Barry Briefs - Archive 3

Short Spins: Barry Manilow, Scores (Concord) - Manilow's own renditions of songs he wrote or co-wrote for the major stage musicals "Copacabana" and "Harmony." You get exactly what you'd expect; well-crafted songs rich with melody - to borrow an expression from Frank Zappa, it's "a little bit cheesy, but it's nicely displayed." Manilow is in fine voice, Lola is still a showgirl at the Copa, and all is right in the world. (Buffalo News, 10/8/2004) http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20041008/1002246.asp New Entries on the Top 50 of The Billboard 200... Barry Manilow's "Scores: Songs From Copacabana and Harmony" (Concord, No. 47)! (Billboard.com, 10/6/2004) http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000659967 Barry Manilow kicks off his "One Night Live! One Last Time!" tour in the New York area - tomorrow night at Nassau Coliseum and Thursday at Madison Square Garden. He'll tour with actors who play the Comedian Harmonists from his still-kicking "Harmony" musical. Barry's CD "Scores" is now in the shops, and this guy will make the whole world sing again! (Newsday.com, 10/4/2004) http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/columnists/ny-a3991583oct04,0,5904196.column? coll=ny-entertainment-columnists One Night With Barry Manilow, BBC One, 9.10 PM - Barry Manilow serenades the nation with renditions of all his [hits], among them "Mandy," "Copacabana," "I Write the Song" and "Can't Smile Without You." He may have been the polar opposite of fashionable for decades, but signs of a Manilow rennaissance have been in the air of late � he was a judge on the popular talent show American Idol and Westlife scored a number one with their cover of "Mandy" last year. (Times Online (UK), 10/2/2004) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7946-1287954,00.html The year-long "Celebration" continues on ABC's "The View" (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET), now in its eighth season on ABC. During the week of OCTOBER 4-8, co-hosts Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck welcome Rupert Everett... and music guest Barry Manilow ("Scores: Songs from 'Copacabana' and 'Harmony'") ... THURSDAY, OCT. 7 � Rupert Everett ("Stage Beauty"); musical guest Barry Manilow ("Scores: Songs from 'Copacabana' and 'Harmony'"). (Mickey News, 10/1/2004) http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_1014View Brian d'Arcy James Will Appear With 'Harmony' Pals in Barry Manilow's East Coast Concerts - The men who played The Comedian Harmonists in the August workshop and September New York presentations of the developing musical Harmony, by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, will be special guests at Manilow's East Coast concerts Sept. 30-Oct. 9. Tony Award nominee Brian d'Arcy James, who played Rabbi, the leader of the real-life European singers who disbanded in the shadow of Nazism, will appear with Bradley Dean, David Turner, Thom Christopher Warren, Aaron Lazar, David Ayers and Alex Sanchez in Manilow's upcoming concerts. The "Harmonists" will be performing at the following Manilow shows: Sept. 30 in East Rutherford, NJ, at Continental Arena; Oct. 5 at the Nassau, NY, Veterans Memorial; Oct. 7 at New York City's Madison Square Garden; and Oct. 9 at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center (Ayers will not play the Philly date, and Sanchez will only appear in Philly). (Playbill On-Line, 9/29/2004) http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88697.html For the week ended Sunday... The television soundtrack Will & Grace: Let the Music Out, featuring songs by Queen, Elton John and Barry Manilow, sold 17,000 copies at 57. (E! Online, 9/22/2004) http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,14986,00.html Greenville woman meets music, television idols on 'Oprah' - For Candace Bolt of Greenville, two icons stand larger than life: one, the original woman-power talk show host (Oprah Winfrey); the other, Barry Manilow. Bolt's admiration for Oprah is rivaled only by her love for 1970s pop balladeer. To meet either of them would be a dream come true. To meet both at the same time ... well, that would be the theme of Oprah's show that aired Wednesday afternoon (9/15/2004). Bolt was the lucky featured guest, given an exclusive serenade by her favorite singer, with Oprah, her new best buddy, at her side. "It was like I was having an out-of-body experience," says Bolt, who fulfilled her lifelong dream on Monday when she expected to be seated with her husband, Jim, as just another audience member during the show's taping. Last Thursday, Jim