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Steal an Election, Damon’s Song, Twist and The Nutley Papers. He was head writer for A Salute to Those Who Served, a two-hour musical event with a cast of over 200, held in Washington, D.C. at the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial. In revue, he was a steady contributor of sketches and lyrics to nine of the prestigious Julius Monk Revues in Manhattan and Chicago. His many other revues included Coconuts at the Coconut Grove complex in Miami, Straight Up With A Twist, and Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know at Lucille Lortel’s White Barn Theatre in Westport, CT. His 100-plus TV credits included Jackie Gleason’s American Scene Magazine, That Was the Week That Was, As the World Turns, Love American Style, Max Liebman CBS Specials, World War II: G.I. Diary, Spies and many others. Joan Rivers was indebted to him for special material, as were Georgie Kaye, Joey Foreman, Leslie Gore and Joel Grey, for whom Brown created one of his four produced TV pilots. He wrote the book and lyrics for about 100 industrial shows, films, and videos for all over, from Ford to Dupont to State Farm to Pepsi Cola. He was a syndicated cartoonist with the comic strip Boomer, and wrote and illustrated five books of his own, as well as illustrating six others. He also served as president of the Theatre Artists Workshop of Westport.

CHARLIE SMALLS (Music & Lyrics) a musical prodigy, began playing piano at age three. After graduating from The Juilliard School in 1961, he began a varied performing and composing career. He was a pianist with the New York Jazz Repertory Company and toured with Harry Belafonte, Hugh Masekela and others. Smalls began working on The Wiz in 1970, dedicating three years to completing the score. The Wiz opened on Broadway in 1975 and Smalls won two Tony Awards, for music and lyrics. He also wrote the score for the 1976 film Drum. Charlie Smalls died in Belgium at age 43 during emergency appendicitis surgery.

CONCORD THEATRICALS (Licensing) Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, plus dozens of new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Kitt & Yorkey, Ken Ludwig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (“EQUITY”) founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks

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