So no, we don't necessarily expect modesty from Marvin Hamlisch. He is, as his Wikipedia entry notes, one of "the only two individuals to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama."

(Don't you just love Wikipedia entries, and the opportunities they offer for ego-driven factoids?)

Still, the anecdote in the clip above — taken from the documentary Every Little Step, opening Friday — is a real eye-roller.

'Cause what I hear him saying is, "Isn't it droll, the way I left Hollywood glamour behind and took a chance on this odd Broadway project about the little people, which went on to win me a Pulitzer and make me exceedingly rich?"

Check it out, and tell me if I'm wrong here — but for a composer, Maestro Hamlisch strikes me as amusingly tone-deaf.

— Trey Graham

categories: Movies, Theater

1:31 - April 15, 2009

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