Stanley Walden

Stanley Walden (born December 2, 1932) is an American composer, musical performer, and professor of musical theater.[1][2] He has written music for the theater (musicals, operas, ballets) in America and Europe, as well as for the concert stage (Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and Louisville Orchestras; and chamber music for Carole Cowan, Jan DeGaetani, Reri Grist, Gilbert Kalish, Joel Krosnick, Robert Levin and many others). He has also been a clarinetist, actor and director. He is perhaps best known for writing music and lyrics of the revue Oh! Calcutta![3][4][5] He has also written a number of song cycles.[6]

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  2. ^ Plunka, Gene A. (1999). Jean-Claude Van Itallie and the Off-broadway Theater. University of Delaware Press. pp. 109–111. ISBN 978-0-87413-664-7.
  3. ^ Clifton, Keith E. (2008). Recent American Art Song a Guide. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 193. ISBN 9780810862104.
  4. ^ Dietz, Dan (9 March 2010). Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows. McFarland. pp. 328–9. ISBN 978-0-7864-5731-1.
  5. ^ Lewis, David H. (23 September 2002). Broadway Musicals: A Hundred Year History. McFarland. pp. 106–7. ISBN 978-0-7864-8114-9.
  6. ^ Clifton, Keith E. (5 September 2008). Recent American Art Song: A Guide. Scarecrow Press. pp. 193–4. ISBN 978-1-4616-7078-0.