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Irving Berlin

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Date of Death: September 22, 1989 (101)

Birth Place: Tyumen, SIBERIA

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BIO

Irving Berlin's incredible songbook remains deeply engrained in the current musical landscape of the US, UK and beyond. Contemporary pop artists who have given their own stamp to his work include Lady Gaga, Bob Dylan, Gregory Porter, Rufus Wainwright, Billie Martin, Herb Alpert, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, Michael Buble, Lily Frost, Sarah McLachlan and most recently Gwen Stefani on her 2017 Christmas album. His music continues to be widely featured in films, commercials and television shows. Lady Gaga sang "God Bless America" at 2017's Super Bowl Halftime Show, whilst Seth MacFarlane covered "Let's Face the Music and Dance" for animated movie Sing. Ad spots include Perry Como's cover of "It's A Lovely Day Today" for McDonalds (UK 2017) and Gregory Porter's brilliant version of "Puttin' on the Ritz" for Ritz crackers (UK 2015). His songs also frequently appear in popular TV shows, including the most recent series of America's Got Talent and BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. On stage, Holiday Inn had a successful run on Broadway in 2016, and a film of the stage production was recently shown in cinemas across the US and broadcast on PBS. Irving Berlin is published by Concord Music (North America) and Universal Music Publishing Group (rest of World). Show Licensing is managed by R&H Theatricals: A Concord Music Company.

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STAGE CREDITS

This Is the Army
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1942
Performer
Music Box Revue [1921]
[Broadway]
1921
Performer
Performer
Yip Yip Yaphank
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1918
Performer
Up and Down Broadway
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1910
Entertainer at the Cafe d'Lobster
The Show Girl
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1902
Chorus

Productions

Irving Berlin's White ChristmasIrving Berlin's White Christmas
 
[US Tour, 2018] [Replacement]
Music & Lyrics[Replacement]
White ChristmasWhite Christmas
 
[West End, 2014]
Music and Lyrics
Holiday InnHoliday Inn
 
[East Haddam, CT (Regional), 2014]
Music and Lyrics
DeuceDeuce
 
[Broadway, 2007]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Vertical HourThe Vertical Hour
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Festen
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Theatre Owner / Operator
In My LifeIn My Life
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Theatre Owner / Operator
PrimoPrimo
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Dame Edna: Back with a VengeanceDame Edna: Back with a Vengeance
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin Roof
 
[Broadway, 2003]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Amour
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Fortune's Fool
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Dinner Party
 
[Broadway, 2000]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Macbeth
 
[Broadway, 2000]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Amadeus
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Closer
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Diary of Anne Frank
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Barrymore
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Theatre Owner / Operator
State Fair
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Swinging on a Star
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Blood Brothers
 
[Broadway, 1993]
Theatre Owner / Operator
A Small Family Business
 
[Broadway, 1992]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Park Your Car in Harvard Yard
 
[Broadway, 1991]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Lucifer's Child
 
[Broadway, 1991]
Theatre Owner / Operator
A Few Good Men
 
[Broadway, 1989]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Welcome to the Club
 
[Broadway, 1989]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Spoils of War
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Mail
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Sweet Sue
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
 
[Broadway, 1987]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Loot
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Hay Fever
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Octette Bridge Club
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Alone Together
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Theatre Owner / Operator
End of the World
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Open Admissions
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Brothers
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Agnes of God
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Special Occasions
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Deathtrap
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Side by Side by Sondheim
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Comedians
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Theatre Owner
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Absurd Person Singular
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Veronica's Room
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Sleuth
 
[Broadway, 1970]
Theatre Owner / Operator
There's a Girl in My Soup
 
[Broadway, 1967]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Homecoming
 
[Broadway, 1967]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Any Wednesday
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Beauty Part
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Romulus
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Theatre Owner / Operator
A Far Country
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Five Finger Exercise
 
[Broadway, 1959]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Bus Stop
 
[Broadway, 1955]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Picnic
 
[Broadway, 1953]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Male Animal
 
[Broadway, 1952]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Daphne Laureola
 
[Broadway, 1950]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Lost in the Stars
 
[Broadway, 1949]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Miss Liberty
 
[Broadway, 1949]
Producer
Producer
I Remember Mama
 
[Broadway, 1944]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Of Mice and Men
 
[Broadway, 1937]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Once in a Lifetime
 
[Broadway, 1930]
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Spider
 
[Broadway, 1927]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Cradle Snatchers
 
