Cy Coleman
Gender
Male
Born
Jun 14, 1929
New York, New York, USA
Died
Nov 18, 2004
New York, New York, USA
Composer
Producer
Writer
Lyricist
Creative Consultant
Arranger
Musical Director
Musician
Other
Also Known As
Seymour Kaufman [Birthname]
Comments
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CREDITSPrince of Broadway (Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)Musical, Original
- New Songs by Jason Robert Brown; Featuring songs by Richard Adler, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Cy Coleman, John Kander, Jerome Kern, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Charles Strouse
Come Fly Away (Mar 25, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010)Musical, Original- Featuring songs by Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charles Christian, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Frank Eyton, John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Bart Howard, Al Hoffman, Walter Kent, Manny Kurtz, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Jon Hendricks, John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis, Roy Alfred, Billy May, Dolores "Vicki" Silvers, Irving Berlin, Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn, Johnny Burke, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Lew Spence, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mercer, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Henry Mayer, Hans Bradtke, Paul Desmond, Gene de Paul, Dean Kay, Kelly L. Gordon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Josef Joe Myrow and Mack Gordon
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Dec 11, 2005 - Feb 19, 2006)Musical, Original- Featuring songs by Victor Young, Alberto Domingues, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, John Kander, Cy Coleman, Astor Piazzolla, Billy Rose and Lawrence Holofcener
Sweet Charity (May 04, 2005 - Dec 31, 2005)Musical, Revival- Music by Cy Coleman
- 'Sweet Charity' is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Cy Coleman
Barbara Cook's Broadway! (Mar 28, 2004 - Apr 18, 2004)Special, Original- Featuring songs by Burton Lane, Cy Coleman, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, Irving Berlin, Bob Merrill, Jerry Bock, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein
Mostly Sondheim (Jan 14, 2002 - Aug 25, 2002)Special, Original- Featuring songs by Stephen Sondheim, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Milton Ager, Lewis F. Muir, Walter Jurmann, Bronislau Kaper, Cy Coleman, Jerry Bock and Hugh Martin
Fosse (Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)Musical, Original- Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard A. Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Jule Styne, Louis Prima, Leon Barry, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell and Frederick Loewe
The Life (Apr 26, 1997 - Jun 07, 1998)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Produced by Cy Coleman
- Book by David Newman, Ira Gasman and Cy Coleman
- Dance arrangements by Cy Coleman and Doug Katsaros
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Doug Katsaros
The Will Rogers Follies (May 01, 1991 - Sep 05, 1993)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
City of Angels (Dec 11, 1989 - Jan 19, 1992)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Yaron Gershovsky
Welcome to the Club (Apr 13, 1989 - Apr 22, 1989)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Produced by Cy Coleman
- Lyrics by Cy Coleman and A. E. Hotchner
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and David Pogue
Peg (Dec 14, 1983 - Dec 17, 1983)Musical, Original- Creative Consultant: Cy Coleman
- Featuring "Fever" by Johnny Davenport and Eddie Cooley; Featuring "Goody, Goody" by Johnny Mercer and Matt Malneck; Featuring "Why Don't You Do Right?" by Joe McCoy; Featuring "I Don't Know Enough About You" and "It's A Good Day" by Dave Barbour; Featuring "Stay Away From Louisville Lou" by Milton Ager; Featuring "Lover" by Richard Rodgers; Featuring "Big Spender" by Cy Coleman; Featuring "Is That All There Is?" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Little Me (Jan 21, 1982 - Feb 21, 1982)Musical, Revival- Music by Cy Coleman
- Dance arrangements by Cy Coleman
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman
Barnum (Apr 30, 1980 - May 16, 1982)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Produced by Cy Coleman
