Michael Feinstein

It will all be new for Michael Feinstein with Pasadena Pops

2013-05-30 05:00:00

When the Pasadena Pops kicks off its summer season of concerts at the L.A. County Arboretum in Arcadia on Saturday, it will be led by a music director and conductor who has never even played in an orchestra, much less conducted one. It's a risky move...

Bernadette Peters stars as Feinstein picks Pasadena Pops season

2013-04-29 07:00:00

Saturday in the park with Bernadette (Peters, that is) will highlight the summer season at the Los Angeles County Arboretum announced by the Pasadena Pops and its new principal conductor, Michael Feinstein. Peters, whose many starring turns on...

Marcy and Zina — with luck, you'll know their names soon

2013-02-23 08:00:00

NEW YORK — In the annals of showbiz, the chance encounter between lyricist Marcy Heisler and composer Zina Goldrich 21 years ago may not rank with Rodgers and Hammerstein's first meeting or Lerner linking up with Loewe. But it could prove to be a...

Oscars 2013: A joyful night at the Governors Ball

2013-02-25 21:13:00

On the elegant stairway up to the Governors Ball, a man was having fun with the name of the event he was about to attend, loudly proclaiming it — or, rather, a variation of it that suggested a part of the male anatomy — to anyone who’d...

Hal Schaefer dies at 87; musician known for Marilyn Monroe liaison

2012-12-16 00:00:00

"The Real Reason for Marilyn Monroe's Divorce from Joe DiMaggio" read the headline on a 1955 Confidential magazine article that exposed a bumbling ambush involving the famous ballplayer and Frank Sinatra. The unlikely duo allegedly had tried to catch...

Hal David dies at 91; songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach

2012-09-02 00:00:00

Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Oscar-...

Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music

2012-08-08 00:00:00

When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...

Michael Feinstein to succeed Marvin Hamlisch at Pasadena Pops

2012-08-17 12:00:00

Michael Feinstein -- the renowned singer and pianist who specializes in music from the Great American Songbook --� has been named the new lead conductor of the Pasadena Pops. He will succeed Marvin Hamlisch, who died unexpectedly on Aug. 6. Feinstein...

Marvin Hamlisch, 68, remembered by theater collaborators

2012-08-07 14:41:00

Marvin Hamlisch, who died Monday in Los Angeles at 68, was one of the most honored composers in the theater world, and one of the hardest working. From his songs for�"A Chorus Line,"�which opened in 1975 and ran on Broadway for close to 15 years, to...

Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68: Sudden, brief illness halted busy life

2012-08-07 08:45:00

Marvin Hamlisch, the stage and film composer who created the memorable songs for�"A Chorus Line," has died at 68. The composer died on Monday in Los Angeles after collapsing from a brief illness, his family said in a statement. One of the most...

Hal David, Burt Bacharach honored in D.C. with Gershwin Prize

2012-05-09 16:36:51

All Christmas all the time on TV

2011-12-13 21:37:29

Michael Feinstein, center, conducts as a musician, left, plays a Benny Goodman Medley during Michael Feinstein's debut performance as conductor of the Pasadena POPS at the Los Angeles County Arboretum during the Pasadena POPS 2013 Summer Concert Series on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Arcadia.

2013-06-01 00:00:00

Michael Feinstein, center, during his debut performance as conductor of the Pasadena POPS at the Los Angeles County Arboretum during the Pasadena POPS 2013 Summer Concert Series on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Arcadia.

2013-06-01 00:00:00