[Broadway, 1925]
Theatre Owner / Operator
Ziegfeld Follies of 1920
 
[Broadway, 1920]
Music/Lyrics
The Queen of the Movies
 
[Broadway, 1914]
Composer
The Fascinating Widow
 
[Broadway, 1911]
Composer
Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic [1920]
 
[Broadway, ]
Composer

Writing

Everything
Composer
Come Fly Away
Composer
Lyricist
Holiday Inn
Music and Lyrics
Afgar
Composer/Lyricist
Annie Get Your Gun
Composer
Lyricist
As Thousands Cheer
Composer
Lyricist
Composer
Lyricist
Barbara Cook's Broadway!
Composer
Lyricist
Call Me Madam
Lyricist
Composer
The Canary
Composer
The Cocoanuts
Lyricist
Composer
Composer/Lyricist
Dance and Grow Thin
Composer
Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Face the Music
Composer/Lyricist
Lyricist
Composer
Bookwriter
Fosse
Lyricist
Composer
Jerome Robbins' Broadway
Lyricist
Composer
Louisiana Purchase
Composer
Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Miss Liberty
Composer
Composer/Lyricist
Lyricist
Mostly Sondheim
Lyricist
Composer
Mr. President
Composer
Lyricist
Music Box Revue [1921]
Sketches
Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Composer
Music Box Revue [1922-23]
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Composer
Music Box Revue [1923]
Composer/Lyricist
Lyricist
Composer
Music Box Revue [1924]
Composer/Lyricist
Lyricist
Composer
Peter Allen: Up in One
Composer/Lyricist
Shoot the Works!
Lyricist
Composer
Stairway to Paradise
Sketches/Composer/Lyricist
Stop! Look! Listen!
Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Composer
This Is the Army
Composer/Lyricist
Bookwriter
Composer
Lyricist
Watch Your Step
Composer/Lyricist
Lyricist
Composer
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Lyricist
Lyricist
Composer
Composer
Yip Yip Yaphank
Composer/Lyricist
Ziegfeld Follies of 1910
Composer
Lyricist
Ziegfeld Follies of 1919
Composer/Lyricist
Composer
Ziegfeld Follies of 1920
Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Composer
Ziegfeld Follies of 1927
Lyricist
Composer/Lyricist
Composer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1963 - Special Tony Award

Irving Berlin


winner
Tony Awards - 1951 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Irving Berlin, Call Me Madam

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Irving Berlin been in?

Irving Berlin has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Irving Berlin been in?

Irving Berlin has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Irving Berlin been nominated for?

Irving Berlin has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. He received a Special Tony Award and was also nominated for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for the show "Call Me Madam" at the Tony Awards.

What awards has Irving Berlin won?

Irving Berlin has won the Special Tony Award and the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre award at the Tony Awards for his work on the show "Call Me Madam".

How many shows has Irving Berlin written?

Irving Berlin has written 42 shows including Ziegfeld Follies of 1910 (Composer), Watch Your Step (Composer/Lyricist), Stop! Look! Listen! (Composer/Lyricist), Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 (Composer), The Century Girl (Composer), Dance and Grow Thin (Composer/Lyricist), The Cohan Revue of 1918 (Composer), Yip Yip Yaphank (Composer/Lyricist), Everything (Composer), The Canary (Composer), Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 (Composer/Lyricist), Afgar (Composer/Lyricist), Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 (Composer/Lyricist), Music Box Revue [1921] (Sketches), Music Box Revue [1922-23] (Composer/Lyricist), Music Box Revue [1923] (Composer/Lyricist), Music Box Revue [1924] (Composer/Lyricist), The Cocoanuts (Composer/Lyricist), Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 (Composer/Lyricist), Shoot the Works! (Composer), Face the Music (Composer/Lyricist), As Thousands Cheer (Composer), Louisiana Purchase (Composer/Lyricist), This Is the Army (Composer/Lyricist), Annie Get Your Gun (Composer), Miss Liberty (Composer/Lyricist), Call Me Madam (Composer), Mr. President (Composer), Peter Allen: Up in One (Composer/Lyricist), Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre (Composer), Jerome Robbins' Broadway (Lyricist), The Cocoanuts (Composer), Fosse (Lyricist), Mr. President (Composer), Mostly Sondheim (Lyricist), Elaine Stritch At Liberty (Composer), Barbara Cook's Broadway! (Composer), Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Composer), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Composer), Stairway to Paradise (Sketches/Composer/Lyricist), Come Fly Away (Composer), Holiday Inn (Music and Lyrics).

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