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Multi award-winning music master Marc Shaiman celebrates a very special event last Thursday, October 22nd...his 50th birthday! This Saturday, the Hairspray mastermind and Tony and Grammy winner celebrated in style with a large birthday bash.

Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, meanwhile, will compose the music; both worked on the big screen treatment of "Hairspray." Roald Dahl's children's classic ...

JJ Abrams Lands Fox Medical Comedy & More TV News Inside TV (blog) The pair is reportedly in talks with producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron ('Chicago'), as well as Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman ('Hairspray'), ... and more »

slays the crowd with his opening musical number, written specifically for him by Broadway composers Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman of "Hairspray" fame. ... and more »

BBC News The men who wrote Mr. Harris's song, Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman, the lyricists behind “Hairspray” (for which Mr. Shaiman also wrote the music), ... Mad Men,' '30 Rock' take top series EmmysThe Associated Press Tina Fey's 30 Rock Tops EMMY AwardsGreek Reporter

Hairspray" composers Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, who dashed off a custom-made tune for Harris at the Broadway awards, wrote one for the Emmys. ... and more »

Cal Phil Summer Magic Concludes with “Broadway's Best” Hairspray, by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, broke records as well, winning 11 Olivier Awards in London and eight Tonys on Broadway while numerous critics ...

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 18-24: Midwest Crisis Catch Me If You Can features a score by Tony-winning Hairspray songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, with a book by Tony winner Terrance McNally, ... and more »

Vanessa, who was just nominated for an Emmy for her role as Wilhelmina Slater, says Hairspray composer Marc Shaiman, who was attached to compose the songs for a scrapped 2007 musical episode, may no longer be involved.

TheaterMania.com  NY Hairspray composer Marc Shaiman will provide additional musical material based on the late Cy Coleman's jazz score and serve as musical director for the film. PicturePlay Films will co-produce City of Angels. "Barry brought it to us, and the story of a ...

 United States By Dave Itzkoff If the knowing industry references and the double entendres weren't dead giveaways, the lyrics were the work of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, the lyricists behind “Hairspray” (for which Mr. Shaiman also wrote the music), ...

New York Times Blogs The hilarious final number was written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman of 'Hairspray' fame. The closing number was fantastic! It is so great to see a LIVE show. I loved NPH as host - I'm only sorry we didn't get to see more of him! ...

The lyrics were written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, famous for "Hairspray," and "Prop 8: The Musical." (to the tune of "Tonight" from West Side Story) Tonight, tonight. The Tonys were tonight. And Elton's Billy was all the rage. ...

 CA The studio has acquired a mysterious monster from Mattel, around which “Hairspray” team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman will construct a musical. No word on what the creature will be, or the sort of showtunes he/she/it'll belt out. ...

 NY And he took on a role (as a Very Smart Fellow) in Prop 8—The Musical, a music video written by Hairspray's Marc Shaiman satirizing the California ballot proposition that amended the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union ...

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 CA Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman ("Hairspray") will do the music. -- In court: Chicano artist Frank Romero sues Caltrans over a painted-over mural on the Hollywood Freeway. -- Financial turnaround: After a decade of financial uncertainty, ...

Songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), playwright Terrence McNally (The Full Monty), director Jack O'Brien (Hairspray), choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally Blonde), and musical director John McDaniel are scheduled to ...

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 CA Running through April 30, the festival also will feature an evening with composer Marc Shaiman ("Hairspray") on Friday, the documentary "Our Time" on Monday, and the closing-night feature "500 Days of Summer." www.newportbeachfilmfest.com Remember ...

Matchbox Twenty vocalist Rob Thomas and film composer Marc Shaiman (“Hairspray”) will perform after dinner. The gala will honor firms and individuals who have made an “extraordinary commitment to fighting hunger,” Barrick said. ...

 NY - Andrew Gans By Andrew Gans Tony Award-winning Hairspray composer-lyricist Marc Shaiman will take centerstage at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival in California. On April 24 at 7 PM at the Palm Garden at The Island Hotel Newport Beach, the Oscar-nominated ...

Based on the film of the same name by John Waters, the book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan is filled with great one-liners and a still-timely message about integration, while the music by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman is ... Good Morning Baltimore Packet Online

 TX “Hairspray,” based on the 1988 film by John Waters, takes place in Baltimore in the 1960s, a time when change is in the air, but not always welcome as the civil rights movement makes its way to television. With music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by ...

Prop 8: The Musical — It’s A Happy Day For Gays Marc Shaiman and Adam Shankman, director of the hit Hollywood musical Hairspray, have teamed together again to create Prop 8: The Musical. Starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Craig Robinson and more, this hilariou...

 CA - who resigned after a flurry of complaints from prominent theater artists, including "Hairspray" composer Marc Shaiman, when word of his contribution to ...

By Joshua Rich Good morning, Pop Watchers! Okay, I know, it may not actually be morning when you're reading this, but I still can't get that catchy ditty "Good Morning Baltimore" from Hairspray out of my head. (Damn you, brilliant songwriting of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman!) Lucky for me, New Line has...

Billion-Dollar Composer: Marc Shaiman: Changes made to stage, screen versions -- The history of Broadway musicals on film is often unhappy. (John Huston's "Annie," anyone?) Even when the creative teams responsible have been involved in their adaptation -- the Rodgers and Hammerstei...