Tony- and Grammy-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duo of the 1950s and ’60s.
Bock and Harnick were first introduced at a restaurant by actor Jack Cassidy after the opening-night performance of “Shangri-La,” a musical in which Harnick had helped with the lyrics. The first Harnick-Bock musical was “The Body Beautiful” in 1958.
Q&A: Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler’ and ‘She Loves Me’ lyricist, sails back into the Tony spotlight at 92Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem that were adapted into a libretto by Joseph Stein, “Fiddler” dealt with the experience of Eastern European Orthodox Jews in the Russian village of Anatevka in the year 1905. It starred Zero Mostel as Teyve, had an almost eight-year run and offered the world such stunning songs as “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.
Harnick went on to collaborate with Michel Legrand on “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” in 1979 and a musical of “A Christmas Carol” in 1981; Mary Rodgers on a version of “Pinocchio” in 1973; Arnold Black on a musical of “The Phantom Tollbooth”; and Richard Rodgers on the score to “Rex” in 1976, a Broadway musical about Henry VIII.
In 2014, off-Broadway’s the York Theatre Company revived some of Harnick’s early works, including “Malpractice Makes Perfect,” “Dragons” and “Tenderloin.”” was last revived on Broadway in 2016 in a Tony-nominated show starring Zachary Levi.
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Tony-Winning Lyricist Sheldon Harnick 'Fiddler on the Roof' Creator, Dies at 99Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as 'Fiddler on the Roof,' and 'Fiorello!' has died. He was 99.
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Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick 'Fiddler on the Roof' creator, dies at 99Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Fiorello!” and “The Apple Tree,” has died. He was 99. Known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay, Harnick died in his sleep Friday of natural causes. Bock and Harnick first hit success for the music and lyrics to “Fiorello!,” which earned them each Tonys and a rare Pulitzer Prize in 1960. In addition, Harnick was nominated for Tonys in 1967 for “The Apple Tree,” in 1971 for “The Rothschilds” and in 1994 for “Cyrano — The Musical.”
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Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist, dies at 99Tony and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as “Fiddler on the Roof” and “The Apple Tree,” has died. He was 99.
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Sheldon Harnick Dies: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist Was 99Sheldon Harnick, whose lyrics for the acclaimed stage and film musical Fiddler on the Roof are some of the most recognizable and beloved in Broadway history, died today at his home in Manhattan. He…
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Sheldon Harnick, Famed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at 99The four-time Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient also combined with composer Jerry Bock on 'Fiorello!,' 'She Loves Me' and 'The Apple Tree.'
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Sheldon Harnick, lyricist of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ dies at 99Sheldon Harnick, a Broadway lyricist whose creative partnership with composer Jerry Bock led to some of the most enduring scores in American musical theater history, notably “Fiddler on the Roof,” died June 23 at his home in Manhattan. He was 99.
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