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Jeremy Stone
The American Dance Machine (Jun 14, 1978 - Dec 03, 1978)Special, Original- Featuring songs by Jule Styne, George M. Cohan, Richard Rodgers, Harold Rome, Sandy Wilson, John Kander, Gary Geld, Cy Coleman, Jerry Jeff Walker, David Heneker, Duke Ellington, Meredith Willson, Frederick Loewe, Cole Porter, Vincent Youmans and James Van Heusen
I Love My Wife (Apr 17, 1977 - May 20, 1979)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
Shirley MacLaine (Jul 09, 1976 - Jul 24, 1976)Special, Return Engagement- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
Shirley MacLaine (Apr 19, 1976 - May 01, 1976)Special, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
Seesaw (Mar 18, 1973 - Dec 08, 1973)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Dance Arrangements Supervised by Cy Coleman
- Dance arrangements by Elman Anderson, Cy Coleman, Marvin Hamlisch and David Spangler
Compulsion (Oct 24, 1957 - Feb 22, 1958)Play, Original- Original Music by Cy Coleman
- Musical Director: Cy Coleman
John Murray Anderson's Almanac (Dec 10, 1953 - Jun 26, 1954)Musical, Original- Additional music by Harry Belafonte, Cy Coleman, Michael Grace, Sheldon Harnick, Bart Howard, Joseph McCarthy, John Rox, Henry Sullivan, Carl Tucker and Charles Zwar
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Dec 19, 2006 - Jun 10, 2007)Musical, Original- Featuring songs by Jerry Bock, Victor Young, Alberto Domingues, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, John Kander, Cy Coleman, Astor Piazzolla, Astor Piazzolla, Billy Rose and Lawrence Holofcener
Fosse (Sep 14, 1999 - Feb 17, 2002)Musical, Original- Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell, Frederick Loewe and Leon Barry
The Will Rogers Follies (Sep 01, 1992 - Nov 27, 1994)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
City of Angels (Jun 04, 1991 - Nov 29, 1992)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Yaron Gershovsky
Barnum (Aug 06, 1982 - Apr 24, 1983)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Originally Produced on Broadway by Judy Gordon, Cy Coleman and Maurice & Lois F. Rosenfeld; Originally Produced on Broadway in association with Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld
- Vocal and Dance Arrangements by Cy Coleman
Seesaw (Apr 11, 1974 - Sep 15, 1974)Musical, Original- Music by Cy Coleman
- Dance Arrangements Supervised by Cy Coleman
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AWARDS
Tony Award®
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Music
1999 | NomineeCy Coleman (for "Exactly Like You")
Prince of Broadway
(Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)
Musical, Original
- New Songs by Jason Robert Brown; Featuring songs by Richard Adler, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Cy Coleman, John Kander, Jerome Kern, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Charles Strouse
Come Fly Away
(Mar 25, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs by Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charles Christian, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Frank Eyton, John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Bart Howard, Al Hoffman, Walter Kent, Manny Kurtz, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Jon Hendricks, John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis, Roy Alfred, Billy May, Dolores "Vicki" Silvers, Irving Berlin, Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn, Johnny Burke, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Lew Spence, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mercer, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Henry Mayer, Hans Bradtke, Paul Desmond, Gene de Paul, Dean Kay, Kelly L. Gordon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Josef Joe Myrow and Mack Gordon
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
(Dec 11, 2005 - Feb 19, 2006)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs by Victor Young, Alberto Domingues, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, John Kander, Cy Coleman, Astor Piazzolla, Billy Rose and Lawrence Holofcener
Sweet Charity
(May 04, 2005 - Dec 31, 2005)
Musical, Revival
- Music by Cy Coleman
- 'Sweet Charity' is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Cy Coleman
Barbara Cook's Broadway!
