Previous posts for February 28th are here: Jean-Baptiste Arban (2020) and Geraldine Farrar (2021)
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Tommy Tune (b. 28 February 1939) is an American actor, dancer, singer, theater director, producer, and choreographer.
Ten Tonys for Tommy: A Tale
Tommy Tune has won ten Tonys
(That’s a lot of ceremonies!)
Acting, choreography, and direction
(On his shelf it’s quite a collection!)
No Tony voter is immune
To the charms of Tommy Tune.
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John Alden Carpenter (28 February 1876 – 26 April 1951) was an American composer, now remembered for a few art songs, and some very occasionally played orchestral pieces.
Krazy
His ballet Krazy Kat: A Jazz Pantomime
was the first work by a concert composer to use the word 'jazz' in its
title. -- adapted from Wikipedia
John Alden Carpenter has
The moderate reason for fame:
He was first to include the word “jazz”
In a classical piece’s name.
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