Photo Coverage: Strouse Celebrates Book Release and 80th Bday!
By: Peter James Zielinski Jun. 18, 2008
On Monday June 16th at the 21 Club there was a cocktail reception celebrating Charles Strouse, his 80th birthday, his 50-year career and the launch of his new book, Put on a Happy Face: A Broadway Memoir. The evening included a musical tribute, the reading of a proclamation from the city of New York, and a performance by Strouse from behind the piano.
On June 7, 2008, Charles Strouse, the award winning composer
of Annie, Bye Bye Birdie and some of the most popular music from the last 50
years of Broadway, film and television, turned 80.To mark the occasion, a year-long celebration
of events including concerts, international tributes, revivals of popular
favorites and premieres of new works will take place across the
He is a three-time Tony Award winner, a two-time Emmy Award winner, and his cast recordings have earned him two Grammy Awards.His song "Those Were The Days" launched over 200 episodes of the "All in the Family" and continues to reach new generations of television audiences in syndication.With hundreds of productions licensed annually, his musicals Annie and Bye Bye Birdie are among the most popular musicals of all time produced by regional, amateur and school groups all over the world. Strouse's memoir, Put on a Happy Face – A Broadway Memoir, is published by Sterling Publishing and will be available in stores everywhere July 1, 2008.
Photos by Peter James Zielinski
Happy Birthday Charles Strouse!
Charles Strouse, a man and his piano
Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
Michael Feinstein, Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
Michael Feinstein, Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
Michael Feinstein, Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, Sheldon Harnick,Stephen Schwartz
Michael Feinstein, Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, Sheldon Harnick,Stephen Schwartz
Play it Again, Charles!
Stephen Schwartz, Barbra Siman and her husband, Charles Strouse
A very special man on his very special night
A table full of the Strouse memoirs
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