received word from "Oprah" producers that they wanted to fly the two of them to Chicago on Sunday to appear for a taping on Monday. Only vague reasons were given. It all started with a suggestive e-mail. "Dear Oprah," it read, "my husband knows that if he could ever arrange for me to meet Oprah Winfrey and a 'certain famous singer' at the same time, he would get 'sex on command' for the rest of his life!" The Bolts sat clueless in a conference room as the audience was seated. As the ushers came, the couple was told they were being escorted to their seats in the audience. "We were totally snowed," Candace says. As they entered the tunnel Oprah emerges from at the beginning of each show, they began to wonder. As they emerged in the studio in front of a typically raucous crowd and Oprah motioned for them to come join her onstage, they knew something special was in the works. Then, he came. He sang. He conquered a partisan audience. Manilow serenaded Candace with a variation of his hit "Looks Like We Made It," retooled into "Looks Like He Made It," a reference to the e-mail that Oprah read as the couple sat in the conference room. "I look like the biggest dork," she says with a big laugh. "I guess that's the price you pay to be on 'Oprah'." Jim is reassuring: "A lot of people are closet Manilow fans," he says. "People like him but they won't admit it." Barry Manilow has this effect on people; you either love him or hate him. But in her moment, surrounded by a sorority of those who proclaim from the mountaintops their love for the singer, there were no cynics, no doubters. Just Oprah sitting next to her, her arm around her shoulder, singing along. (GreenvilleOnline.com, 9/15/2004) http://greenvilleonline.com/news/2004/09/15/2004091539304.htm Manilow Boosts Couple's Sex Life - Barry Manilow worked wonders for a couple's marriage when he agreed to meet a superfan, who had promised her husband "sex on demand for the rest of his life" if she could meet her hero. The singer was the surprise guest on an Oprah Winfrey Show (9/15/2004) when he performed before a studio audience full of fans. But he made one husband of a fan called Candace particularly happy after hearing that she had written to Oprah promising her husband Jim sex on demand if she could meet Manilow. The crooner then performed songs requested by audience members after airing a film, during which he surprised a host of his fans who had written to Oprah in an effort to meet Manilow. (contactmusic.com, 9/16/2004) http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/0/ A481FA8E93DF072B80256F11002AA959!opendocument Oprah Deal: Barry Manilow or a New Car - Audience members at Oprah Winfrey's 19th season premiere taping were hoping to get "Barry Manilow or something ... thinking maybe it was the Oprah 'favorites' episode, where she gives away her favorite things" but they settled for new Pontiac G6's instead! The Barry Manilow fans were broken off for another taping featuring the musician... (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9/13/2004) http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/metroeast/story/ 29E169B9C5972FEA86256F0F0015F68B?OpenDocument&Headline= Area+women+roll+away+happy+from+Oprah+show Call him Barry Manly-low? - Speaking on ITV's Loose Women, singer Lorna Luft said she dated Barry Manilow, whose hits include "Copacabana" and "Bermuda Triangle," several years ago. Host Carol McGiffin asked yesterday: "Is it true what they say about men with big noses?" Lorna, 51, grinned and replied: "You bet it is!" (The Sun, 9/13/2004) http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004423096,00.html The cast of Will and Grace stopped by the Virgin Megastore on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles (9/14/2004) to sign copies of their compilation CD Will and Grace: Let the Music Out. Hundred of fans waited in line to meet the cast and to pick up their pre-sale copy of the CD which includes songs played on the series. The CD hits stores today and includes tracks by Elton John, Carly Simon, Jennifer Lopez, Queen, Barry Manilow and Dido. (Press Release, 9/14/2004) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY= /www/story/09-14-2004/0002250285&EDATE= Will & Grace: Let the Music Out! - is a collection of songs that capture the delicious comic and musical rhythms of the show ... original material includes duets featuring two cast members. There's "The Right Thing to Do" with singer-songwriter Carly Simon and Megan Mullally, who plays the fabulously drunk Karen. Barry Manilow and Eric McCormack croon together on the sweet "Living with Grace," which the duo wrote