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Cy Feuer

October 21, 2023

Cy Feuer (January 15, 1911 – May 17, 2006) was an American theatre producer, director, composer, musician, and half of the celebrated producing duo Feuer and Martin. He won three competitive Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. He was also nominated for Academy Awards as the producer of Storm Over Bengal and Cabaret.

Cy Feuer
Born
Seymour Arnold Feuerman

January 15, 1911
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 2006(2006-05-17) (aged 95)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materJuilliard School
Occupations

Career Edit

Born Seymour Arnold Feuerman in Brooklyn, New York,[1] he became a professional trumpeter at the age of fifteen, working at clubs on weekends to help support his family while attending New Utrecht High School. It was there he first met Abe Burrows, who in later years he would hire to write the book for Guys and Dolls.[citation needed]

Having no interest in mathematics, science, or sports, he dropped out of school and found work as a trumpeter on a political campaign truck.[2] He later studied at the Juilliard School before joining the orchestras at the Roxy Theater and later Radio City Music Hall.[citation needed]

In 1938, he toured the country with Leon Belasco and His Society Orchestra, eventually ending up in Burbank, California. Following a ten-week stint there, the orchestra departed for Minneapolis, but he opted to remain in California.[citation needed]

Feuer found employment at Republic Pictures, serving as musical director, arranger, and/or composer of more than 125 mostly B-movies, many of them serials and westerns, for the next decade, save for a three-year interruption to serve in the military during World War II.[3]

During his Hollywood sojourn, he enjoyed a tumultuous one-year affair with actress Susan Hayward (also from Brooklyn),[4] worked with Jule Styne, Frank Loesser, and Victor Young, among others, received five Academy Award nominations for his film scores, and married a divorcée, Posy Greenberg, a mother of a three-year-old son. The couple later had a son of their own named Jed.[citation needed]

In 1947, having decided he had no real talent for film scoring,[5] Feuer returned to New York City, where he teamed up with Ernest H. Martin, who had been the head of comedy programming at CBS Radio. After an aborted attempt to stage a production based on George Gershwin's An American in Paris,[6] they produced Where's Charley?, the 1949 Frank Loesser adaption of Charley's Aunt. Although it was panned by six of the seven major New York critics, positive word-of-mouth about the show, particularly Ray Bolger's star turn in it, kept it running for three years.[7]

Over the next several decades, Feuer & Martin mounted some of the most notable titles in the Broadway musical canon, including Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, both of which won the Tony Award for Best Musical. As of 2007, How to Succeed... is one of only seven musicals to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Feuer and Martin owned the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre from 1960 to 1965.[8]

Feuer was also a stage director. Among his Broadway directing credits were Little Me and the ill-fated I Remember Mama.[9]

As a film producer, Feuer's most successful venture was his 1972 adaptation of Kander & Ebb's 1966 musical Cabaret. The movie was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and went to win eight Academy Awards, but Feurer lost Best Picture to The Godfather, giving Cabaret the distinction of the most Oscar-honored film to lose the top prize. As the movie's producer, Feuer won a Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy. With Martin, he was responsible for the 1985 screen adaptation of A Chorus Line, which proved to be one of their biggest flops.[10]

Feuer's memoir, I Got The Show Right Here: The Amazing, True Story of How an Obscure Brooklyn Horn Player Became the Last Great Broadway Showman, written with Ken Gross, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2003.[citation needed]

Death Edit

Feuer served as president, and later chairman, of the League of American Theatres and Producers (now called The Broadway League) from 1989 to 2003. He died on May 17, 2006, of bladder cancer in New York City, aged 95.[3]

Additional Broadway credits Edit

Awards and nominations Edit

Selected filmography Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ McHugh, Dominic (2017). MacDonald, Laura; Everett, William A. (eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Musical Theatre Producers. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 200. ISBN 9781137433084.
  2. ^ Feuer & Gross 2003, pp. 9–11.
  3. ^ a b "Cy Feuer, a Producer of 'Guys and Dolls' and Other Broadway Musicals, Is Dead at 95". The New York Times. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ Feuer & Gross 2003, pp. 38–45, 49.
  5. ^ Feuer & Gross 2003, pp. 47–49.
  6. ^ Feuer & Gross 2003, pp. 78–79.
  7. ^ Feuer & Gross 2003, pp. 105–07.
  8. ^ Zolotow, Sam (10 March 1965). "Feuer and Martin Sell Lunt-Fontanne Theater". The New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  9. ^ Cy Feuer at the Internet Broadway Database  
  10. ^ Cy Feuer at IMDb

