Lance Mulcahy (17 April 1931 – 26 January 1995) was an Australian-born composer of musicals and revue.

Biography

Mulcahy began his career in the 1950s writing for intimate revue, notably for the

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in Sydney. In the UK, he contributed to the West End revues ''

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'' (1959), ''On The Brighter Side'' (1961) and '' One Over The Eight'' (1961). He composed the chamber musical ''Park'' with book and lyrics by Paul Cherry, which played on Broadway at the

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in April 1970. His revue ''Shakespeare's Cabaret'', which he conceived of and composed to words of Shakespeare, was performed at the off-Broadway Colonnades Theatre and transferred to the Bijou Theatre on Broadway in early 1981. Mulcahy was nominated for a

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for the music to ''Shakespeare's Cabaret''. His partner was the British theatre designer

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, who died in June 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mulcahy, Lance Australian musical theatre composers Male musical theatre composers 1931 births 1995 deaths