Larry Grossman (composer)

Larry Grossman (born September 3, 1938) is an American composer of stage and screen. Early life A Chicago native, Grossman graduated from Northwestern University School Communication in 1960. Career He started working in New York City as a vocal coach and accompanist. One of his songs was used in the revue No Shoestrings (1962). Grossman began working with lyricist Hal Hackady in 1968, and their first piece together was the title song for the play Play It Again, Sam. The pair collaborated on the Broadway musicals Minnie’s Boys (1970) and Goodtime Charley (1975). Grossman composed Snoopy: The Musical with Hackady in 1975, which has since been performed in six languages worldwide with the first London production receiving an Olivier award nomination. Grossman collaborated with theatre legend Harold Prince on Broadway productions of A Doll’s Life (1982) and Grind (1985), for which he received Tony nominations. He adapted the 1973 film Paper Moon, itself based on a 1971 novel, into a musical of the same name, which premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in 1993. A revised version was staged at the Goodspeed Opera House, the Walnut Street Theatre, and then Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D