Joel Siegel, Martin Charnin, Bob Brush
The First is the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black person to play major league baseball. It is also the story of Branch Rickey, the team owner who had the fortitude to defy racist tradition and hire Robinson.
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Born in New York, Martin Charnin (1934-2019) had a long career in musical theater, from his early days as a performer to his later years as a composer, writer, director, and lyricist. His lyrics to the song “Tomorrow,” from the musical Annie, have been sung and heard across t ...
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