Paul Nassau
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Paul Nassau is an American composer
and lyricist
for the stage
. He contributed songs to the musical revue New Faces of 1956, and wrote both the music and lyric to the Broadway
shows Happy Town (1959), A Joyful Noise
(1966), and The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (1968). He married Chloe Anderson on December 23, 1953. The couple has two children: Robert and Julie.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
for the stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. He contributed songs to the musical revue New Faces of 1956, and wrote both the music and lyric to the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
shows Happy Town (1959), A Joyful Noise
A Joyful Noise
A Joyful Noise is a musical with a book by Edward Padula and music and lyrics by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau. The 1966 Broadway production was a flop but introduced choreographer Michael Bennett in his Broadway debut....
(1966), and The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (1968). He married Chloe Anderson on December 23, 1953. The couple has two children: Robert and Julie.