Richard Adler
Composer, Lyricist Born: New York, NY. Education: The University of North Carolina, BA.
Military Service: USNR, LTJG, World War II
Wrote: Stop The Music, TV - 1952 Stage
Scores: John Murray Anderson's Almanac, The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, Kwamina, A Mother's Kisses, Off-Key
TV Musicals: Little Woman, Gift Of The Magi, Olympus 7-000
Symphonic Works: Memory of A Childhood-Premiered October 1978; The Detroit Symphony Retrospectrum--Premiered July 1979; Carnegie Hall, The Soviet Chamber Orchestra; Pulitzer Nominee Yellowstone--Premiered May 1980; Metropolitan Brass Quartet Yellowstone Overture--Premiered November 1980; American Philharmonic Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, Pulitzer Nominee Wilderness Suite--Premiered February 1983; The Utah Symphony, Salt Lake City; recorded on RCA Red Seal, Pulitzer Nominee The Lady Remembers--Premiered October 28, 1985; Kennedy Center, Detroit Symphony, Gunther Herbig, Conducting. Commissioned by The Statue Of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, celebrating the Statue's Centennial; Pulitzer Nominee. Recorded on RCA Red Seal Overture For The U.S. Olympic Festival-Premiered September 1987 March-March to celebrate Harvard's Neiman Foundation 50th Anniversary; Harvard Premiere 1989 Commemorative Suite--To Celebrate the Bicentennial of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the oldest State University in the U.S. World Premiere, October 11, 1993. Recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. Ballets: Notes On My Life, commissioned and performed by Ft.Worth/Arlington (TX) Ballet. The House of Bernarda Alba, commissioned and performed by Miami City Ballet. 8 BY ADLER--Commissioned and performed by Chicago City Ballet, November 1984, Chicago. TV Performance awarded an Emmy. Performed frequently by the Fort Worth Ballet. CHICAGO-Commissioned by the City of Chicago to celebrate its sesquicentennial, Chicago, September 1987
Most Popular Songs: "Rags To Riches" "Hey There" "Hernando's Hideaway" "Steam Heat" "Whatever Lola Wants" "You Gotta Have Heart" "Everybody Loves A Lover" "Another Time, Another Place"
Musical Commercials: Newport Filter Cigarettes (Best Commercial of the Year, National Advertising Association) Kent; Imperial size Cigarettes; Hertz; American Gas Association; CITGO; Bon Ami; Willys Overland; Lucky Lager Beer; Colgate; Eastman Kodak; Levolor Stage
Entertainments For: White House Correspondents Dinner, Washington; President Kennedy and Prime Minister MacMillan. President John F. Kennedy's Birthday Salute, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1962. Inaugural Anniversary Salute to President John Kennedy; National Guard Armory, Washington, 1963. Inaugural Gala for President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965. White House Consultant for the Arts to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, 1962-1967.
Awards: 2 Tony Awards, 1 Tony Nomination, 4 Pulitzer Nominations, 2 Donaldson Awards, 2 Variety Critics Awards, London Evening Standard Award, Colgate Distinguished Service Award, Songwriter's Hall of Fame, National Park Service Honorary Ranger Award, Emmy Southampton Cultural Center Achievement Award for Theater, 1993 University of North Carolina Lifetime Achievement Award, ASCAP Richard Rodgers Award, Honorary Doctorate in Music and Theater, Wagner College.
Boards: ANTA Board of Trustees National Hypertension Association Board of Directors Songwriters Guild of America, Executive Committee, 1st Vice President National Parks and Conservation Association Counsel of Advisors Southampton College Council of Overseers Kennedy Center (ex officio).
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Did you see our latest news earlier in the week? Chitty flies again! We're thrilled to announce that rights to the full, 2-act version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are now available without restrictions for performances scheduled to take place before 31st December 2023. Applications for 2024 are currently restricted to those in venues of less than 500 seats. Apply today! www.mtishows.co.uk/chitty-chitty-bang-bang #chittychittybangbang #newrelease #trulyscrumptious
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Xanadu is now available for licensing! You have to believe we are magic... Xanadu is a moving, electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep audiences in stitches, while the original, legendary chart-topping tunes lift them out of their seats. Find out more: www.mtishows.co.uk/xanadu #xanadu #newshow #amateurtheatre #licensing #olivianewtonjohn #strangemagic
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Bravo to everyone at @_spotlight.theatre who went Into the Woods at Nottingham Arts Theatre earlier in the month. These photos look great! Photo credit: Martin Holtom. #intothewoods #nottingham #amateurtheatre #amdram
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A huge congratulations to everyone at @green_room_productions on their hugely successful production of Sunshine on Leith. We really would have walked 500 miles to grab a ticket. #sunshineonleith #pottersbar #amateurtheatre #wyllyotts
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As schools across the UK and Europe wind down for the Summer holidays we wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the incredible teachers everywhere who make musical theatre happen year after year. To those teachers we say: you are an inspiration! We had close to 100 of these incredible teachers take part in this years Junior Theatre Festival, so lets enjoy the special teacher number from that days awards ceremony. #teachers #jtf22 #musicaltheatre #schoolshow #inspiration #education #broadwayjr
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We love these production shots of Disneys The Little Mermaid JR from @pqanorthampton #merfolk #thelittlemermaidjr #performingarts #disney #broadwayjr
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Bravo to @curtaincallshrewsbury on their production of Roald Dahls Matilda the Musical JR. Theyre currently having the best time working on the show, and these wonderful photos prove it! Enjoy your final performances. #matildajr #broadwayjr #shrewsbury #roalddahl #youththeatre #maggots
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WHAT A PICTURE We'll definitely be sticking these in the family album A few snaps from @haslemereplayers dress rehearsal of KIPPS - The New Half a Sixpence Musical which runs at Haslemere Hall this week. Break a leg! #kipps #kippshalfasixpence #haslemere #haslemerehall #surreytheatre #surrey
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Do you love musicals and want to work at MTI? We're searching for a new Licensing Assistant / Receptionist. The successful candidate will be required to work from our newly refurbished office in London at 12-14 Mortimer Street, W1T 3JJ. The core duties/responsibilities will include: Reception duties: * answering a busy telephone switchboard * greeting all visitors to the office Amateur Licensing support: * show availability requests * answering basic enquiries both via phone and in email * general administrative support as required Professional Licensing support: * general enquiries * generation of invoices as per instructions from the Professional Licensing team * vetting of foreign language translations The successful candidate will have a keen interest in musical theatre (on or off stage) and have excellent administrative skills. For full details visit: https://www.mtishows.co.uk/.../job-vacancy-licensing... #vacancy #licensing #receptionist #job #musicals #opportunity
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JTF is making the news! @skynews @fyi_skykids came to Birmingham last month to share the power of jazz hands and spirit fingers with a wider audience. The JTF piece will air Saturday at 10:30 and 16:30 and then on Sunday at 10:30. We can't wait! Check out this sneak peak, which follows Timi from The British Theatre Academy. #jtf22 #news #jazzhands #broadwayjr
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