Bob Merrill

Funny Girl

Edit Skiddle 08 Jun 2016

Savoy Theatre in London ... The score includes the songs Don't Rain On My Parade, People and You Are Woman, I Am Man, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill and a book by Isobel Lennart ... ....

Five of the best… plays this week

Edit The Guardian 27 May 2016

Les Blancs . Hamlet . The James Plays . A Midsummer Night’s Dream . Funny Girl. @lyngardner. 1 Les Blancs. Lorraine Hansberry is best known for her play A Raisin In The Sun and for inspiring Nina Simone’s To Be Young, Gifted And Black ... National Theatre. Olivier, SE1, to Thu 2 Hamlet ... Jule Styne and Bob Merrill’s musical, based on the rise of actor Fanny Brice, is seen as a star vehicle whose success depends entirely on its leading lady ... ....

The doggy in the window that became singer Lita's pet hate

Edit Belfast Telegraph 21 May 2016

... That Doggy In The Window? The novelty song, written by one Bob Merrill, was a hit for Lita Roza in 1953, I remind myself today....

Sheridan Smith hits out at press after pulling out of Funny Girl performance: "Sorry I'm not strong enough"

Edit Digital Spy 10 May 2016

"I apologise profusely ... "Such a wonderful audience tonight @FunnyGirl_UK - thank you so much!" Digital Spy has reached out to the Savoy Theatre for official comment. Featuring classic songs including 'Don't Rain on My Parade' and 'People', Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's musical Funny Girl is based on the life of Broadway star Fanny Brice . ....

JELD-WEN Partners with U.S. Lumber (Jeld-Wen Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 03 May 2016

(Source. Jeld-Wen Inc). Complete Line of Doors Available Through U.S. Lumber in Mid-Atlantic. CHARLOTTE, N.C.-In a new strategic partnership, JELD-WEN and U.S ... Lumber. Through the partnership, U.S ... 'With housing starts continuing to increase, JELD-WEN is committed to leading the industry through quality, service and innovation,' said Bob Merrill, executive vice president of sales for JELD-WEN ... U.S ... The products will be offered by U.S ... (noodl....

Back To The Sixties

Edit Huffington Post 07 Apr 2016

On May 24, 1966, one of my favorite musicals opened on Broadway ... Over at the St ... Lyricists represented on Broadway in 1966 included Sammy Cahn, Bob Merrill, Dorothy Fields, Sheldon Harnick, Alan Jay Lerner, Gerald Freedman, Lee Adams, Fred Ebb, and Tom Jones ... Although Kellerman's has been a popular resort for many years (and Max was the first in the area to integrate his staff), as Bob Dylan warned, "The times they are a'changing." ... ....

They Clawed Their Way to the Top

Edit Huffington Post 11 Feb 2016

The Tony Award for Best Musical is more than a harbinger of box office gold. It can also bless a show with a rare aura of social relevance ... They include. ... Womper ... When How to Succeed won its Tony Award for Best Musical (the show received a total of eight Tony Awards), its competition was Carnival! (music and lyrics by Bob Merrill), Milk and Honey (music and lyrics by Jerry Herman), and No Strings (music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers) ... ....

Although a hit song, ABC owned radio stations refused to play it

Edit The Examiner 09 Jan 2016

Rosemary Clooney was at No.1 on the U.K ... The song was banned by all ABC owned stations in the U.S. because it “did not reach standards of good taste.” The song was written by Bob Merrill in 1954 on a napkin in an Italian restaurant in New York and Merrill used a wall pay-phone to dictate the melody ... Bob Kaempfert, in 1961, started a three week run at No.1 on the U.S ... This was the first hit Bob Kaempfert had with his orchestra ... No ... ....

The Color Purple in Radiant Bloom

Edit Huffington Post 11 Dec 2015

Cynthia Erivo in The Color Purple. Photo. Matthew Murphy ... Chalk it up to conceptual point-of-view, I guess, along with a handful of supremely satisfying performances ... Enter John Doyle, director of minimalist musicals including Tony-winning, actors-as-orchestra revivals of Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Company ... a revised version of the Jule Styne-Bob Merrill Funny Girl, already set to transfer to the Savoy in April.) ... Photo. Matthew Murphy ... ... ....

Funny Girl review – Sheridan Smith makes Streisand’s role her own

Edit The Guardian 06 Dec 2015

3 / 5 stars. Menier Chocolate Factory, London. Smith redefines ‘funny’ as Broadway pizzazz feels the pinch in the Menier’s fastest-selling show ever. @susannahclapp. Oh, what a double-take can do. When Sheridan Smith’s Fanny Brice first meets the debonair gambler who will become a wastrel husband, she coos over his polished nails. Then she stops herself ... Not least because Jule Styne’s music makes Bob Merrill’s lyrics unforgettable ... Twitter ... ....

Sheridan Smith: Taking on Barbra Streisand and being the female Hamlet in revival of Funny ...

Edit The Independent 20 Nov 2015

In this fresh take on the Jule Styne/Bob Merrill musical, premiered on Broadway in 1964, Smith is playing Fanny Brice, the headliner of the Ziegfeld Follies, who had an ugly-duckling-to-showbiz-swan trajectory in the theatre ... Read more ....

