There is no shortage of memoirs by entertainment figures (or their ghosts), and many are forgettable. But occasionally one arrives that feels authentic and different.
Now lands the miracle of one such worthy work by legendary music composer Marc Shaiman: Never Mind The Happy: Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner.” And won he has: a couple of Grammys, two Emmys, and a Tony. (He’s just one Oscar short of an EGOT, though he has seven Academy Award nominations under his belt, too.)
A quick rundown of his works that have, inevitably, provided the soundtrack to your life: the music for Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, The First Wives Club, Hocus Pocus, and Mary Poppins Returns; the vocal arrangements for Bette Midler; the Broadway musicals Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, and Smash; Billy Crystal’s Oscars numbers; and even that raunchy earworm “Blame Canada” from the South Park movie.
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