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Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing the music to such Broadway musicals as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie.
Charles Strouse has written scores for over 30 stage musicals, including 14 for Broadway. He has also composed scores for five Hollywood films, two orchestral works and an opera. He has been inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Theatre Hall of Fame.
Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is a three-time Tony Award, and a two–time Grammy and Emmy Award winning American composer and lyricist. Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel (Newman) Strouse.
Songs. Charles Strouse has written scores for over 30 stage musicals, including 14 for Broadway. He has also composed scores for five Hollywood films, two orchestral works and an opera.
Three-time Tony Award®-winning American musical theatre composer Charles Strouse (b. New York City, June 7, 1928) has written over two dozen shows over his fifty-year career (not every one of them a smash hit like Bye, Bye Birdie, Applause, or Annie) and contributed music to film (Bonnie and Clyde 1967) and television as well.
With a career that spans decades, Charles Strouse is a luminary of Broadway, Hollywood, television, and pop and concert music. Best known for his legendary Tony Award®–winning Broadway musical compositions, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie, his other credits range from the 1958 girl group hit, “Born Too Late” to motion picture scores ...
Composer Charles Strouse built his reputation on the stage musical, from the celebrated (Bye, Bye Birdie and Annie) to the obscure (It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!).
