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Nancy Ford. Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford first met and began to collaborate while students at DePauw University in Indiana. Later, they created a musical which was produced at Boston University while Miss Cryer was working on her Master's degree at Radcliffe. Now Is The Time For All Good Men, which was mounted at the Theatre de Lys in 1967 ...
Nancy Ford is a composer and writer who grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she started and directed a Girls Glee Club from age five to eleven and studied with the renowned piano teacher Frances Clark for ten years. At DePauw University she met Gretchen Cryer, with whom she has collaborated on 13 musicals since 1955.
Watch this exclusive interview with Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford (Getting My Act Together..., Last Sweet Days of Isaac, Shelter, Eleanor, and more) with spe...
Nov 5, 2023 · Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer, the composers of the musical, sought to capture the essence of these emotions and create a relatable piece. Drawing from their own experiences and observations, the songwriters crafted a heartfelt ballad that evokes feelings of nostalgia and reflection.
Cryer & Ford Hidden Treasures, 1967-2020 BUY HERE $39.99 | 3-CD SET with 50-PAGE BOOKLET GRETCHEN CRYER and NANCY FORD broke a glass ceiling in 1967 when they became the first female team to create a New York musical, Now Is the Time for All Good Men—the first antiwar musical of the Vietnam era.
Gretchen Cryer was born in Dunreith, Indiana, and attended DePauw University as an English major. In one of her music classes, she met Nancy Ford, and the two forged a friendship that eventually lead to a number of professional collaborations as the only female composer-lyricist team in New York theatre.
Gretchen Cryer originally performed Old Friend written by Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer performed it in the stage production I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road in 1978. It was also covered by Leo Andrew, Perry Wood, Sean Ray, Tianna Hall & The Mexico City Jazz Trio and other artists.
