MICHAEL COLBY
Website: www.MichaelColby.com
Michael Colby is the librettist/lyricist of such musicals as CHARLOTTE SWEET (Drama Desk Award nomination), SLAY IT WITH MUSIC, TALES OF TINSELTOWN, DELPHI OR BUST, NORTH ATLANTIC (Show Business Award), MRS. McTHING, and LUDLOW LADD. Among the personalities for whom Colby has written special material are: Angel Lansbury, Linda Lavin, Michael Feinstein, Tony Randall, Savion Glover, Cicely Tyson, Ben Vereen, Dina Merrill, Susan Stroman, Jack Gilford, Andrea Marcovicci, Barry Williams, Lainie Kazan, Jane Powell, Edie Adams, Phyllis Newman, Donna McKechnie, Mary Cleere Haran, and Julie Wilson.
Revues of his songs include STARS IN MY EYES (a benefit for Broadway Cares @ The Triad, NYC), QUEL FROMAGE (an all-star benefit for Amas Musical Theatre); and A MICHAEL COLBY SONGBOOK (@ The Duplex, with Audrey Lavine and the lyricist). Recordings of his songs include CHARLOTTE SWEET (http://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-Sweet-1982-Original-Off-Broadway/dp/B000000PG9) and QUEL FROMAGE (http://www.2die4music.com/colby).
A member of BMI and the Dramatists Guild, Mr. Colby lives in Metuchen NJ with his wife Andrea and son Steven.
Songs (as of September 2008) in Alphabetical Order
"Be There" (music: Steven Silverstein)
"Dream Park Lullaby" (music: Steven Silverstein)
"I Can Sing" (from TALES OF TINSELTOWN; music: Paul Katz)
"My Song" (music: Peter Millrose)
"Open Your Eyes" (music: Steven Silverstein)
"So Cool" (music: Steven Silverstein)
"The Dance" (from the musical THE HUMAN HEART; music by Steven Silverstein)
"The Pictures I Draw" (from the musical THE HUMAN HEART; music by Steven Silverstein)
"Who Needs Romance" (featured on "Our Heart Sings" CD; music by Steven Silverstein)
Upon request, he'll send lists of other songs under the following categories:
Bittersweet
Ballads (Female)
Ballads (Male)
Barbershop Quarets
Children's Songs
Christmas
Comedy (Female)
Comedy (Male)
Group Songs
Jewish
Music Hall
Specialty
Uptempo
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