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Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:58 am

Is it a man?

Yes.

cdngooner wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:00 am

So, was did this person write musical theatre?

Yes.

SenatorNyxen wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:57 pm

Question - Was this person best known for being in a band or other group? (as opposed to as an individual or solo act)

Yes, not a band, but group(s).

Did he win at least 5 Tony Awards?

If yes, I will guess Richard Rogers.

deMoGo wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 23, 2022 12:56 am

Did he win at least 5 Tony Awards?

If yes, I will guess Richard Rogers.

No, but he did win 2.

1. Real dead person
2. American
3. In the arts field, but those categories mentioned(Artist/Author/Actor) are not what this person is most known for
4. Died after 1/1/1950
5. Singer/songwriter/musician
6. Musically active in the 1960s
7. Male
8. Wrote for musical theater
9. Known for being a part of a group(s)
10. Did not win at least 5 Tony Awards

Incorrect guesses: Robert the Bruce (Octavious).

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

That's as good a guess as any. He has won two Tonys (not, interestingly enough, for West Side Story). Hard to classify him as being part of a group, though. He wrote with several lyricists, but none of the partnerships lasted more than the one project. But I can't think of any other 2-Tony-winning musician who could be classified as being in a group (or team), and are dead.

cdngooner wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:26 am

Leonard Bernstein

That's as good a guess as any. He has won two Tonys (not, interestingly enough, for West Side Story). Hard to classify him as being part of a group, though. He wrote with several lyricists, but none of the partnerships lasted more than the one project. But I can't think of any other 2-Tony-winning musician who could be classified as being in a group (or team), and are dead.

I actually had his Wikipedia page pulled up as a guess based on prior answers, with the "2 Tonys" answer I searched the page, saw the match, and knew it was him. Writing works for orchestras and musicals definitely qualifies as being 'in a group' in my book.

Tolstoy wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:37 am

Leonard Bernstein

Correct!

Tolstoy wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:41 am

Writing works for orchestras and musicals definitely qualifies as being 'in a group' in my book.

And of course, conducting world famous orchestras such as the NY Phil, BSO, Vienna Phil, etc.

Good one. Conducting an orchestra definitely makes him part of a group. I would not agree, though, that writing a work that eventually gets performed by a group, makes one part of the group.