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If “Memory” wasn’t already a marquee name in showtunes, Barry Manilow probably would have used the title for a song in his new musical. Now playing at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, “Harmony,” about the Comedian Harmonists, a sextet of German singer-comedians, is also all about memory – both history’s short recall for a popular…
Barry Manilow never meant to become a pop star, and his Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning career as a songwriter is a source of perennial tsuris for his lyric-writing partner Bruce Sussman. If you ask them, “Mandy” came, gave and (forget what you heard) did some taking. That breakout hit diverted the pair’s original ambition: writing…
Barry Manilow has a particular talent for upbeat — and unserious — musical storytelling. His easy-listening songs are populated by showgirls named Lola and men named Rico who wear diamonds, as featured in his iconic “Copacabana,” or balladeers lamenting the loss of a legendarily selfless lover, as in “Mandy.” His famed “Stuck on a Band-Aid”…
Barry Manilow has opened up about his sexuality for the first time, and revealed why he kept his nearly 40-year romance with his manager, Garry Kief, a secret from the public. The 73-year-old singer-songwriter, known for his hits “Can’t Smile Without You” and “Copacabana,” told People that he kept his sexuality under wraps because he…
Barry Manilow has spoken publicly for the first time about being gay, saying he feared he would disappoint his mostly female fan base had he come out decades ago. The “Can’t Smile Without You” singer, now 73, talked with People magazine and Entertainment Tonight about his previously secret, almost 40-year romance with husband Garry Kief….
Calm down Israeli Fanilows! Really, try and keep it together. But it is confirmed: Barry Manilow is bringing his “One Last Time” tour to you shores. The ‘Copacabana’ showman announced his plans on Facebook with these three words: Manilow. Israel. June. And that’s all he wrote — at first. Natch, fans in Israel wanted —…
Barry Manilow has been rushed back to Los Angeles after a performance in Memphis because of complications from emergency oral surgery this week, a statement on his website said. The 72-year old, known for hits “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “Could It Be Magic” and “Copacabana,” had performed in Memphis on Wednesday. His next two…
Award season is in full swing and the next big show just happens to be the music event of the year. The 58th Annual Grammy Awards are Monday February 15 and features some Jewish nominees you know very well, and some you didn’t even know were nominated. Here are some Jewish performers and nominees to…
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A conversation with Julia Haart and her son Shlomo, stars of Netflix's 'My Unorthodox Life,' about the new season and much more.