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Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir
The memoir shares stories of collaborations with stars and personal struggles, while offering advice to aspiring artists to persevere and show up, Shaiman said.
- On Tuesday, Marc Shaiman published a memoir, with Regalo Press releasing the cover image, tracing his rise from a New Jersey musical prodigy to Hollywood and Broadway scoring.
- Shaiman hopes the book will share his experiences and teach aspiring artists persistence, quoting `What you can do is show up.` to emphasize resilience.
- Inside, Shaiman shares candid stories like dressing in a powder-blue suit with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and the audiobook features performances by Billy Crystal, Martin Short and Matthew Broderick.
- Shaiman, who calls himself an 'Eeyore,' faces Broadway challenges as his recent shows like Some Like It Hot closed early despite good reviews. He attributes this to industry fickleness.
- In one episode, Shaiman recounts disputes with Scott Rudin, a spat with Nora Ephron, and a misunderstanding with Barbra Streisand, which later healed, and notes Sondheim asked him to tell that story only after his death.
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Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir
By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some people see the glass as half full and some as half empty. Marc Shaiman is something else entirely. “I’m not even happy with the glass,” he says with a laugh. The award-winning Hollywood and Broadway composer and lyricist cheerfully likes to call himself an “Eeyore” and “a card-carrying pessimist” despite many of his biggest dreams coming true. “Just as soon as something good happens, …
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