To date, the foundation’s grants total more than $3 million. Kleban created the Kleban Foundation, which awards grants to aspiring theatre lyricists. In addition to his legacy as a songwriter, Mr. Kleban’s music and lyrics comprise the score of the musical A Class Act, produced on Broadway in 2001, for which he was posthumously nominated for a Tony and a Drama Desk Award. Kleban’s first Broadway musical, and his lyrics won 1975 Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier Awards as well as the Pulitzer Prize. Hamlisch was a graduate of both the Juilliard School of Music and Queens College.Įdward Kleban (1939-1987) (Lyrics). Hamlisch held the position of principal pops conductor with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC. He was the composer of more than 40 motion picture scores including his Oscar-winning score and song for The Way We Were and his adaptation of Scott Joplin’s music for The Sting, for which he received a third Oscar. Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012) (Music) was the composer of the Broadway musical They’re Playing Our Song and Sweet Smell of Success and shared the Pulitzer Prize for his score of A Chorus Line.
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