especially for the soundtrack. (MSNBC, 9/13/2004) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5992448/ Meet the Cast of 'Will and Grace' at CD Signing at Virgin Megastore/Sunset (Los Angeles, CA) Monday Night, September 13, 2004, 7-9 PM. The cast of Will and Grace will be on hand to sign autographs and meet one-on-one with customers in celebration of the release of the new compilation CD, "Will and Grace: Let the Music Out." Tracks includes [a] duet between Eric McCormack and Barry Manilow, as well as, a duet between Megan Mullally and Carly Simon. (Press Release, 9/9/2004) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY= /www/story/09-09-2004/0002247659&EDATE= Will & Grace: Let The Music Out!, the NBC sitcom's CD is on sale September 14. Eric McCormack croons a ballad, "Living With Grace," with Barry Manilow on piano. "Eric e-mailed me some beautiful lyrics he'd written," Manilow says. "So I wrote a melody and recorded the song with me singing it. Eric called me crying and thanked me." For the CD, Manilow refused to steal McCormack's thunder. "We tried a duet, but the lyrics are so personal, it sounded like I was intruding. So we took me out." Now THAT's grace! (TV Guide, 9/12/2004 - 9/18/2004) Will & Grace star Eric McCormack has written a song with Barry Manilow - "There's a Will & Grace soundtrack CD coming out soon, and Barry and I duet on a song called "Living With Grace," which we wrote together. "Barry was a guest on the show not so long ago, and we knew there was a Will & Grace soundtrack in the pipeline, so we wrote a song. It was a very Will thing to do." The CD Will & Grace: Let the Music Out, is due for release later this month. (Sunday Life, 9/5/2004) http://www.sundaylife.co.uk/features/story.jsp?story=558540 A Barry Manilow Kind of Guy - Jason Alexander, who's starring on the new CBS sitcom "Listen Up" as sports writer Tony Kleinman, wrote the "My Turn" column appearing in the Sept. 13 issue of Sporting News, which hits newsstands today. "People always assume I must be a sports guy. People probably assume all guys are sports guys," Alexander writes. "However, I am a Broadway musicals/chick flicks/Barry Manilow kind of guy. (New York Post, 9/8/2004) http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/28079.htm The best and worst of the Athens Games - BEST SONGS AT VENUES: The "Zorba the Greek" theme, which never grew tiresome. "Miserlou" by Dick Dale. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet. "Music" by Madonna. Barry Manilow's "Copacabana." (Sports Illustrated, 8/29/2004) http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/olympics/2004/08/29/bc.oly.bestandworst.ap/index.html Barry Manilow is in town for rehearsals of his on-again musical "Harmony," starring Brian d'Arcy. The songwriter is also in the studio with producer Phil Ramone finishing his 43rd album, "Scores," due out Sept. 28. Busy Barry just collaborated with "Will & Grace" star Eric McCormack on "Living with Grace," a song McCormack wrote for the upcoming CD of songs inspired by his sitcom. (New York Daily News, 8/22/2004) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/col/story/224774p-193054c.html Leeza Gibbons CD Fights to Save Memories - Entertainment reporter/personality Leeza Gibbons found herself researching memory diseases after her grandmother and mother were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In 2002 she founded the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, which supports the day-to-day needs of caregivers and people with memory diseases. To raise funds for the foundation and the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, she is releasing "Leeza Gibbons Presents Reflections" Sept. 14. The set is a collection of previously released songs from some of today's top hitmakers, [including] Barry Manilow ("Memory") ... In addition to promoting the disc -- which she hopes is the first in a series -- on her daily syndicated radio show, "Hollywood Confidential," Gibbons will also pitch directly to retailers. (Yahoo! Daily News, 8/20/2004) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769&ncid=689&e=3&u= /nm/20040820/music_nm/music_gibbons_dc ET Promo for August 6, 2004 - includes ad for Barry Manilow's new Will and Grace love song premiere ("Living with Grace"). http://et.tv.yahoo.com/about/2004/08/06/tonightonet040806 http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll%3fSID=6392130 Brian d'Arcy James and Pals Begin Harmony Workshop Aug. 9 - The boys of Harmony, the new Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman musical about the Comedian Harmonists singing group, begin vocalizing