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Cynthia Weil, R.I.P.
Posted by: TimDunleavy 11:04 am EDT 06/02/23

She was a major character in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" - the show devoted much of its time to her story.
And of course it featured many of the classic songs she and Barry Mann wrote together - "On Broadway," "He's Sure the Boy I Love," "Walking in the Rain," "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," etc.
She's survived by Barry Mann, her husband of 62 years.
Link TMZ - LEGENDARY SONGWRITER CYNTHIA WEIL DEAD AT 82 - 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin,' 'Here You Come Again,' 'Through The Fire'
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re: Cynthia Weil, R.I.P.
Last Edit: KingSpeed 03:26 pm EDT 06/02/23
Posted by: KingSpeed 03:19 pm EDT 06/02/23
In reply to: Cynthia Weil, R.I.P. - TimDunleavy 11:04 am EDT 06/02/23

Oh no!!She also wrote the score to MASK (with Barry of course), a score worth hearing on Broadway IMO. Writing for Broadway was her original dream. She was a protege of Frank Loesser. I had the pleasure of working with her on several workshops of MASK. She was wonderful to work with. This is awful news. Fuck.
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re: Cynthia Weil, R.I.P.
Posted by: WaymanWong 07:19 pm EDT 06/03/23
In reply to: re: Cynthia Weil, R.I.P. - KingSpeed 03:19 pm EDT 06/02/23

KingSpeed, what an honor it must've been to work with Weil and Mann on ''Mask.'' Are there any samples of their songs from it on YouTube, etc.?

I Googled and found a story about a production of ''Mask'' at the Pasadena Playhouse in 2008. Did it have any kind of life after that?

(Nowadays, if someone heard about a musical called ''Mask,'' he might assume it's a stage version of the 1994 Jim Carrey comedy.)
Link Playbill.com: 'Mask,' Mann & Weil's Musical About a Special Mom and Unique Son, Opens (2008)
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re: Cynthia Weil, R.I.P.
Posted by: KingSpeed 02:29 pm EDT 06/04/23
In reply to: re: Cynthia Weil, R.I.P. - WaymanWong 07:19 pm EDT 06/03/23

It was awesome, I played Rocky so I worked closely with them. There is an awesome demo but it’s not on YT. However, I recorded one of the songs and here it is.
Link The Planet Vulkturn
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re: Cynthia Weil, R.I.P.
Posted by: WaymanWong 01:25 am EDT 06/05/23
In reply to: re: Cynthia Weil, R.I.P. - KingSpeed 02:29 pm EDT 06/04/23

Thanks so much for sharing that, KingSpeed!
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