ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award
{{Infobox award
| name = ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award
| awarded_for = lifetime achievement in musical theatre
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| presenter = American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
| country = United States
| year = 1983
| year2 = 2006
| website = [http://www.ascap.com www.ascap.com]
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The ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award is an annual award presented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in recognition of lifetime achievement by composers and lyricists in musical theatre. Established by Dorothy Rodgers in honor of her late husband Richard Rodgers, the award was first presented to Howard Dietz in 1983. The honor was not presented in 1992, 1994, 2004, or 2005, and years with more than one recipient include 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, and 1997.
The most recent recipient is Stephen Schwartz, who was presented the award in 2011. Betty Comden is the only female to receive the award. American composers or lyricists have received the Richard Rodgers Award each year it has been presented except in 1988 when British-born Jule Styne won the honor.
Recipients
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! width=100 style="background:#FFE4C4;"|Year ! width=400 style="background:#FFE4C4;"|Recipient ! width=100 style="background:#FFE4C4;"|Lifetime ! width=200 style="background:#FFE4C4;"|Nationality ! class=unsortable style="background:#FFE4C4;"|Ref. |
align="center"|1983
| {{sortname|Howard|Dietz}} | {{sort|1896–1983|1896–1983}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1984
| {{sortname|Harold|Arlen}} | {{sort|1905–1986|1905–1986}} | {{USA}} | align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7psrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=evsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4619,3308051&dq|title=ASCAP awards presented|date=May 15, 1984|accessdate=August 20, 2010|work=The Telegraph|location=Nashua, New Hampshire|publisher=Telegraph Publishing Company}} |
align="center"|1984
| {{sortname|Arthur|Schwartz}} | {{sort|1900–1984|1900–1984}} | {{USA}} |
align="center"|1985
| {{sortname|Harold|Rome}} | {{sort|1908–1993|1908–1993}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1986
| {{sortname|Jay|Gorney}} | {{sort|1894–1990|1894–1990}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1987
| {{sortname|Edward|Eliscu}} | {{sort|1902–1998|1902–1998}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1988
| {{sortname|Jule|Styne}} | {{sort|1905–1994|1905–1994}} | {{UK}} | |
align="center"|1989
| {{sortname|Irving|Caesar}} | {{sort|1895–1996|1895–1996}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1990
| {{sortname|Hugh|Martin}} | {{sort|1914–2011|1914–2011}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1990
| {{sortname|Ralph|Blane}} | {{sort|1914–1995|1914–1995}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1991
| {{sortname|Burton|Lane}} | {{sort|1912–1997|1912–1997}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1992
| — | — | — | — |
align="center"|1993
| {{sortname|Harvey|Schmidt}} | {{sort|1929|b. 1929}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1993
| {{sortname|Tom|Jones|Tom Jones (writer)}} | {{sort|1928|b. 1928}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1994
| — | — | — | — |
align="center"|1995
| {{sortname|George|Forrest|George Forrest (author)}} | {{sort|1915–1999|1915–1999}} | {{USA}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/12/arts/george-forrest-84-songwriter-for-broadway-films-and-clubs.html|title=George Forrest, 84, Songwriter For Broadway, Films and Clubs|first=Robert|last=Hanley|date=October 12, 1999|accessdate=August 20, 2010|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company}} |
align="center"|1995
| {{sortname|Robert|Wright|Robert Wright (writer)}} | {{sort|1914–2005|1914–2005}} | {{USA}} |
align="center"|1996
| {{sortname|Marshall|Barer}} | {{sort|1923–1998|1923–1998}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1997
| {{sortname|Betty|Comden}} | {{sort|1917–2006|1917–2006}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1997
| {{sortname|Adolph|Green}} | {{sort|1914–2002|1914–2002}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1998
| {{sortname|Jerry|Herman}} | {{sort|1931|b. 1931}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|1999
| {{sortname|Charles|Strouse}} | {{sort|1928|b. 1928}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|2000
| {{sortname|Cy|Coleman}} | {{sort|1929–2004|1929–2004}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|2001
| {{sortname|Richard|Adler}} | {{sort|1921–2012|1921–2012}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|2002
| {{sortname|Stephen|Sondheim}} | {{sort|1930|b. 1930}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|2003
| {{sortname|Lee|Adams}} | {{sort|1924|b. 1924}} | {{USA}} | |
align="center"|2004
| — | — | — | — |
align="center"|2005
| — | — | — | — |
align="center"|2006
| {{sortname|Marvin|Hamlisch}} | {{sort|1944–2012|1944–2012}} | {{USA}} |
align="center"|2007
| — | — | — | — |
align="center"|2008
| — | — | — | — |
align="center"|2009
| — | — | — | — |
align="center"|2010
| — | — | — | — |
align="center"|2011
| {{sortname|Stephen|Schwartz|Stephen Schwartz (composer)}} | {{sort|1948|b. 1948}} | {{USA}} | — |
See also
References
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;General
- {{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/foundation/awards/rodgers.html|title=The ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers Award|accessdate=August 19, 2010|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers}}
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External links
- [http://www.ascap.com American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' official site]
- [http://www.ascapfoundation.org/ ASCAP Foundation]
Category:American music awards