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Leslie
Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is an English composer, lyricist, and
playwright, most prominently working in musicals and also film theme songs.
Although
best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with
many other composers.
Biography
He
was educated at University College School in London and Gonville and Caius
College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge University, he was Secretary of
Footlights between 1952 and 1953 and Footlights President during the following
year. He currently lives in California in the United States, and he is married
to the actress Yvonne Romain.
Sammy
Davis, Jr. had hits with two of Bricusse's songs, "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
(from Stop the World - I Want to Get Off) and the No. 1 hit "The Candy
Man" (from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory).
Other
recording artists who have had popular success with his songs include Nina
Simone ("Feeling Good"), Matt Monro and Frank Sinatra ("My Kind
of Girl"), Shirley Bassey ("Goldfinger"), Harry Secombe
("If I Ruled the World"), Nancy Sinatra ("You Only Live
Twice"), The Turtles ("A Guide for the Married Man"), Maureen
McGovern ("Can You Read My Mind"), and Diana Krall ("When I Look
in Your Eyes"). Bricusse also partnered with George Tipton to write the
opening theme of the US television series It's a Living.
Pure
Imagination: The World of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, devised and
directed by Bruce Kimmel, opened at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice,
California, on 7 December 2013.
Stop
the World – I Want to Get Off (with Newley) (1961) – includes "Once in a
Lifetime" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
Pickwick
– with Cyril Ornadel (1963)
The
Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (with Newley) (1965) –
includes "Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)?" and
"Feeling Good"
Doctor
Dolittle (1967) – includes "Talk to the Animals"
Sweet
November (with Newley)
Goodbye,
Mr. Chips (1969)
Scrooge
(with Ian Fraser; Herbert W. Spencer) (1970) – includes "Thank You Very
Much"
Willy
Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (with Newley) (1971)
Beyond
the Rainbow (lyrics only) (1978)[8]
The
Good Old Bad Old Days (with Newley) (1974)
Peter
Pan (television, with Newley) (1976)
Victor
Victoria (film with Henry Mancini) (1982)
Sherlock
Holmes: The Musical – book, music, and lyrics by Bricusse (1989)
Hook
(with John Williams) (1991) – includes "When You're Alone"
Jekyll
& Hyde (lyrics only) (1990/1994/1997)
Scrooge
(1992 Broadway musical)
Victor/Victoria
(1995 Broadway adaptation)
Cyrano
de Bergerac The Musical (2009, Tokyo, with Frank Wildhorn)[9]
Sammy
(2009) – Old Globe Theatre[10]
Songs
"Out
of Town" (1956)
"My
Kind of Girl" (1961)
"What
Kind of Fool Am I?" (1963)
"Who
Can I Turn To" with Anthony Newley (1964)
"Feeling
Good" with Anthony Newley (1964)
"Goldfinger"
(with John Barry and Anthony Newley) from Goldfinger (1964)
"A
Guide for the Married Man" (with John Williams) from the film A Guide for
the Married Man (1967)
"You
Only Live Twice" (with Barry) from You Only Live Twice (1967)
"Two
for the Road" (with Henry Mancini) from Two for the Road (1967)
"Talk
to the Animals" from Doctor Dolittle (1967)
"Your
Zowie Face" for film In Like Flint, music by Jerry Goldsmith (1967)
"Fill
The World With Love" from Goodbye Mr. Chips (1968) originally sung by
Petula Clark and also popularized by Richard Harris
"You
and I" from Goodbye Mr. Chips (1968) sung by Petula Clark
"Candy
Man" and "Pure Imagination" (with Newley) from Willy Wonka &
the Chocolate Factory (1971)
"Can
You Read My Mind (Love Theme)" (with John Williams) from Superman (1978)
"Making
Toys", "Every Christmas Eve/Santa's Theme (Giving)", "It's
Christmas Again", "Patch! Natch!" and "Thank You,
Santa!" (with Henry Mancini) from Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
"Life
in a Looking Glass" (with Henry Mancini) from That's Life (1986)
"Somewhere
in My Memory" from Home Alone (with John Williams) (1990)
"When
You're Alone", "We Don't Wanna Grow Up" from Hook (with John
Williams) (1991)
"Christmas
at Hogwarts" (with John Williams) in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's
Stone.
"The
Perfect Song" (with Andrew Lloyd Webber) for Michael Ball.
Awards
Grammy
Award Song of the Year, 1963 – "What Kind of Fool Am I"
Academy
Award Best Original Song, 1967 – "Talk to the Animals"
Best
Adaptation and Original Song Score, 1982 – Victor/Victoria
Songwriters
Hall of Fame
Nominations
Tony
Award Best Musical, 1963 – Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Tony
Award for Best Score, 1963 – "Stop the World – I Want to Get Off"
Tony
Award for Best Book of a Musical, 1963 – "Stop the World – I Want to Get
Off"
Tony
Award for Best Score of a Musical, 1965 – "The Roar of Greasepaint – The
Smell of the Crowd"
Tony
Award for Best Book of a Musical, 1997 – "Jekyll & Hyde"
Academy
Awards Original Music Score, 1967 – Doctor Dolittle
Original
Music Score, 1969 – Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Original
Song Score, 1970 – Scrooge
Best
Song, 1970 – "Thank You Very Much"
Adaptation
and Original Song Score, 1971 – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Best
Song, 1986 – "Life in a Looking Glass"
Best
Song, 1990 – "Somewhere in My Memory"
Best
Song, 1991 – "When You're Alone"
-information provided by Repertory Philippines and Mr. Toots Tolentino
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Come and watch Repertory Philippines' production of Scrooge and feel the magic of Leslie Bricusse this Christmas season!
SCROOGE THE MUSICAL is set to open on November 21,
2014 at Onstage, 2/F, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas cor. Legazpi St., Makati
City.
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