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Cy Feuer January 15 1911 May 17 2006 was an American theatre producer director composer musician and half of the celebrated producing duo Feuer and Martin He won three competitive Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre and a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award He was also nominated for Academy Awards as the producer of Storm Over Bengal and Cabaret Cy FeuerBornSeymour Arnold FeuermanJanuary 15 1911Brooklyn New York U S DiedMay 17 2006 2006 05 17 aged 95 New York City New York U S Alma materJuilliard SchoolOccupationsTheatre producertheatre directorcomposermusician film producer Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Additional Broadway credits 4 Awards and nominations 5 Selected filmography 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksCareer EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cy Feuer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Born Seymour Arnold Feuerman in Brooklyn New York 1 he became a professional trumpeter at the age of fifteen working at clubs on weekends to help support his family while attending New Utrecht High School It was there he first met Abe Burrows who in later years he would hire to write the book for Guys and Dolls citation needed Having no interest in mathematics science or sports he dropped out of school and found work as a trumpeter on a political campaign truck 2 He later studied at the Juilliard School before joining the orchestras at the Roxy Theater and later Radio City Music Hall citation needed In 1938 he toured the country with Leon Belasco and His Society Orchestra eventually ending up in Burbank California Following a ten week stint there the orchestra departed for Minneapolis but he opted to remain in California citation needed Feuer found employment at Republic Pictures serving as musical director arranger and or composer of more than 125 mostly B movies many of them serials and westerns for the next decade save for a three year interruption to serve in the military during World War II 3 During his Hollywood sojourn he enjoyed a tumultuous one year affair with actress Susan Hayward also from Brooklyn 4 worked with Jule Styne Frank Loesser and Victor Young among others received five Academy Award nominations for his film scores and married a divorcee Posy Greenberg a mother of a three year old son The couple later had a son of their own named Jed citation needed In 1947 having decided he had no real talent for film scoring 5 Feuer returned to New York City where he teamed up with Ernest H Martin who had been the head of comedy programming at CBS Radio After an aborted attempt to stage a production based on George Gershwin s An American in Paris 6 they produced Where s Charley the 1949 Frank Loesser adaption of Charley s Aunt Although it was panned by six of the seven major New York critics positive word of mouth about the show particularly Ray Bolger s star turn in it kept it running for three years 7 Over the next several decades Feuer amp Martin mounted some of the most notable titles in the Broadway musical canon including Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying both of which won the Tony Award for Best Musical As of 2007 How to Succeed is one of only seven musicals to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama Feuer and Martin owned the Lunt Fontanne Theatre from 1960 to 1965 8 Feuer was also a stage director Among his Broadway directing credits were Little Me and the ill fated I Remember Mama 9 As a film producer Feuer s most successful venture was his 1972 adaptation of Kander amp Ebb s 1966 musical Cabaret The movie was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and went to win eight Academy Awards but Feurer lost Best Picture to The Godfather giving Cabaret the distinction of the most Oscar honored film to lose the top prize As the movie s producer Feuer won a Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy With Martin he was responsible for the 1985 screen adaptation of A Chorus Line which proved to be one of their biggest flops 10 Feuer s memoir I Got The Show Right Here The Amazing True Story of How an Obscure Brooklyn Horn Player Became the Last Great Broadway Showman written with Ken Gross was published by Simon amp Schuster in 2003 citation needed Death EditFeuer served as president and later chairman of the League of American Theatres and Producers now called The Broadway League from 1989 to 2003 He died on May 17 2006 of bladder cancer in New York City aged 95 3 Additional Broadway credits EditCan Can 1953 The Boy Friend 1954 Silk Stockings 1955 Whoop Up 1958 Hamlet 1964 Skyscraper 1965 Walking Happy 1966 The Act 1977 I Remember Mama 1979 Awards and nominations EditYear Award Category Work Result1939 Academy Award Best Music Scoring Storm Over Bengal Nominated1940 She Married a Cop Nominated1941 Best Music Score Hit Parade of 1941 Nominated1942 Best Music Scoring of a Motion Picture Ice Capades NominatedBest Music Scoring of a Dramatic Picture Mercy Island shared with Walter Scharf Nominated1951 Tony Award Best Producer of a Musical Guys and Dolls Won1962 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Won1963 Little Me NominatedBest Direction of Musical Nominated1966 Skyscraper Nominated1973 Academy Award Best Picture Cabaret Nominated2003 Tony Award Lifetime Achievement Award WonSelected filmography EditStorm Over Bengal 1938 nominated for an Academy Award Woman Doctor 1939 Sis Hopkins 1941 with Susan Hayward Bob Crosby and the Bobcats band songs by Frank Loesser and Jule Styne Sons of the Pioneers 1942 Man from Cheyenne 1942 Cabaret 1972 nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture Piaf 1974 References Edit McHugh Dominic 2017 MacDonald Laura Everett William A eds The Palgrave Handbook of Musical Theatre Producers New York Palgrave Macmillan US p 200 ISBN 9781137433084 Feuer amp Gross 2003 pp 9 11 a b Cy Feuer a Producer of Guys and Dolls and Other Broadway Musicals Is Dead at 95 The New York Times 18 May 2006 Retrieved 20 August 2017 Feuer amp Gross 2003 pp 38 45 49 Feuer amp Gross 2003 pp 47 49 Feuer amp Gross 2003 pp 78 79 Feuer amp Gross 2003 pp 105 07 Zolotow Sam 10 March 1965 Feuer and Martin Sell Lunt Fontanne Theater The New York Times Retrieved August 20 2017 Cy Feuer at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Cy Feuer at IMDbSources EditFeuer Cy Gross Ken 2003 I Got the Show Right Here Simon amp Schuster ISBN 978 0 7432 3611 9 External links EditTonyAwards com Interview with Cy Feuer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cy Feuer amp oldid 1161359759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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