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'Never Mind the Happy- Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner'

by Alix Cohen

Piano player, composer, arranger, musical director, orchestrator, conductor, and uber-fan Marc Shaiman By Alix Cohen At age seven, Marc Shaiman parroted his sister's piano lesson by ear. At eight, Fiddler on the Roof was a revelation. The songwriting Sherman Brothers (through Disney) were heroes. When other boys worshiped baseball stars, posters of Bette Midler adorned […]

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 1:07pm on February 9, 2026