Charles Strouse (1928"2026).May 16, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Composer Charles Strouse died yesterday at the age of ninety-six, just shy of his ninety-seventh birthday. The more than thirty musicals he wrote for the stage, including thirteen for Broadway, contain some of my personal favorite songs written for the theatre, none more so than "Put on a Happy Face" from Bye, Bye Birdie. Too you…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:29AM on May 16, 2025