Aug. 9 in rehearsals for a workshop of the Broadway-aimed show. The full company begins rehearsals Aug. 16. Private industry presentations are Sept. 9-10. The Weimar-era singing group, which splintered as the Nazis rose to power, is recreated by Brian d'Arcy James, David Turner, David Ayers, Thom Christopher Warren, Bradley Dean and Aaron Lazar. All but Ayers were rehearsed and ready for a pre-Broadway run in Philadelphia in late 2003 when the show's producer announced he didn't have enough money to bring the show to life. The production and its hopes for Broadway shut down immediately. Composer Manilow and lyricist-librettist Sussman fought in 2004 to regain control of their material � and did. Now, new producers are shepherding the musical memory play to a potential commercial life. Stephen R. Buntrock was not available to recreate his 2003 work in this current workshop. Also returning under David Warren's direction are Kate Baldwin (as Mary, wife to James' character, Rabbi) and Janine LaManna (as Ruth, wife of Chopin, played by Ayers). (Playbill.com, 8/2/2004) http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87782.html Could It Be (Broadway) Magic? - Barry Manilow's musical "Harmony," which was supposed to open on Broadway last spring until it ran out of money, is getting a new producing team and will try again. Most of the original company will be back for a four-week workshop next week. The musical � music by Manilow, lyrics and book by Bruce Sussman � is based on the real-life tale of the Comedian Harmonists, a vocal group in Germany in the 1920s and '30s, around the time Hitler was rising to power. (New York Daily News, 8/4/2004) http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/218679p-188106c.html Harmony Is Back in Business as a Broadway-Bound Musical - Harmony, the once-Broadway-bound musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, is now back on a Broadway track with a new producing team, a fresh design and a refocused script. Rehearsals for a four-week workshop begin Aug. 9, reuniting most of the company that rehearsed the show in late 2003 [including] Brian d'Arcy James, Janine LaManna, Kate Baldwin, David Turner and Aaron Lazar. Also in the workshop will be Bradley Dean and Thom Christopher Warren, who were Harmonists in 2003. David Warren again directs. David Chase returns as musical director. The new producing team is Coats Guiles and Daniel Karslake of the Atticus Group, Beth Smith, Tara Schoen Fishman. Emanuel Azenberg is the general manager. Harmony is based on the real-life tale of the Comedian Harmonists, a vocal group in Germany in the 1920s and '30s, around the time Hitler was rising to power. Music is by Manilow, book and lyrics by Sussman. Private industry presentations take place Sept. 9 and 10 in Manhattan. Guiles said the show is aiming for a spring 2005 run. Since late 2003, the creative team has made the show "less literal, more theatrical." Scenic designer Derek McLane has reconceived the look of the show. "It's a memory piece, so it's abstract," Guiles said. (Playbill.com, 8/2/2004) http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87678.html http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=89&ncid=789&e=6&u=/playbill/ 20040802/en_playbill/87678 Made It Through The Rain? - "When I was 10 I got my first tape player. I bought Absolutely by Madness, and my mum bought Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits. She wrapped it up as though it was a present for me even though she'd really bought it for herself. The trouble is, I really liked it. I was 10 years old and heartbroken about a girl I'd fallen in love with... and Made It Through The Rain spoke to me like no other song ever had. I drew the line at Copacabana, though." - Danny McNamara of Embrace. (The Guardian, 8/14/2004) http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1282746,00.html Ultimate Manilow UK Advertisement at Click2Music.co.uk. "Ultimate Manilow" - From the Ultimate entertainer comes the Ultimate collection. All the biggest hits from one of the world's greatest superstars. Including the original version of the smash hit "Mandy". "Ultimate Manilow" - The perfect gift for Mother's Day! http://de.click2music.co.uk/3rd/Prezence/barry_manilow/video_lo.html Barry Manilow and Eric McCormack Recording Session - Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California (May 23, 2004). http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====63593 Sony Music Entertainment and BMG have completed the creation of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history ... including master works from such