More than 30 years after the musical “Harmony” was written, it finally prepares to make its Broadway debut. The show was almost lost to history — like its subject. The historical show written by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman tells the true story of the forgotten German performing group The Comedian Harmonists. Many regard the six-man group as one of the first boy bands but the Nazi party denounced them for being degenerates. Three of the group’s members were Jewish, and possessing their music
In an interview conducted before Hamas’ attack on Israel, Barry Manilow says his ‘90s musical “Harmony” - which tells the tale of a group of entertainers in 1920s Germany - is more relevant than ever. Previews begin on Broadway on October 18. Bruce Sussman, from left, Barry Manilow and Warren Carlyle appear during a rehearsal for the musical “Harmony” in New York on Sept. 27, 2023.
“I had never heard of them. And I thought, knows every song ever written. He knows every group that ever was,” Sussman told the Associated Press in a recent interview after a rehearsal for the show.But that was half the battle, as information on the group was hard to come by. “The Nazis tried to annihilate them, and they did. You couldn’t find any records. You couldn’t look at any of their movies,” Manilow said.
While playing concert dates in Germany, Manilow visited a Tower Records store in Berlin to check out a major display. “Basically, it was ‘Harmony’ even in 1997 at the La Jolla Playhouse. Great reviews. Everybody loved it. And it wasn’t about the show, it was about the producers just couldn’t keep going. They couldn’t take it to New York,” Manilow said.
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