Philly Pops Remembers Marvin Hamlisch
Philly Pops Remembers Marvin Hamlisch
CBS3's Jim Donovan caught up with conductor and music director Todd Ellison, who considered Hamlisch a mentor and friend.
He talks about his memories of Marvin.
TRIP AS YOU TRAVEL FROM THEBLUE ROUTE DOWN TO THE VINE.JANELLE, BACK TO YOU.THANK YOU, THE PHILLY POPS,THEY'RE REMEMBERING MARVINHAMLIN, THE LEGENDARY COMPOSERONE EVERY HISTORY 2PGOTWINNERS, EMMY, OSCAR, TONE.I QUITE IMPRESSIVE TSTRIKES CORD FOR TODD ELLISONWHO CONSIDERED MA'AM RUSSIAMEANT OR AND FRIEND, I CAUGHTONE TODD AT THE PHILADELPHIABOYS CHOIR REHEARSAL SPACE TOTALK ABOUT HIS MEMORIES OFMARVIN.♪ ♪I HAVE TO ASK YOU, HOW DIDYOU MEET MARVIN IN THE FIRSTPLACE?I WAS ASKED TO GO HELPMARVIN ON BRAND NEW SHOW SHOWHE WAS RIGHT BEING CALLED THENUTTY PROFESSOR DIRECTED BYJERRY LEWIS, JERRY LEWISWROTE, AND STARRED IN THEMOVIE IN THE 60S, THEY TURNEDINTO MUSICAL, AND THEY WROTETHIS WONDERFUL SONG, EVERYSHOW MARVIN DOVER HAD A GREATSONG.THIS ONE, NO ONE HEARD YET,BUT CALLED WHILE I STILL HAVETHE TIME.IS THAT GOING TO BE IN THESHOW?IT IS, IT IS, I'M GOING TODO.THAT WILL I'M GOING TO SING,IN PUBLIC, WHICH IS CRAZY, IDON'T USUALLY DO, THAT BUT YA.WHAT SONGS CAN PEOPLEEXPECT TO HEAR?WONDERFUL SINGER NAMEDASHLEY BROWN.WHO WAS MARY POPPINS ONBROADWAY, SHE WILL BE SINGINGTHINGS LIKE.WE LOVE THAT SONG.WHAT OTHER SONGS?WHAT ABOUT, YOU PROBABLYKNOW THIS ONE.GLOBE DOES IT BETTER ♪ ♪MARVIN WROTE THAT.NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR.♪ ♪ MAKES ME FEEL SAD FORTHE REST ♪ ♪ NOBODY DOES ITHALF AS GOOD AS YOU ♪ ♪ BABYYOU'RE THE BEST ♪ ♪REALLY MEMORABLE STUFF,MARVIN WAS A MASTER OF MELODY.HE WROTE SO MANY MOVIES, ASWELL AS BROAD BROADWAY SHOWS,LIKE EVEN HIS MOVIE THEMESLIKE THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES,WITH BARBARA STREISAND,GORGEOUS THEME.THE AUDIENCE IS CERTAINLYIN FOR A TREAT.LET'S PLAY OUT WITH YOURFAVORITE SONG THAT YOU'LL BEPLAYING THIS WEEKENDED.I COULD HAVE SPENT ALLAFTERNOON WITH TODD, LIKE MYOWN PERSONAL CONCERT, AND YOUCAN CATCH HAMLIH WITH LOVETHIS WEEKENDED AT THE KIMMELCENTER FOR TICKET INFORMATIONVISIT PHILLY POPS.ORG.YOU FORGET HOW MANY AMAZING
