| Barry
Manilow's unparalleled career is
made up of virtually every facet of
music, including performing, composing,
arranging and producing. He has
triumphed in every medium of
entertainment. He has received Grammy,
Emmy and Tony Awards and has been
nominated for an Academy Award. In
January 2002, Manilow launched LIVE2002!
after ringing in the New Year at Los
Angeles’ most prestigious new
concertvenue, the Kodak Theatre. The
tour follows the release of Here At The
Mayflower on November 13, 2001.
Manilow’s latest CD, Here At The
Mayflower, set in a fictitious apartment
building called “The Mayflower,” is an
original addition to Manilow’s catalog.
Twenty years in the making, the Number
One Adult Contemporary Artist of all
time (according to Radio & Records
Magazine) wanted to be sure Here At The
Mayflower was everything he wanted it to
be. Manilow explains, “It’s enabled my
collaborators and me to write songs
about people of all ages and walks of
life… this album is all about people,
and friendships… and the cycles in life
that we all go through”(Billboard 2001).
Here At The Mayflower is Manilow’s 31st
album. Among his 31 albums are such
diverse recordings as Manilow Sings
Sinatra (1998)Singin' with the Big Bands
(1994), Showstoppers (1991), Swing
Street (1987), 2:00 A.M. Paradise Café
(1984), Because It's Christmas (1990),
and many others, including 38 Top 40
Hits. In addition, every album he has
produced for other artists, including
Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, and Dionne
Warwick, has been nominated for Grammy
Awards. His film credits include the
Oscar-nominated "Ready To Take A Chance
Again" (from Foul Play), a song for the
soundtrack of Walt Disney's Oliver and
Company, and the soundtracks for the
animated features Thumbelina and The
Pebble and the Penguin.
His television appearances have been
well received. Taped in Hollywood at the
new Kodak Theatre, the one-hour TV
special, Ultimate Manilow, aired on CBS
in May of 2002. In 2000 alone, he taped
Manilow Live! for DirectTV, followed by
a Manilow Country special on TNN. A
two-hour A&E special, Barry Manilow:
Live by Request aired in 1996 as the
highest rated music show in the
network's history. Manilow also appeared
on the TV comedy Murphy Brown and most
recently on the popular series Ally
McBeal. Manilow's career in the theater
ranges from his Tony Award-winning
Broadway debut in 1977 to the June 2001
opening of “Could It Be Magic? – The
Barry Manilow Songbook.” Manilow worked
with Mitzie & Ken Welch to create a show
that has “something for everyone.” The
music is brought to life by an ensemble
of five very talented performers and a
six-piece band. “From pop to hip-hop to
gospel and rock, the talented cast
delivers it all!” (Chicago Sun-Times).
The world premiere of his musical,
Harmony (with book and lyrics by Bruce
Sussman) enjoyed a successful run at the
La Jolla Playhouse and is heading to
Broadway. The musical is based on the
true story of The Comedian Harmonists, a
singing group of six young men who
attempted to find
harmony during the discordant times that
led to the rise of Nazi Germany. His
collaboration with Sussman also created
the debut of Barry Manilow's Copacabana
- The Musical in the U.K. a few years
ago. Inspired by his hit single,
"Copacabana," the elaborate two-act
musical spectacular ran to packed houses
on London's West End for 18 months and a
national company toured the U.S. He made
his literary debut in 1987 with the
publication of his autobiographical
Sweet Life: Adventures on the Way to
Paradise. Manilow is involved with
worthwhile charities and humanitarian
efforts around the world, including The
Prince's Trust, United Way, the
Starlight Foundation, numerous
organizations fighting the battle
against AIDS, and many others. He is the
national spokesperson for the Foundation
Fighting Blindness. He is also a member
of the National Academy of Jazz Board of
Governors and the Music Center of Los
Angeles.
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