all-time greats as Miles Davis, The Byrds, John Denver, Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow and Elvis Presley. (PRNewswire, 8/5/2004) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/ 08-05-2004/0002226589&EDATE= In Generation Kill, an energetic narrative about men fighting a war, author Evan Wright takes you inside the Humvees carrying 23 Marines of the First Reconnaissance ("Force Recon") battalion. What you discover while the platoon is under fire is that no two men are alike ... Sgt. Brad Colbert, 28, has a "neat, orderly and crisp" demeanor. Spare with sentiment, he refuses to allow country songs inside his Humvee. He prefers Barry Manilow. (USA Today, 8/4/2004) http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2004-08-04-generation-kill_x.htm Barry Manilow to Perform at Mellon Arena - Tickets go on sale at noon Saturday (July 31) for Barry Manilow's concert on Oct. 8 at Mellon Arena. Manilow, a 2002 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, is a multifaceted artist who has earned Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the arena, Uptown. Tickets are $36.85, $57.91, $78.98 and $131.62. They are available through Ticketmaster and any of its outlets, or at www.CC.com. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 7/28/2004) http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/entertainment/events/s_205402.html Michael Feinstein's Recording Plans - Michael Feinstein has toured steadily, recorded everything from Gershwin and Burton Lane to Jimmy Webb, an anthology of children's songs and an outing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and grown very comfortable doing it. He co-owns nightclubs in both cities and has his own imprint, Feinery, with Concord Records ... His recording plans include David Raskin ("Laura"), Barry Manilow, unpublished songs by Billy Joel and an album of his own compositions. (SF Gate, 7/27/2004) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/07/27/DDGG47SHH41.DTL 'Will & Grace' Compilation Album in Works - BMG Strategic Marketing Group and NBC Universal Television Distribution have teamed to release the album "Will & Grace: Let the Music Out!" Sept. 14, just in time for the show's seventh-season premiere Sept. 16 ... The album features the new song "Living With Grace," written and performed by Barry Manilow and show co-star Eric McCormack. "We approached Barry since he was already working with anyway," DiMuro says. "Barry guest-starred on the show, and Eric is a huge Manilow fan. So it was easy for them to team up." (Billboard, 7/17/2004) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769 &ncid=689&e=2&u=/nm/20040717/music_nm/music_willgrace_dc Will And Grace Celebrate The Sound Of Music - Will & Grace: Let The Music Out! will be in stores on September 14. Eric "Will" McCormack teams up with Barry Manilow for a song called "Living With Grace." As the rather specific title would suggest, the song was written especially for the compilation and McCormack and Manilow sing it together. (Chart Attack, 7/8/2004) http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2004/07/0805.cfm Barry Manilow as Music Industry's Guilty Pleasure - KFOG "Morning Show" host, Dave Morey, confesses, "I've got the box set, as a matter of fact. Partially it's a nostalgia thing but also because it's harmless, easy-to-listen-to, predictable pop music. ... One of my favorite San Francisco movies is 'Foul Play.' There's a Barry Manilow song featured prominently in that one ('Ready to Take a Chance Again'). ... With the way everything is, I don't think there's any reason for anyone to feel truly guilty about music. As long as we have headphones, we can all get along in this world, can't we?" (SF Gate, 7/9/2004) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/07/09/DDG9C7HBR527.DTL

Barry Manilow Live T-Shirt at Urban Outfitters - Urban Outfitters is now exclusively offering a classy baby blue, vintage Manilow T featuring the pose from the Barry Manilow Live, album cover. This shirt is only available online at Urgan Outfitters. (Urban Outfitters, 2004) http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp? itemID=5112&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=163&iSubCat=172&iProductID=5112 One FLIGHT Live! - Flying America West in June 2004? BMG Strategic Marketing presents Barry Manilow - 2 Nights Live. A live look at the magical career of one of America's greatest singers/songwriters/producers and arrangers. In-flight program includes: "I'm Comin' Back," "Weekend In New England," "I Made It Through The Rain," "Every Single Day," "The Best Of Me," "Harmony," "That's