With the Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof such a big success Off-Broadway, let’s remind ourselves that the musical’s lyricist, Sheldon Harnick, is still writing at 94 — 55 years after Fiddler was originally produced on Broadway!
Sheldon is a friend of ours at The Musical Theater Project and Harbinger Records. At about the time he turned 90, he was a guest on our national radio programs and co-hosted a concert of his work with me.
What a good time it is to treat yourself to a 2-CD set that Ken Bloom and I created with Sheldon’s help. It’s called “Sheldon Harnick: Hidden Treasures,” and it covers his career from 1949-2013, with plenty of rare recordings from Fiddler, She Loves Me and his Pulitzer Prize-winning Fiorello! Best of all, we get to hear Sheldon himself interpret much of his own material, and he’s a marvelous singer.
What a good time it is to treat yourself to a 2-CD set that Ken Bloom and I created with Sheldon’s help. It’s called “Sheldon Harnick: Hidden Treasures,” and it covers his career from 1949-2013, with plenty of rare recordings from Fiddler, She Loves Me and his Pulitzer Prize-winning Fiorello! Best of all, we get to hear Sheldon himself interpret much of his own material, and he’s a marvelous singer.
Here’s what he has to say about our Harbinger collection: “These recordings remind me of why
I write the way I do, and why I write about the things I write about. Hidden Treasures indeed!”
Sheldon is one of the greats, and he liked the idea so much that he wrote the liner notes for the 64-page booklet that accompanies the set.
Not to be missed — and a good time, as well, to check out the Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof.
In this historic release, the great lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fiorello! shares with musical theater fans 53 of his HIDDEN TREASURES — rarely heard songs from 17 musicals, with many songs performed by Harnick himself and his late composer-partner Jerry Bock. Other archival recordings star three-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, Brian d’Arcy James, Charlotte Rae and more.
Special Album of the Month Price: $20