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Tom Jones
Tom Jones
American lyricist and librettist of musical theatre
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Martin Charnin
Martin Charnin
American lyricist, writer, and theatre director
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John Kander
John Kander
American musical theatre composer
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Billy Rose
Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist
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Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman
American composer and lyricist
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Billy Barnes
Billy Barnes
American composer and writer
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Venetta Fields
Venetta Fields
singer
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Harold Rome
Harold Rome
American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater
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Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill
American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter
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Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
American singer, actress, and filmmaker
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Jerry Ross
Jerry Ross
American lyricist and composer
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Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse
American composer and lyricist
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Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986)
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Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944-2012)
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Fred Ebb
Fred Ebb
American musical theatre composer
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Alan Menken
Alan Menken
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Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
American musical theatre lyricist and composer
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Herbert Kretzmer
Herbert Kretzmer
English journalist and lyricist
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Hal David
Hal David
American lyricist
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Kander and Ebb
Kander and Ebb
American songwriting team
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Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick
American orchestrator, musical director, and composer
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Peter Matz
Peter Matz
American musician, composer, arranger and conductor (1928-2002)
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Harry Warren
Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893-1981)
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Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes
British-American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author
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Mike Berniker
Mike Berniker
American record producer
Harvey Schmidt
American composer for musical theatre and illustrator

Harvey Schmidt

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American composer for musical theatre and illustrator
Awards Received
American Theatre Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame

Harvey Lester Schmidt (September 12, 1929 – February 28, 2018) was an American composer for musical theatre and illustrator. He was best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway for 42 years, from 1960 to 2002.