PhotosPhotos: Broadway Remembers Sheldon Harnick at Memorial at Music Box Theatre
The afternoon celebrating the Tony-winning lyricist featured Danny Burstein, Harvey Fierstein, Rob Fisher, Judy Kuhn, Karen Ziemba, and more.
By
Andrew Gans
November 10, 2023
A memorial for Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick—who passed away
June 23, 2023, at the age of 99—was held November 9 at
Broadway's Music Box Theatre.
The event featured performances including "When Did I Fall in Love," performed by Elena Shaddow; "Now I Have Everything," performed by Jason Danieley; "The Shape of Things," performed by Jenn Gambatese; "In My Own Lifetime," performed by Robet Cuccioli; "Peppercorn," performed by Alan Schmuckler; "Far From the Home I Love," performed by Alexandra Silber; "A Butcher's Soul," performed by Nancy Opel; "Gorgeous," performed by Karen Ziemba; "Do You Love Me?," performed by Danny Burstein and Jessica Hecht; "Vanilla Ice Cream," performed by Judy Kuhn; and "L'Chaim," performed by Harvey Fierstein. Remarks were given by Burstein, David Rockwell, Deborah Grace Winer, Sherman Yellen, Beth Harnick Dorn, Rob Fisher, and John Kander, along with a message from Chita Rivera read by Ziemba.
Mr. Harnick was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning three for the productions of Fiorello! (1960) and Fiddler on the Roof (1965). In
2016, he received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the
Theatre, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical
Theatre, and a Special Lifetime Achievement Award from The Outer
Critics Circle.
In
addition, he won a Pulitzer Prize, two Grammy Awards, two New York
Drama Critics Circle Awards, three gold records, and a platinum record.
Mr. Harnick is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margery Gray, his
children Beth Dorn and Matthew Harnick, and four grandchildren.