Life," "You're There," "We Live On Borrowed Time" and more, plus commentary by Barry. Interview with Idol Vocal Coach Debra Byrd - During an interview with Debra Byrd, Rosanne Simunovic (Voice Instructor and Conductor for the Timmins Youth Singers) asks Debra if she still performs with Barry Manilow from time to time. Debra: Yes - two weeks ago, I performed with Barry in Las Vegas. It was wonderful. We perform together often - it is an ongoing, musically collaborative relationship. I have recorded duets with him, arranged his music, and so much more. I am a fixture in Barry's musical family. In response to what style of music she enjoys most, Debra says: Everything! I love all music! ... I grew up singing and playing everything and have truly done it all - from musical theatre, to performing with the Eurythmics and Bob Dylan and Barry Manilow to recording all genres of music. (Foxes on Idol, June 2004) http://www.foxesonidol.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=4&article=article0002.art Music to soothe savage city beasts - Elevator-style music, including artists such as Barry Manilow and Barry White, would be played in crime riddled laneways, under a proposal from city councillor Anne Moran to reduce crime in Adelaide, Australia ... the 'soft policing' idea will help rid the city of youth crime, drug dealers and loitering in alleyways... (The Advertiser in Australia, 6/29/2004) http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,9983588%255E2682,00.html Michigan will ship CDs to GIs in Iraq - The selection of American pop music in Iraq is so limited, even Barry Manilow and the Bee Gees might have a chance with young soldiers stationed abroad. That's the thinking behind a plan by the state to ship 11,000 compact discs to Marines serving in Iraq. The CDs are among some 194,000 that Michigan received as part of a nationwide settlement with five music companies and retailers earlier this year. (Detroit News, 6/23/2004) http://www.detnews.com/2004/metro/0406/23/b01-192414.htm http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/news/article.php?id=5783 Star-studded "Reflections" In the Work - Artists donate songs to Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation CD. Sarah McLachlan, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Barry Manilow and Madonna are among the stars donating songs for "Reflections." "Reflections" is a CD compilation currently in-the-works that will raise funds and heighten awareness for Leeza Gibbons' nonprofit organization, The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation. A release date has not yet been determined for the CD. (Net Music Countdown, 6/14/2004) http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/news/article.php?id=5692 Janet says she had crush on Barry Manilow - Janet Jackson tells Blender magazine for its June/July issue, "My first crush was on Barry Manilow. He performed on television, and I remember taping it. When no one was around, I used to kiss the screen." (Associated Press, 6/3/2004) http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0603janet03-ON.html Nicky Campbell @ Radio 1 - Interview Excerpts - Barry Manilow was one of the best-selling balladeers of the 1970s. Although he began his career by writing advertising jingles in the late 1960s, his work as the producer on Bette Midler's first two albums earned him his own recording contract. A string of hits followed, beginning with Mandy and Copacabana, which earned him a Grammy award. Latterly, he has been experimenting with jazz and standards. http://www.nickycampbellatradioone.co.uk/manilow.htm By A Landslide... Barry Manilow (55%) was voted favorite American Idol Theme, over Motown (15%), Elton John (14%), Country (8%) and Gloria Estefan (8%) in the American Idol Poll Results for April 28, 2004 (Total Votes: 857755). http://www.idolonfox.com/asp/poll/poll_results.asp?PollID=18&PagePosition=2 Sightings ... Paula Abdul, at the Barry Manilow show Saturday night (June 5, 2004) at Mandalay Bay. Debra Byrd, one of Manilow's background singers, is the "American Idol" vocal coach. Backstage at the intermission: Dick Clark, Robert Goulet, Suzanne Somers and former New York City judge Judy Sheindlin. