Chita Rivera, Brian D'Arcy James, Annaleigh Ashford & More Set for MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Screening Today

By: Dec. 09, 2013
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A VIP screening of the new American Masters documentary, Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love is set for The Paley Center for Media today, December 9th at 6:15 PM. The new documentary is the American Masters series' Season 27 finale, premiering nationally Friday, December 27, 2013, 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and available on DVD January 14, 2014 via PBS Distribution.

Expected in attendance at the Paley Center screening are: Quincy Jones (record producer), Chita Rivera (Tony-winner for The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman), Melissa Manchester (Grammy-winning vocalist), Brian D'Arcy James ("Smash"; Sweet Smell of Success), Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, Or Change; Tony-winner forJelly's Last Jam), Leslie Uggams (Thouroughly Modern Millie; Tony-winner for Hallelujah, Baby!), Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Maury Yeston (Titanic), David Zippel (The Goodbye Girl), Annaleigh Ashford (Kinky Boots), KLea Blackhurst (Everything the Traffic Will Allow), Baayork Lee (A Chorus Line), Terre Blair Hamlisch (Marvin Hamlisch's widow), Dori Berinstein (filmmaker), John Breglio (Producer, A Chorus Line), Michael Keller (Musical Coordinator, A Chorus Line), Valerie Lemon (vocal soloist), Kevin Cole (concert pianist), J. Ernest Green (conductor), Matthew Sklar (composer) and more.

With exclusive access to Marvin Hamlisch's (June 2, 1944 - Aug. 6, 2012) personal archival treasure trove, candid interviews with A-list collaborators from music, stage and screen, and complete cooperation from his family, American Masters takes a deeply personal look at one of the greatest artists of our time. "The Way We Were," "Nobody Does It Better," A Chorus Line -- Marvin Hamlisch's hit streak was staggering. By age 31 he had won four Grammys, an Emmy, three Oscars, a Tony and a Pulitzer Prize -- making him one of only 2 PEGOT winners ever. New interviews include wife Terre Blair Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, Steven Soderbergh, Carly Simon,Quincy Jones, Christopher Walken, Sir Tim Rice,Joe Torre Allen,John Lithgow, Lucie Arnaz, Ann-Margret, Sir Howard Stringer,Kelli O'Hara, Brian D'Arcy James, Idina Menzel, Melissa Manchester, songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, and many others. 90 minutes.

For more about Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love, visit www.marvinhamlischmovie.com (coming soon). For more about the PBS American Masters series, go to: pbs.org/americanmasters or visit facebook.com/americanmasters.


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