Like Jazz - Los Angeles Creative Team

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Marilyn Bergman Lyricist
At the age of 93, the award-winning lyricist and seventeen-time Oscar nominee died of non-Covid related respiratory problems. Some of the revered lyricists most notable awards include three Academy Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and one Cable Ace Award. Some of her and husband Alan's Oscar-winning works include "The Windmills of Your Mind," "The Way We Were," and the score for Barbara Streisand's film, Yentl. Some of their Oscar-nominated songs are "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?" from Best Friends, "Papa Can You Hear Me?" and "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from Yentl, ... read more
Alan Bergman Lyricist
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Cy Coleman Composer
Cy Coleman was a prolific composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist who made a significant impact on American music and Broadway. Born Seymour Kaufman in 1929 in New York City, Coleman began playing piano at an early age and was soon performing in clubs and bars around the city. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, but his true education came from playing with jazz greats like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Coleman's first foray into Broadway was with the musical "Wildcat" in 1960, which starred Lucille Ball. The show was not a critical success, ... read more
Larry Gelbart Bookwriter
Phillip G. Allen Sound Designer
Patricia Birch Choreographer
D. Martyn Bookwalter Settings/Lighting
Gordon Davidson Director
Judith Dolan Costume Designer
Jon Gottlieb Sound Designer
Jon Gottlieb (Sound Designer - Owner Jon Sound, Inc) Over the last 35 years Jon has designed the sound for hundreds of theatrical productions nationally and internationally. He currently heads the Sound Design program in the School of Theater at California Institute of the Arts where he has also served as acting dean from 2003 to 2006. He served for 15 years as the resident sound designer for Center Theatre Group; Mark Taper Forum / Ahmanson. Local Los Angeles productions include Like Jazz at the Mark Taper Forum, The Royal Family at the Ahmanson, King Lear for ... read more
Tom Kubis Musical Director
Marc I. Rosenthal Projection Designer
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