(Mar 28, 2004 - Apr 18, 2004)
Special, Original
- Featuring songs by Burton Lane, Cy Coleman, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, Irving Berlin, Bob Merrill, Jerry Bock, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein
Mostly Sondheim
(Jan 14, 2002 - Aug 25, 2002)
Special, Original
- Featuring songs by Stephen Sondheim, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Milton Ager, Lewis F. Muir, Walter Jurmann, Bronislau Kaper, Cy Coleman, Jerry Bock and Hugh Martin
Fosse
(Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard A. Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Jule Styne, Louis Prima, Leon Barry, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell and Frederick Loewe
The Life
(Apr 26, 1997 - Jun 07, 1998)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Produced by Cy Coleman
- Book by David Newman, Ira Gasman and Cy Coleman
- Dance arrangements by Cy Coleman and Doug Katsaros
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Doug Katsaros
The Will Rogers Follies
(May 01, 1991 - Sep 05, 1993)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
City of Angels
(Dec 11, 1989 - Jan 19, 1992)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Yaron Gershovsky
Welcome to the Club
(Apr 13, 1989 - Apr 22, 1989)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Produced by Cy Coleman
- Lyrics by Cy Coleman and A. E. Hotchner
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and David Pogue
Peg
(Dec 14, 1983 - Dec 17, 1983)
Musical, Original
- Creative Consultant: Cy Coleman
- Featuring "Fever" by Johnny Davenport and Eddie Cooley; Featuring "Goody, Goody" by Johnny Mercer and Matt Malneck; Featuring "Why Don't You Do Right?" by Joe McCoy; Featuring "I Don't Know Enough About You" and "It's A Good Day" by Dave Barbour; Featuring "Stay Away From Louisville Lou" by Milton Ager; Featuring "Lover" by Richard Rodgers; Featuring "Big Spender" by Cy Coleman; Featuring "Is That All There Is?" by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Little Me
(Jan 21, 1982 - Feb 21, 1982)
Musical, Revival
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Dance arrangements by Cy Coleman
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman
Barnum
(Apr 30, 1980 - May 16, 1982)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Produced by Cy Coleman
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Jeremy Stone
The American Dance Machine
(Jun 14, 1978 - Dec 03, 1978)
Special, Original
- Featuring songs by Jule Styne, George M. Cohan, Richard Rodgers, Harold Rome, Sandy Wilson, John Kander, Gary Geld, Cy Coleman, Jerry Jeff Walker, David Heneker, Duke Ellington, Meredith Willson, Frederick Loewe, Cole Porter, Vincent Youmans and James Van Heusen
I Love My Wife
(Apr 17, 1977 - May 20, 1979)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
Shirley MacLaine
(Jul 09, 1976 - Jul 24, 1976)
Special, Return Engagement
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
Shirley MacLaine
(Apr 19, 1976 - May 01, 1976)
Special, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
Seesaw
(Mar 18, 1973 - Dec 08, 1973)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Dance Arrangements Supervised by Cy Coleman
- Dance arrangements by Elman Anderson, Cy Coleman, Marvin Hamlisch and David Spangler
Compulsion
(Oct 24, 1957 - Feb 22, 1958)
Play, Original
- Original Music by Cy Coleman
- Musical Director: Cy Coleman
John Murray Anderson's Almanac
(Dec 10, 1953 - Jun 26, 1954)
Musical, Original
- Additional music by Harry Belafonte, Cy Coleman, Michael Grace, Sheldon Harnick, Bart Howard, Joseph McCarthy, John Rox, Henry Sullivan, Carl Tucker and Charles Zwar
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
(Dec 19, 2006 - Jun 10, 2007)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs by Jerry Bock, Victor Young, Alberto Domingues, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, John Kander, Cy Coleman, Astor Piazzolla, Astor Piazzolla, Billy Rose and Lawrence Holofcener
Fosse
(Sep 14, 1999 - Feb 17, 2002)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell, Frederick Loewe and Leon Barry
The Will Rogers Follies
(Sep 01, 1992 - Nov 27, 1994)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Music arranged by Cy Coleman
City of Angels
(Jun 04, 1991 - Nov 29, 1992)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Yaron Gershovsky
Barnum
(Aug 06, 1982 - Apr 24, 1983)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Originally Produced on Broadway by Judy Gordon, Cy Coleman and Maurice & Lois F. Rosenfeld; Originally Produced on Broadway in association with Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld
- Vocal and Dance Arrangements by Cy Coleman
Seesaw
(Apr 11, 1974 - Sep 15, 1974)
Musical, Original
- Music by Cy Coleman
- Dance Arrangements Supervised by Cy Coleman
Tony Award®
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Music
1999 | Nominee
Cy Coleman (for "Exactly Like You")
Film/TV Credits: Film credits include: "Hocus Pocus," "Father Goose," "Sweet Charity," "Family Business," "Power," "Ride to Hangman's Tree,' "Garbo Talks," "The Art of Love," and "The Troublemaker." Television credits include: "Midsomer Murders," "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," "The Girls Next Door," and "Great Performances."
Other Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special for "Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now" in 1975. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music for "Gypsy in My Soul" in 1976. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1981. Received the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award for lifetime achievement in American musical theatre. Inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1991.
Trivia:
The marquees of Broadway theaters were dimmed in his honor on November 19, 2004.