Aspects of Love

Edit Huffington Post 01 Nov 2015

At some point in your life, you've probably tried to end a phone conversation by saying "I love you" only to hear the voice on the other end of the line reply "I love you more." How people express their love for one another has become a constant source of inspiration for novelists, playwrights, songwriters, and poets ... one written by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill for 1964's Funny Girl and the other written by The Beatles in 1967 for Sgt ... ....

UD's Yagoda discusses death of 'Great American Song' era (University of Delaware)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Sep 2015

(Source. University of Delaware). 2.28 p.m., Sept. 22, 2015--Ben Yagoda began his Sept ... That novelty song, one of many written by Bob Merrill, spent 17 weeks on the top-10 list, eight of them at No. 1, and its popularity can be seen as "somehow emblematic, not only of Merrill's output, but of this particular moment in American popular song," Yagoda said ... "It must be somebody's doing," Yagoda said ... About Ben Yagoda....

Bob Merrill - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window

Bob Merrill - Mambo Italiano

BOB MERRILL "Cheerin' Up The Universe"

Bob Merrill (Trumpet): "Cherokee" Duet with Wynton Marsalis

Bob Merrill (Vocals): "My Attorney Bernie" at Hasty Pudding Club

HIGHLIGHTS FROM "FUNNY GIRL", JULE STYNE, BOB MERRILL (BEST HD QUALITY)

Mack The Knife: Bob Merrill (Vocals & Trumpet) with Nassau Pops

BOB MERRILL "Celebrating the Trumpet Kings"

People / Bob Merrill

Rachel Resheff - "Here I Am" (Bob Merrill)

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Born: 1921-05-17

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Bob Merrill

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Bob Merrill - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window

Bob Merrill - Mambo Italiano

BOB MERRILL "Cheerin' Up The Universe"

Bob Merrill (Trumpet): "Cherokee" Duet with Wynton Marsalis

Bob Merrill (Vocals): "My Attorney Bernie" at Hasty Pudding Club

HIGHLIGHTS FROM "FUNNY GIRL", JULE STYNE, BOB MERRILL (BEST HD QUALITY)

Mack The Knife: Bob Merrill (Vocals & Trumpet) with Nassau Pops

BOB MERRILL "Celebrating the Trumpet Kings"

People / Bob Merrill

Rachel Resheff - "Here I Am" (Bob Merrill)

Bob Merrill - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window

Bob Merrill - Mambo Italiano

BOB MERRILL "Cheerin' Up The Universe"

Bob Merrill (Trumpet): "Cherokee" Duet with Wynton Marsalis

Bob Merrill (Vocals): "My Attorney Bernie" at Hasty Pudding Club

HIGHLIGHTS FROM "FUNNY GIRL", JULE STYNE, BOB MERRILL (BEST HD QUALITY)

Mack The Knife: Bob Merrill (Vocals & Trumpet) with Nassau Pops

BOB MERRILL "Celebrating the Trumpet Kings"

People / Bob Merrill

Rachel Resheff - "Here I Am" (Bob Merrill)

Bob Merrill - Cherrin' Up The Universe - Live

Robert Merrill - Star Spangled Banner

MOODY'S MOOD Bob Merrill Sextet with Rosemary Miller

Pearl Fishers Duet - Jussi Björling and Robert Merrill

Bob Merrill - Cherrin' Up The Universe - Live

Robert Merrill - Star Spangled Banner

MOODY'S MOOD Bob Merrill Sextet with Rosemary Miller

Pearl Fishers Duet - Jussi Björling and Robert Merrill

BOB MERRILL with the Nassau Pops Orchestra 2012 (full version)

Carnival Part 1 of 5

Greater Montana Foundation Legacy Initiative: Bob Merrill

Bob Bradbury & Alan Merrill Brothers in Rock Radio interview with DJ Trevor Joe Lennon

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Merrill Markoe "My Dog" Late Night Collection

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BOB MERRILL with the Nassau Pops Orchestra 2012 (full version)

Carnival Part 1 of 5

Greater Montana Foundation Legacy Initiative: Bob Merrill

Bob Bradbury & Alan Merrill Brothers in Rock Radio interview with DJ Trevor Joe Lennon

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JOURNEY INTERRUPTED

Merrill Markoe "My Dog" Late Night Collection

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The Lawrence Welk Show - Broadway Musicals - Norma Zimmer Interview - 11-27-1971

Robert Merrill sing "Tevje's Song" from Fiddler on the Roof

100 Greatest Singers: ROBERT MERRILL

Robert Merrill Sings "The Star Spangled Banner" 1944

We Were Lied To About 9/11 - Episode 18 - Bob McIlvaine

ROBERT MERRILL FINAL INTERVIEW with STEPHEN TEXON.mpg

Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard - It's All Going to Pot

The Lawrence Welk Show - Broadway Musicals - Norma Zimmer Interview - 11-27-1971

Robert Merrill sing "Tevje's Song" from Fiddler on the Roof

100 Greatest Singers: ROBERT MERRILL

Robert Merrill Sings "The Star Spangled Banner" 1944

We Were Lied To About 9/11 - Episode 18 - Bob McIlvaine

Bob Merrill - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window