Birth Place: USA
Sheldon Harnick is a legendary lyricist and composer who has made an indelible mark on Broadway. Born in Chicago in 1924, Harnick began writing songs at a young age, and went on to attend the Northwestern University School of Music. After serving in World War II, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in musical theater.
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick, Cyrano: The Musical
Sheldon Harnick, The Rothschilds
Sheldon Harnick , The Apple Tree
Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof
Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof
Sheldon Harnick, Fiorello!
Sheldon Harnick has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Sheldon Harnick has not appeared in the West End.
Sheldon Harnick has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Special Drama Desk Award, the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre award from the Drama League Awards, and the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. He has also been nominated for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for various productions such as Cyrano: The Musical, The Rothschilds, The Apple Tree, and Fiddler on the Roof. Additionally, he received nominations for Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for both Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!
Sheldon Harnick has won several awards throughout his career, including the Special Drama Desk Award, Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre from the Drama League Awards, the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Fiddler on the Roof," Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre from the Tony Awards for "Fiddler on the Roof," and Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "Fiorello!".
Sheldon Harnick has written 37 shows including Love in Two Countries (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952 (Composer/Lyricist), Two's Company (Composer), Shoestring Revue (Sketches), The Littlest Revue (Lyricist), Kaleidoscope (Lyricist), The Body Beautiful (Lyricist), Portofino (Lyricist), Joy Ride (Lyricist), Fiorello! (Lyricist), Tenderloin (Lyricist), Smiling the Boy Fell Dead (Lyricist), Smiling, the Boy Fell Dead (Lyricist), Man in the Moon (Lyricist), She Loves Me (Lyricist), To Broadway with Love (Lyricist), Fiddler on the Roof (Lyricist), Wet Paint (Material), The Apple Tree (Bookwriter), Her First Roman (Lyricist), Pinocchio (Lyricist), Alice in Wonderland (Lyricist), Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (Libretto), Rex (Lyricist), The Madwoman of Central Park West (Lyricist), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Bookwriter/Lyricist), A Christmas Carol (Lyricist), A Wonderful Life (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre (Lyricist), Jerome Robbins' Broadway (Lyricist), The Rothschilds (Lyricist), Cyrano - The Musical (Lyricist), Mostly Sondheim (Lyricist), Dragons (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Barbara Cook's Broadway! (Lyricist), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Composer), Rothschild & Sons (Lyrics).
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