TheaterMania Reports Tony Award Winning Composer and Lyricist, Richard Adler ("The Pajama Game", "Damn Yankees"), Has Died

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 22, 2012

On June 22, TheaterMania reported that Tony Award winner Richard Adler passed away on the evening of Thursday, June 21, at his home in Southampton, New York. He was 90.

Adler won Tony Awards for co-composing the music and lyrics to the Tony-winning musicals "The Pajama Game" and "Damn Yankees." He was also Tony-nominated for his score to "Kwamina." Among his best known songs are "You Gotta Have Heart," "Hernando's Hideaway," "Whatever Lola Wants," and "Steam Heat."

He also served as a producer, and during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, he produced numerous presidential entertainments, including the birthday celebration for President Kennedy that featured Marilyn Monroe singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President."

Adler is a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, and among his other honors are an ASCAP-Richard Rodgers Award, the National Parks Service Honorary Ranger Award, and an honorary doctorate from Wagner College.

For more up-to-the-minute theater news, show listings, video, features, reviews of Broadway Shows and tickets visit TheaterMania.com.

About TheaterMania.com, Inc.

TheaterMania.com is the information and ticketing source for over 5,000 shows nationwide. For over ten years, TheaterMania.com has connected the theater community to the public as the leading online resource for consumers to find shows, get tickets, and save money to theater nationwide. TheaterMania.com publishes comprehensive show listings, provides discount Broadway tickets, editorial content, and video coverage for over 40 markets and widely distributes free email newsletters and special offers to over 675,000 registered subscribers. In addition, TheaterMania.com creates online marketing programs for performing arts organizations, and provides technology to power ticketing, fundraising, and CRM through its proprietary software, OvationTix.