Photo Flash: Liza Minnelli, Rita Moreno & More Inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame!
By: Tyler Peterson Jul. 02, 2013
The Encore Celebration Gala Weekend, held on June 28-29 and presented by Krieg DeVault, also served as a benefit for the Center for the Performing Arts for the second annual Great American Songbook Hall of Fame induction. Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Rita Moreno and Jimmy Webb represented the 2013 class. Check out a look back at the ceremony below!
Conceived as an enduring testament to the Great American Songbook's artistic contributors, the Hall of Fame honors lyricists, composers and performers responsible for creating America's soundtrack.
The 2013 awards included:
Legend: Awarded posthumously to an artist who made a significant contribution to the Golden Age of American popular music, typically defined as the period from the early years of the 20th century through the 1960s. Inductees: Frank Sinatra, 2013; Cole Porter, 2012.
Stephen Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Tania Castroverde Moskalenko
Michael Feinstein, Liza Minnelli
Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, Jimmy Webb, Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Rita Moreno, Jimmy Smits
South Bend Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
WAITRESS (South Bend Civic Theatre)
22.7% of votes
2.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts)
12.5% of votes
3.
GREASE (Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts)
11.1% of votes
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