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 6/7/2004) http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jun-07-Mon-2004/news/24047298.html Barry Manilow brings his "One Night Live" show to the Mandalay Bay Events Center at 8 p.m. Saturday. Manilow has described the sold-out concert as a thank-you to his longtime fans. In April, Manilow released "2NightsLive!," a two-disc set featuring live renditions of such hits as "Copacabana (At the Copa)," "I Write the Songs" and "Mandy." (Las Vegas Sun, 6/4/2004) http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2004/jun/04/516966498.html Michael Feinstein is committed to singing on a Barry Manilow project - that sets recently unearthed Johnny Mercer lyrics to music by the "Copacabana" and "Mandy" scribe. "There are so many recordings that I hope to make over the next several years, it's hard settling on any one. Barry Manilow has this cache of really wonderful songs he wrote to Johnny Mercer's lyrics... Between the craft (of Mercer) and a solid and imaginative writer (in Manilow), it makes these quite special. I very much want to do that project, and I'm flattered Barry asked me to sing them and help introduce them to the world." (PacketOnLine, 5/13/2004) http://www.packetonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11634747&BRD=1091&PAG=461 &dept_id=346950&rfi=8 Mill Mountain Theatre's production of Barry Manilow's Copacabana - Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 4th at 10:00 AM. The production opens June 16th and runs through July 11th. For more information and to order tickets on-line, visit www.millmountain.org. http://www.millmountain.org/copcabana.htm New York City Rhythms, the musical, is getting its world premiere at the Josephine Theater (April 16 - May 16). The show, written by Ross Ruediger, focuses on Gerry Flash (Thomas Miller), who headlines in the nightclub of the Manilow Hotel in Manhattan. He shares the spotlight with Amanda Hart (Cassie LaBeau), who has been nursing a secret crush on him for some time. He's clueless about Amanda's feelings, partly because he's still hung up on Linda (Melissa Etheredge), his former fianc�e, who dumped him four years ago because she felt he loved his music more than her. As it happens, Linda and her new beau, Martin ("American Idol" finalist Jonathan Jones) plan to spend New Year's Eve in the hotel. Naturally, the former lovers cross paths, and most of the show revolves around whether they're each willing to give the other a second chance. The story is told partly through Manilow hits such as "I Write the Songs," "Looks Like We Made It," "Copacabana," and "Something's Coming Up." (San Antonio Express-News, 4/14/2004) http://www.mysanantonio.com/global-includes/printstory.jsp? path=/entertainment/stage/stories/MYSA14.14P.manilow_0414.26cf2a61.html Barry Manilow to play Mandalay Bay Events Center - Barry Manilow's sole U.S. concert date scheduled for 2004 is slated for June 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Prices are $45, $75 and $125. Tickets are on sale at the Events Center box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and through Ticketmaster. To charge by phone, call 632-7580. (Review-Journal, 04/09/2004) http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Apr-09-Fri-2004/weekly/23580855.html Copacabana in San Bernardino, California - San Bernardino Theatrical Arts International presents Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" through March 28, 2004. Based on the popular song about a dance show girl named Lola, her boyfriend Tony and the womanizing Rico who wants to steal her away, "Copacabana" is set in the nightclub scene of the 1940s. The production features lavish sets and costumes with book and music by Barry Manilow. Performances will be held March 26 at 8 p.m., March 27 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and March 28 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Redlands Daily Facts, 3/26/2004) http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,209~22484~2044195,00.html Markinch Operatic's Captivating Copacabana - Forget the cold winds of March in Scotland. Come to Markinch Town Hall this week and bask in the warmth and dazzling colour and soaring melodies of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana." Markinch Amateur Operatic Society opened with this musical and melodramatic extravaganza yesterday (Tuesday) and will continue to delight audiences through to Saturday, March 27. (Fife Today, 3/24/2004) http://www.fifenow.