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Lucy Simon

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Composer 1940–2022

Lucy Elizabeth Simon (May 5, 1940 – October 20, 2022) was an American singer and composer for the theatre and of popular songs. She recorded and performed as a singer and songwriter, and was known for the musicals The Secret Garden (1991) and Doctor Zhivago (2011). In 1963, Simon began performing with her sister Carly Simon as the Simon Sisters. The duo released three albums, beginning with Meet the Simon Sisters, which featured the song "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod"; based on the poem by Eugene Field, the song became a minor hit and reached No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. Simon won a Grammy Award in 1981 with her husband, David Levine, in the Best Recording for Children category for In Harmo…

Also credited on2 works

Doctor Zhivago
The Secret Garden

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature6 passages

  • For Landesman called Norman and asked her to write the book and lyrics. As her composer, Norman chose Lucy Simon, sister of Carly, but also sister of talk-show host Joanna, who recommended her for this project. R. J. Cutler—a man, incidentally—was chosen to stage it. But after the production in 1990 at Virginia Stage in Norfolk, Landesman…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • THE SECRET GARDEN Music, Lucy Simon; Book/Lyrics, Marsha Norman; Based on novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Director, Susan H. Schulman; Choreography, Michael Lichtefeld; Orchestrations, William D. Brohn; Musical Direction/Vocal Arrangements, Michael Kosarin; Sets, Heidi Landesman; Costumes, Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting, Tharon Musser; Da…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1990-1991 Season, v. 47 (Willis).txt
  • THE SECRET GARDEN Music Lucy Simon; Lyrics/Book, Marsha Norman; Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Director, Susan H. Schulman; Orchestrations, William D. Brohn; Musical Director/Vocal Arrangements, Michael Kosarin; Choreography, Michael Lichtefeld- Sets, Heidi Landesman; Costumes, Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting, Tharon Musser-…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1991-1992 season, v. 48 (Willis).txt
  • THE SECRET GARDEN Music, Lucy Simon; Lyrics/Book, Marsha Norman; Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Director, Susan H. Schulman; Musical Director, Constantine Kitsopoulos; Choreography, Michael Lichtefeld; Orchestrations, William D. Brohn; Musical Supervision, Michael Kosarin; Sets, Heidi Landesman; Costumes, Theoni V. Aldredg…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1992-93 Season, v. 49 (Willis).txt
  • The Secret Garden Book & Lyrics by Marsha Norman, Music by Lucy Simon, Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Directed by Tom Wojtunik; Musical Director, Jeffrey Campos; Stage Manager, Jessa Nicole Pollack; Lighting Designer, Dan Jobbins; Set Designer, Michael P. Kramer; Costume Designer, Ryan J. Moller; Sound Designer, Colin Whit…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2011-12 Season, v. 68 (Willis).txt
  • The Secret Garden Book and lyrics by Marsha Norman; Music by Lucy Simon; Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Director, Michael Hamilton; Choreographer, Dana Lewis; Music Direction, Lisa Campbell Albert; Sets, James Wolk; Costumes, Dorothy Marshall Englis; Lighting, Matthew McCarthy; Orchestrator, Stuart M. Elmore; PSM, Stacy A,…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2011-12 Season, v. 68 (Willis).txt

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