Marvin Hamlisch News

Just yesterday BroadwayWorld.com reported the loss of Broadway legend Marvin Hamlisch, and we've been sharing memories from around the theatre industry since. The below piece was written by fellow composer and Dramatists Guild president Stephen Schwartz.

Just yesterday BroadwayWorld.com reported the loss of Broadway legend Marvin Hamlisch, and we've been sharing memories from around the theatre industry. The below piece was posted by fellow composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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Throughout the day, company members had taken to social media to express their shock and grief at the news of Hamlisch's death. Hamlisch, one of the most honored music composers in history, had been scheduled to fly to Nashville this week to see the show for the first time. He was last in Nashville at the start of the company's rehearsals in Music City.

On this very sad day, BroadwayWorld.com will be sharing memories from around the theatre industry. This statement was sent by Terrence D. Jones, president and CEO of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. To contribute your memories, please contact us.

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier today, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away Monday evening at 68 years old following a brief illness. We celebrate the life and career of the legend with even more photos below.

Tonight, in TPAC's James K. Polk Theatre, Michael Andrew, Marissa McGowan, Mark Jacoby, Klea Blackhurst, Jamie Ross and the rest of the ensemble will take to the stage to bring The Nutty Professor to life once more for a Nashville audience. Today, however, the company has been quietly reflective, taking to social media to express their shock and grief at the loss of their show's composer…

On this very sad day, BroadwayWorld.com will be sharing memories from around the theatre industry. This piece was posted by friend of Hamlisch's- Idina Menzel. To contribute your memories, please contact us.

The Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated composer, performer, arranger, musical coordinator, orchestrator, and musical supervisor, Marvin Hamlisch, who passed away yesterday at age 68. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory on Wednesday, August 8th, at exactly 8:00 p.m. for one minute.

On this very sad day, BroadwayWorld.com will be sharing memories from around the theatre industry. This piece is written by stage and screen legend and friend of Hamlisch's- Barbra Streisand. To contribute your memories, please contact us.

On this very sad day, BroadwayWorld.com will be sharing memories from around the theatre industry. This piece is written by Broadway legend Liza Minnelli. To contribute your memories, please contact us.

On Twitter Watch, Nutty Professor wrote ' Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012) Thank you for all you gave us. We are honored to be singing your songs. -Your Nutty Family'

The Recording Academy has released the following statement on the passing of composer Marvin Hamlisch.

I had the privilege of working with Marvin Hamlisch in producing a Cirque Dreams segment for the Kennedy Center's 35th Anniversary Gala. His enthusiasm for unique performance art was unbounded and together we presented an aerial ballet performed live to "The Impossible Dream" under his direction of the National Symphony Orchestra Pops in an unforgettable event. Marvin's musical contributions to the world will live on forever.

On this very sad day, BroadwayWorld.com will be sharing memories from around the theatre industry. This piece is written by composer Matthew Sklar. To contribute your memories, please contact us.

Marvin had a rare musical intelligence and imagination. His work seemed to easily bridge the gap between Art and Commerce. His artistry in writing beautiful melodies always moved me, and spoke to me of his classicism and deep feeling nature. This is a great loss for all of us. One consolation is that his music has been made popular around the world, and people in so many different countries will continue to be moved and inspired by his music as we are.

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier today, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away Monday evening at 68 years old following a brief illness. We celebrate the life and career of the legend below.

According to a family spokesperson, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away Monday evening at 68 years old following a brief illness. Here's an interview with the legendary man from 2010.

Hamlisch, one of only eleven EGOT winners in the history of the entertainment industry, was awarded three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards for his work. On Broadway, he wrote the music for A Chorus Line - which received the Pulitzer Prize - as well as They're Playing Our Song, The Goodbye Girl and Sweet Smell of Success.