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Robert Lorick

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Lyricist d. 2016

Robert Lorick (died January 2016) was a lyricist, actor, and writer, best known as a Broadway lyricist and for his work portraying Jack Flanders, the lead character in a series of ZBS Foundation audio adventures produced from 1972 until Lorick's death in 2016. In 1972, Lorick made his debut as a lyricist with the Off-Broadway musical Hark! at the Mercer-O'Casey Theatre. In the 1980s, he wrote the lyrics for the Broadway show The Tap Dance Kid, which ran for 669 performances (Dec 83 - Aug 85) at the Broadhurst Theatre (capacity 1150) and the Minskoff Theatre (capacity 1620), New York and won two Tony Awards in 1984. He received a Grammy nomination for best cast album for The Tap Dance Kid. Lo…

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The Tap Dance Kid

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  • Given that Krieger, librettist Charles Blackwell, and lyricist Robert Lorick were adapting Louise Fitzhugh’s young adult novel Nobody’s Family Is Going to Change— in which Willie retained the role—why did they change the ending? Perhaps they felt that they needed a surprise, or at least a different plot twist from the one we’d been expect…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
  • THE TAP DANCE KID Book, Charles Blackwell; Music, Henry Krieger; Lyrics, Robert Lorick; Based on novel "Nobody's Family Is Going to Change" by Louise Fitzhugh; Director, Jerry Zaks; Choreography, Danny Daniels; Musical Supervisor/Orchestra and Vocal Arrangements, Harold Wheeler; Scenery, Michael Hotopp, Paul dePass; Costumes, William Ivey…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1986-87 Season, v. 43 (Willis, John).txt

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