MARVIN HAMLISCH DIES

	MARVIN HAMLISCH DIES 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 his most recent score for "The Nutty Professor," which debuted in Nashville in July, Hamlisch never seemed to put his pen down. He moved with impressive alacrity between composing jobs and conducting appearances with pops orchestras around the country. Carole Bayer Sager worked with Hamlisch on several projects, including the musical "They're Playing Our Song," which was based on their personal and professional relationship. PHOTOS: Marvin Hamlisch | 1944-2012 "His mind went a thousand and fifty miles an hour and so did his fingers," she said in an interview Tuesday. "He could transpose music in one second. And he could pick up a melody he'd never heard if you just sang it for him." Sager dated Hamlisch for a few years in the late '70s, and their sometimes stormy life together inspired Neil Simon to write the book for "They're Playing Our Song," which opened on Broadway in 1979. But "our relationship was nothing like what Neil wrote -- ours was much more Jewishly neurotic," Sager said. Kay Cole, who was in the original cast of "A Chorus Line," said in an interview that Hamlisch "could make the toughest environments enjoyable. He always had a joke and he could see the bright side of life." PHOTOS: Stars react to Marvin <b>...</b>	From: MrBobLuck Views: 0 0 ratings
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