A RATHER DIFFERENT PRODIGY Cy Coleman A RATHER DIFFERENT PRODIGY

Early Start To Success BORN JUNE 14 1929, NEW YORK CITY BIRTHNAME: SEYMOUR KAUFMAN PARENTS JEWISH EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS: IDA AND MAX KAUFMAN PIANO PRODIGY: MADE CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT AT 7 YEARS OLD STUDIED PIANO COMPOSITION AND ORCHESTRATION AT NY COLLEGE OF MUSIC CHANGED NAME TO CY COLEMAN AT 16

Starting Career DESPITE EARLY SUCCESS IN CLASSICAL MUSIC, TURNED TO JAZZ AND POP CREATED THE CY COLEMAN TRIO COMPOSED SEVERAL POPULAR SONGS: “WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW” FRANK SINATRA “I’M GONNA LAUGH YOU RIGHT OUT OF MY LIFE” NAT KING COLE BEGAN WORKING WITH CAROLYN LEIGH MAKING HITS SUCH AS “WITCHCRAFT” AND “THE BEST IS YET TO COME”

Broadway Baby!!!!!! WILDCAT 1960 SWEET CHARITY 1966 CITY OF THE ANGELS 1989 WILL ROGERS FOLLIES 1991 THE LIFE 1997

A Selection of his Work Mayhaps? HAD A VERY JAZZY VIBE AND VERY AKIN TO 1950s ERA POP SELECTION: SWEET CHARITY OVERTURE

FUN FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!! DIED NOVEMBER 18 2004 COMPOSED ORIGINAL 1960 “PLAYBOY’S THEME” THAT HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH THE MAGAZINE AND ITS CREATOR HUGH HEFNER MARRIED SHELBY COLEMAN AND HAD HIS DAUGHTER LILY COLEMAN

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