", "Jelly's Last Jam"), composers/lyricists John Kander and Fred Ebb ("Cabaret", "Chicago", "Woman of the Year", 'Steel Pier", "The Act'), composer Marvin Hamlisch ('A Chorus Line", "They're Playing Our Song", "The Sweet Smell of Success"), and award-winning country songwriter/composer Don Schlitz (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer). The panel talks about the process of musical songwriting, collaboration with other writers, writing songs in conjunction with the book, learning from influential composers, through-composed shows compared to book musicals, pros and cons of workshops, their backgrounds, and their first shows. Written by American Theatre Wing See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Susan Birkenhead Self Self See fewer	Allegra's Window (1994)
Fred Ebb Self Self See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Marvin Hamlisch Self Self See fewer	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
John Kander Self Self See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Don Schlitz Self Self See fewer	Notting Hill (1999)
Peter Stone Self - moderator Self - moderator See fewer	Charade (1963)