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1019&ArticleID=761705 Friends of Sheba Medical Center 2004 Awards Gala - Producer-Director Gary Smith will receive the Sheba Humanitarian Award, Joel M. Geiderman will receive the Sheba Medical Visionary Award, and Anthony Pritzker will receive the Rabin Philanthropy Award on Feb. 5 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Larry King will be master of ceremonies. Entertainment will be provided by Grammy-winning artist Barry Manilow, Jennifer Holliday, Clint Holmes, and Howie Mandel. Proceeds support Sheba Medical Center, the largest healing complex in Israel and the entire Middle East. (01/16/2004, 01/19/2004) http://www.ent-today.com/potpourri/jan04/p011604_hb.htm http://www.todaysplanet.com/pg/beta/bhcourier1/photos.htm Critics' picks for Jan. 9-15 - Diane Schuur at Rossi's, Downtown Minneapolis (January 14 & 15): In the past couple of years, newly born jazzman Barry Manilow made a jazz CD, helped Bette Midler with her Rosemary Clooney tribute disc and teamed up with Diane Schuur for a jazz collection, "Midnight." Make that a Manilow jazz collection. He wrote the songs that she sings. They're mostly old-fashioned and down-tempo, and, as producer, he managed to rein in Schuur's brassiness. After 25 years in the business, she shows subtlety here. (Star-Tribune Minneapolis-St. Paul, 1/9/2004) http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/4305917.html http://www.bluestarjazz.com Washington Post Says Aiken, Jonze Out in 2004 - Watch out, Clay Aiken and Spike Jonze. The Washington Post Style section's traditional New Year's Day In and Out says you're out and Barry Manilow and Sofia Coppola are in (January 1, 2004). http://comcast.net/News/ENTERTAINMENT//XML/1403_Recordings/ 0f5024f2-0de1-4d3b-bf3e-2df294659973.html http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0102whatsin-ON.html Barry Complimentary - Writer Donnie Snow refers to musician and performer Kenny G as "the Barry Manilow of soprano sax" in an article about Kenny's earning a Grammy nomination this month for Best Pop Instrumental Album. (Scripps Howard News Service, 12/15/2003) http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=KENNYG-MUSIC-12-15-03 Weekly Variety Show? Following a Press Release that "A Barry Manilow Christmas: A&E Live By Request" became the highest rated "Live By Request" in two years for the network, KYW reported "Barry Manilow may host a weekly variety show on A&E" in its Buzz column (December 12, 2003). http://www.kyw1060.com Can't Smile Without... Vodafone in Japan! A commercial featuring Barry Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You" is available on-line (12/2/2003). http://www.vodafone.jp/japanese/cm/031202_lovers_300K.asx http://www.vodafone.jp/scripts/english/top.jsp Gotta Love The Holidays, a collection of ten classic and newly-recorded Yuletide songs from such acclaimed artists as Elton John, Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole and Celine Dion, will be released December 9 on Warner Bros. Records, just in time for Christmas. A portion of the proceeds from the album will be donated to the non-profit Larry King Cardiac Foundation. Selections include ... Barry Manilow's "I'll Be Home For Christmas." (Press Release, 12/1/2003) http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp? ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20031201005035&newsLang=en Listing for Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request, 8 p.m. Friday, December 5, A&E. Joined by a band, an orchestra and guests including Cyndi Lauper, Manilow takes song requests from viewers. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/24/2003) http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/149393_tvholiday24.html Palm Springs Community Calendar - The Lodge, will present Barry Manilow and Rachel Boston at their Gala Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony featuring a 60-foot Douglas Fur, a Christmas choir and other live entertainment. Monday, November 24, 2003, 5:30 p.m. The Lodge at Rancho Mirage, 68-900 Frank Sinatra Drive, Rancho Mirage. Free. (The Desert Sun, 11/23/2003) http://www.thedesertsun.com/news/stories2003/local/20031123031748.shtml Art for AIDS III - Celebrity guests Tom Petty, Sharon Stone, Cher, Barbra Streisand, Carrie Fisher, Penny Marshall, Bob Dylan, and Barry Manilow [have] accepted invitations to attend Art for AIDS III, a benefit for AIDS Services Foundation Orange County and Laguna Art Museum. Set for Saturday, February 7, 2004, at the spectacular St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa the event has fast become the premiere gala in Orange County. This year's Art for AIDS will allow guests to choose from three party options, all of which will be crowned by a live concert by rock legend Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. The concert will be dedicated to the memory of Stephen Cy Costick, brother of Petty's wife Dana, who died of the disease in 1993. (Laguna Art Museum, 11/18/2003) http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org/events.htm

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