A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2013
SHELDON HARNICK
Honoring his 90th Birthday and Celebrating his Lyrics and Music
Sheldon Harnick's musical theater career began in the 1950's in New York City with his first song in a Broadway show, "The Boston Beguine," for New Faces of 1952. In 1957 he teamed up with composer Jerry Bock to create the scores for some of the most beloved and memorable musicals on Broadway.
His witty and brilliant lyrics caught the attention of many Broadway composers, and he collaborated with Richard Rodgers, Joe Raposo, Michel Legrand, and Cy Coleman.
The opera world has heard his librettos for operas by Jack Beeson and Thomas Z Shepard, along with his translation/adaptations of The Merry Widow, Carmen and many other works.
Fiorello, She Loves Me, Fiddler On the Roof, The Rothschilds, The Apple Tree, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Pinocchio, A Wonderful Life, Free To Be... You and Me
We at Encompass are proud to have been the benefactor of Sheldon's guidance as Chairman of our Advisory Board for over three decades.
Margery & Sheldon
Group on Stage
Encompass Carmen Quintette
Hal at podium
Charlotte Rae
Lynne Wintersteller
Liz Callaway
Kate Baldwin
Stephen on stage
Sally Mayes
Daniel at podium
Barbara Cook
Barbara & Liz
Sally, Tommy & Rex
Sheldon Kate & Alexandra
Harriet at podium
David Shire at piano
Harvey Fierstein
Tommy Tune
Stephen Schwartz at piano
Alexandra Silber
Daniel handing Sheldon Award
Nancy & Sheldon
Margery & Sheldon at party
Baldwin & Zippel
Nancy Elisa & Jim Morgan
Sheldon & Hal
David Garrison
Lin Manuel
Matthew Sklar
Lisa Livesay
Jason Danieley
Nancy at Podium
Sheldon at podium
Charlotte & Sheldo
Barbara & Deborah Winer
Sklar Tunick & Silber
John & guest
Stars of Broadway, Television and Film who performed
A Musical Salute!
Kate Baldwin
Liz Callaway
Barbara Cook
Jason Danieley
Harvey Fierstein
David Garrison
Lisa Livesay
Sally Mayes
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Charlotte Rae
Stephen Schwartz
David Shire
Alexandra Silber
Matthew Sklar
Tommy Tune
Lynne Wintersteller
Musical Director/Pianists
Beth Ertz
Tedd Firth
Jeffery Saver
Danny Weller — Bassist
Encompass Singers
with Music Director/Pianist — Mara Waldman
Jennifer Barsamian
Marie Anello
Douglas Jabara
Eapen Leubner
Jody Sheinbaum
Gala Honorary Chairs
Harold Prince Stephen Sondheim Maury Yeston
Gala Honorary Committee
Lynn Ahrens
Alan & Arlene Alda
Patrick Cook, BMI
Stephen Flaherty
Brian d’Arcy James
John Kander
Judy Katz, Katz PR
Michael A. Kerker, ASCAP
Judy Kuhn
Joseph Masteroff
Stephen Schwartz
David Shire
Elisa Loti Stein
Cynthia Fritts Stillwell
Charles Strouse
Edward Thomas
Mimi Turque
David Zippel
Gala Chairs
Daniel De Siena and Harriet Slaughter
As Stephen Sondheim wrote in 2004 for Encompass's Musical Salute:
"Sentimental or satiric, nimblewitted or symphonic, there is nothing like a lyric from the pen of Sheldon Honic."