Max Showalter
Max Showalter, the composer/lyricist of TOUCH OF THE CHILD, was born in Caldwell, Kansas and worked at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he was discovered by Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote the first music... Read more
Max Showalter, the composer/lyricist of TOUCH OF THE CHILD, was born in Caldwell, Kansas and worked at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he was discovered by Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote the first musical ever televised, NBC's TIME FOR LOVE, a revue for Hermione Gingold's U.S. debut, and the revue JOY RIDE. In 1963 he and Peter Walker wrote the score for GO FOR THE GUN, produced in England and Scotland. In 1984 he composed the music and Peter Walker wrote the lyrics to Michael Stewart's book for the musical HARRIGAN 'N' HART, which was first produced at the Norma Terris Theatre Goodspeed-at-Chester and opened on Broadway in 1985. An updated HARRIGAN 'N' HART was presented by the York Theatre, New York City as a staged reading in September, 1996.