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In the 1960s and 1970s, Bricusse enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Anthony Newley. They wrote the musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1961), which was the basis of a 1966 film version and featured the Grammy winning Song of the Year “What Kind of Fool Am I?
With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Award for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), featuring "Pure Imagination", which has been recorded by dozens of singers.
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. The musical is best known for introducing the standards "Look At That Face", "A Wonderful Day Like Today", "Who Can I Turn To?", "Feeling Good", and "The Joker".
Oct 20, 2021 · The songwriter Leslie Bricusse, left, with his longtime collaborator, Anthony Newley, in an undated photo. Among the many songs they wrote together were “Who Can I Turn To?” and “The Candy...
Jan 22, 2024 · January 22, 2024. Posted by: Neely Tucker. In the late spring of 1962, two young British songwriters were following up on their first hit play, “Stop the World — I Want to Get Off.” The songwriting team — Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley — were up-by-the-bootstraps types, just hitting their 30s, and would become big stars.
Apr 16, 1999 · ''Stop the World,'' for which he was the director, star and co-author (with his longtime collaborator, Leslie Bricusse), was his greatest showcase. After opening on Broadway in 1962, it ran for ...
Oct 20, 2021 · 20 October 2021. Getty Images. Leslie Bricusse, the prolific British songwriter behind many of cinema's biggest hits such as Candyman and Goldfinger, has died at the age of 90. His friend Dame...
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