The New York Times – Music:
Davis “treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success,” Springsteen said after the music executive’s death on Monday.
Category: Manilow, Barry
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Clive Davis, Music Industry Titan Who Signed Whitney Houston, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Music:
He rose from a midlevel position at Columbia Records to become one of music’s most powerful executives, shepherding stars like Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston.
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Barry Manilow Can’t Smile Without Fans’ Help on This Song
The New York Times – Music:
The singer has bigger hits but “Can’t Smile Without You” has become a personal touchstone for fans who have helped him perform it live.
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Barry Manilow Is Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
The New York Times – Music:
The “Mandy” and “Copacabana” singer said he would undergo surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his left lung, and he postponed several concert dates.
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Steve Ostrow, Manhattan Bathhouse Impresario, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The Continental Baths, which he opened in 1968, became a pivot point in Manhattan’s gay history and a launchpad for a young Bette Midler.
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‘Harmony,’ Barry Manilow’s Passion Project, to Close on Broadway
The New York Times – Music:
The musical, which Manilow wrote with Bruce Sussman, is about a German singing ensemble that collided with the rising Nazi regime.
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‘Harmony’ Review: Barry Manilow Writes the (Broadway) Songs
The New York Times – Music:
The pop star of the 1970s and ’80s crosses over to musical theater with a dark story about pop stars of the 1920s and ’30s.
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Barry Manilow Finally Gets His Wish: a Broadway Show
The New York Times – Music:
“Harmony,” about a singing group undone by Nazism, has been a decades-in-the-making labor of love for the singer and his longtime collaborator Bruce Sussman.
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‘Harmony,’ a Manilow Musical Set Under Nazis, Is Broadway-Bound
The New York Times – Music:
The show about the Comedian Harmonists, a real-life sextet that ran afoul of the Nazi regime, was first staged in 1997.