When Broadway legend Charles Strouse passed a week ago, we weren't sure which of his many hits to share to commemorate him. We have always had a soft spot for "Tomorrow" which he wrote with our much-missed former Artistic Director Martin Charnin. But in 2007, we presented his show DANCING WITH TIME, and there was a raffle for an audience member to request him to play any of his songs live. The winner chose a song which holds so much of the optimism of his work. Here he is himself singing "Put On a Happy Face": (fb)

We mourn with the theatre world the passing of William Finn, writer of FALSETTOS, A NEW BRAIN, 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, and others. We were thrilled to present his beautiful work in 2013 at Benaroya Hall. Here is the legendary Betty Buckley with his poignant "Infinite Joy": (fb)