SONDHEIM HONORED.Stephen Sondheim Noun 1. Stephen Sondheim - United States composer of musicals (born in 1930) Sondheim will be honored with the ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Founders Award at the opening night gala of the REPRISE re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. 20th anniversary production of ``Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' on March 12 at the Ahmanson Theatre. Following the performance, Sondheim will receive the award from actress Carol Burnett and Academy Award-winning lyricist lyr·i·cist n. A writer of song lyrics. Also called lyrist. Noun 1. lyricist - a person who writes the words for songs lyrist Marilyn Bergman, who is president and chairman of the board of ASCAP. The proceeds from the gala benefit REPRISE and the ASCAP Foundation, which sponsors an ongoing series of workshops in many musical genres. Tickets are $250 and are available by calling (310) 664-1453. Stepping up to the plate: Garth Brooks and several major league baseball players This list consists of Major League Baseball players, both past and current, who have a biographic article (members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are noted with a β). For a list of other players for whom an article does not yet exist, see: Wikipedia:Requested articles/sports. announced today the formation of a new foundation, Touch 'em All: Teammates for Kids. The foundation will focus on bringing the efforts of professional athletes, celebrities in the music and entertainment industry and corporate sponsors to children in need. Baseball players involved in the foundation include Greg Vaughn of the San Diego Padres and Kevin Brown of the L.A. Dodgers. ``Touch 'em All'' is a term used in baseball to describe the only remaining action to be taken by a player after hitting a home run: touching all the bases. - Sharon Cotal Daily News |
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