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Strouse was born in New York. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and has studied with Aaron Copeland and Nadia Boulanger. After an early career as a piano player for dance band s and then theatre rehearsals, he went on to write music ranging from Broadway hits and movie scores to chamber and orchestral works, a piano concerto and operas.

He has collaborating with Lee AdamsLee Adams (born Mansfield, Ohio, 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his collaboration with Charles Strouse in the musical theatre. Musicals (all with Charles Strouse) Bye Bye Birdie (1960) All American (1961) Golden Boy (1964) Applause (1970) Si, Alan Jay Lerner, Martin Charnin , and Sammy CahnSammy Cahn ( June 18, 1913 January 15, 1993) was a songwriter and musician, playing the piano and violin. He was born Samuel Cohen in New York City. He died in Los Angeles, California, of heart-related problems. He was married at least twice; first to Glo. His best-known musicals include:

• Bye Bye Birdie ( 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey), winner of a Tony Award and the London Critics Best Foreign Musical Award
• Bonnie and Clyde ( 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio)
• Applause ( 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January), winner of a Tony Award and the London Critics Best Foreign Musical Award
• It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman ( 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil)
• The Night They Raidedminsky's ( 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the)
• There Was a Crooked Man ( 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January)
• Annie ( 1977), winner of a Tony Award and two Grammy Awards
• Just Tell Me What You Want ( 1980)
• Charlie & Algernon ( 1981), nominated for a Tony Best Score award
• Nick and Nora ( 1993)

Bye Bye Birdie was made into a film starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, and Ann Margaret in 1963, as was Annie in 1982. Music written originally for film by Strouse appears in:

• Bonnie and Clyde ( 1967)
• The Night They Raided Minsky's ( 1968)
• There Was a Crooked Man ( 1970)
• Just Tell Me What You Want ( 1980)
• Ishtar ( 1987)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven ( 1989)

Strouse is also the creator of the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop and co-writer of the 1958 top-ten hit Born Too Late with Fred Tobias . His opera Nightingale based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen has been performed worldwide.