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Jack Feldman

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Lyricist b. 1950

Jack Feldman is an American lyricist who has written songs for television, film, and Broadway. He has worked on many Disney movies ranging from Oliver & Company to The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, collaborating with Alan Menken on the songs for Newsies. He wrote the lyrics for Barry Manilow's Grammy Award–winning song "Copacabana" and won a Tony along with Alan Menken for the stage musical version of Newsies. More recently, he collaborated with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul on writing additional lyrics for some of the duo's new songs for Disney's live-action remake of Snow White. Feldman grew up on Long Island.

Also credited on2 works

Newsies
The Lion King

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In the literature4 passages

  • ton, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Jack Feldman, Adolph Green, Sheldon Harnick, John Kander, Ed Kleban, Barry Manilow, Phyllis Newman, Joe Raposo, Mary Rodgers, Carole Bayer Sager, Stephen Sondheim, Bruce Sussman; Director, Arthur Laurents; Scenery,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt
  • Jack Feldman; COMING ATTRACTIONS by Ted TaUey; Music, Doyle, Howard Lyrics Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman; withtheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1981-82 Season, v. 38 (Willis).txt
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS Santa Fe (prologue); Carrying the Banner; The Bottom Line; That's Rich: |Never Planned on You/Don't Come a-Knocking; The World Will Know; The World Will Know (reprise); Watch What Happens; Seize the Day; Santa Fe; King of New York; Watch What Happens (reprise); The Bottom Line (reprise); Brooklyn's Here; Something to Belie…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2011-12 Season, v. 68 (Willis).txt
  • Nominees: Don Black, Bonnie & Clyde, Jack Feldman, Newsies, JoyGregory and Gunnar Madsen, The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World Michael John LaChiusa, Queen of the Mist, Maury Yeston, Death Takes a Holiday Outstanding Book of a Musical: Joe DiPietro, Nice Work If You Can Get Ittheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2011-12 Season, v. 68 (Willis).txt

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