Press Contact: Natasha Padilla, WNET 212.560.8824, [email protected] Press Materials: http://pbs.org/pressroom or http://thirteen.org/pressroom Websites: http://pbs.org/americanmasters , http://facebook.com/americanmasters , @PBSAmerMasters , http://pbsamericanmasters.tumblr.com , #AmericanMasters American Masters Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love Premieres nationally Friday, December 27 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) Interviewees (in alphabetical order) Woody Allen – writer, director, actor; Hamlisch composed the music for Bananas and Take The Money & Run (audio-only interview) Lucie Arnaz – actress, singer, dancer; starred in They're Playing Our Song Bob Avian – choreographer, A Chorus Line Marilyn & Alan Bergman – composers, “The Way We Were” John Breglio – producer, A Chorus Line revival; represents the Michael Bennett estate Raúl Esparza – actor; sang in many Hamlisch concerts Peter Filicia – theater critic, author Maria Friedman – actor; sang in many Hamlisch concerts Terre Blair Hamlisch –Marvin Hamlisch’s wife Lorin Hollander – world-class concert pianist; Hamlisch’s high school classmate Rupert Holmes – lyricist, The Nutty Professor (musical) Sir Nicholas Hytner – director, Sweet Smell of Success ; head of the National Theatre (London) Brian d’Arcy James – actor, starred in Sweet Smell of Success Quincy Jones – producer, Hamlisch’s first hit “Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows” (performed by Lesley Gore) Michael Keller – musical coordinator; worked with Hamlisch for years Robert Klein – actor; starred in They're Playing Our Song Roz & Paul Kushner – Hamlisch’s cousins; Roz grew up with Marvin Baayork Lee – actor, starred in A Chorus Line Valerie Lemon – singer; sang in many Hamlisch concerts John Lithgow – actor, starred in Sweet Smell of Success Melissa Manchester – singer, “Through the Eyes of Love” (theme song from Ice Castles ) Ann-Margret – actor, singer; worked with Hamlisch on her Las Vegas show and performed together Patti & JoAnn Mariano – Hamlisch’s high school classmates Donna McKechnie – actor, starred in A Chorus Line Idina Menzel – actor; performed in concert with Hamlisch around the world Kelli O’Hara – actor, starred in Sweet Smell of Success Sir Tim Rice – lyricist; collaborated with Hamlisch on several songs for film Carole Bayer Sager – songwriter; lyricist for “Nobody Does It Better” (theme song from The Spy Who Loved Me ) and They're Playing Our Song , based on her & Hamlisch’s relationship Carly Simon – singer, songwriter; sang “Nobody Does It Better” (theme song from The Spy Who Loved Me ) and performed together Steven Soderbergh – filmmaker, Behind the Candelabra and The Informant! Barbra Streisand – actor, singer, director; Hamlisch was a rehearsal pianist for Funny Girl and served as conductor and musical director for many of her concerts and tours Sir Howard Stringer – former Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and CEO, Sony Corporation; Hamlisch’s close friend Joe Torre – former manager for New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, former MLB player; Hamlisch’s close friend Leslie Uggams – actor, singer; Hamlisch’s high school classmate Christopher Walken – actor; Hamlisch’s high school classmate Maury Yeston – composer, musicologist ### .