Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, known for 'Fiddler on the Roof' and other shows, has died at 99 years old.
FILE - Composer Richard Rodgers, left, appears with cast members of"REX" Nicol Williamson, center, and Penny Fuller, as lyricist Sheldon Harnick, right, looks on in New York on Jan. 19, 1976. 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," died Friday. He was 99.
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." But their masterpiece was “Fiddler on the Roof.”
They would form one of the most influential partnerships in Broadway history. Producers Robert E. Griffith and Hal Prince had liked the songs from "The Body Beautiful," and they contracted Bock and Harnick to write the score for their next production, "Fiorello!," a musical about the reformist mayor of New York City.
In a masterpiece of laughter and tenderness, Harnick's lyrics were poignant and honest, as when the hero Tevye sings, "Lord who made the lion and the lamb/You decreed I should be what I am/Would it spoil some vast eternal plan/If I were a wealthy man?" 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.” “She Loves Me” 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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Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, co-creator of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' dies at 99Tony- and Grammy-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duo of the 1950s and ’60s.
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Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Lyricist, Dies at 99Sheldon Harnick, lyricist for “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Fiorello!,” and creative partner to composer Jerry Block, died on Friday morning at his home in Manhattan, The New Y…
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Sheldon Harnick, 'Fiddler on the Roof' lyricist, dies at 99Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick was known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay. Many Broadway artists paid their respects on social media.
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