Nestor, Larry 1940-
NESTOR, Larry 1940-
Personal
Born January 29, 1940, in Chicago, IL; son of John Nestor (a printer) and Theresa Tucker (a homemaker); children: Thomas, Anne Schwarz. Hobbies and other interests: Golf, pocket billiards, following the St. Louis Cardinals "with passion."
Addresses
Office— P.O. Box 226, River Grove, IL 60171.
Career
Writer, songwriter, and musician, 1962—.
Member
American Federation of Musicians, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
Awards, Honors
Bicentennial Folk Song Award, Loyola University, 1976, for "Tune Up the Old Banjo"; Moondance Seahorse Award for libretto, 2003, for "Tangerine Dusk."
Writings
MUSICALS; AUTHOR OF LYRICS AND MUSIC
Tim Kelly, Seven Brides for Dracula, Pioneer Drama Service (Denver, CO), 1980.
Tim Kelly, Lumberjacks and Weddingbelles, orchestration by Paul Curnow, Pioneer Drama Service (Denver, CO), 1981.
Gary Peterson, A Tale of Two Cities (based on the novel by Charles Dickens), arranged by Frank Mantooth, Dramatic Publishing (Woodstock, IL), 1985.
Tim Kelly, Unhappily Ever After, piano arrangement by Bill Francoeur, Pioneer Drama Service (Denver, CO), 1988.
Tim Kelly, A Connecticut Yankee (based on the novel by Mark Twain), music arranged by Pam Hughes, Pioneer Drama Service (Denver, CO), 1990.
Tim Kelly, It's a Howl, Eldridge Publishing (Franklin, OH), 1990.
Hal O. Kesler, Triple Play!, Eldridge Publishing (Franklin, OH), 1990.
Alexander Karanikas, Nashville Dreams, Eldridge Publishing (Franklin, OH), 1991.
Tim Kelly, Don't Rock the Boat, Eldridge Publishing (Franklin, OH), 1992.
Karen Boettcher-Tate, The Shoemaker and the Elves, Pioneer Drama Service (Denver, CO), 1994.
OTHER
Foursome the Spider (children's picture book), illustrated by Michael Glenn Monroe, Sleeping Bear Press (Chelsea, MI), 2001.
Also author of two novels, The Music of the Waterfall and A Song for Karen. Author of folk song "Tune Up the Old Banjo" and libretto (with Ted May) "Tangerine Dusk."
Biographical and Critical Sources
ONLINE
Pioneer Drama Service Web site, http://www.pioneerdrama.com/ (October 16, 2003), "Introducing Larry Nestor."
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; ...GEORGE BERNARD SHAW had few kind words for Gilbert and Sullivan, particularly their Pirates...that can lead only to human tragedy. Gilbert, according to Shaw (who perhaps missed...sprang directly from those imperishable Gilbert and Sullivan masterpieces. It's all...
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Arts: Gilbert & Sullivan extravaganza from Carl Rosa Opera.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 8/29/2000; ; 516 words
; ...Company breathed new life into Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado, last...omitted from opera reference books. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was a failed barrister, given...the great and good of the day. Sir Arthur Sullivan was a critically...
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G&S Gilbert & Sullivan: The sun never sets on those British wackos
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; ...the subjects are the inimitable Gilbert and Sullivan. Mike Leigh's...many of their contemporaries. William Schwenck Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, known by many...permanent appeal by the plays of William Shakespeare." The popularity...
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The very model Matthew Sweet on how Mike Leigh used his celebrated improvisation techniques in an elaborate recreation of the world of Gilbert and Sullivan
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/30/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...costume drama about the life of Gilbert and Sullivan, the general...materials: hundreds of books on Gilbert and Sullivan, quires of photocopied...tougher jobs than others. As William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842- 1900...
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Birthdays
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/29/2000; 579 words
; ...and broadcaster, 52; Sir Douglas Black, physician...friction match, 1781; Gilbert Keith Chesterton, writer...safety lamp, 1829; Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, librettist and playwright...Constantinople and Saints William, Stephen, Raymund and...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/28/1994; 700+ words
; ...naturalist, 1807; Sir Clough Williams- Ellis...Senator of Milan and St William of Gellone. TOMORROW...Albeniz, composer, 1860; Gilbert Keith Chesterton, author...historian, 1877; Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, librettist and playwright...
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LONG-RUNNING ENGAGEMENT
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 11/12/1999; ; 700+ words
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Culture Club: The Old Lady goes Topsy-Turvydom.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 5/13/2002; 565 words
; ...Topsy-Turvydom next week when Sir William Schwenck Gilbert's libretto - set to the delightful...Carte, The Mikado demonstrates Gilbert's sparkling rhymes and, as...There's a new audience for Gilbert and Sullivan, till lately appreciated...
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CRAFTING `CRAZY' How a stage-struck lawyer wound up providing the new book for a Gershwin musical
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/13/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...stage bio "Sullivan & Gilbert," the breathtakingly...he says: "W. S. Gilbert!" Possibly fearing...own career with that of Sir Arthur Sullivan's collaborator, Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, Ludwig adds a gentle...
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A BRITISH OPERA COMPANY REBORN
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/6/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...road with the rollicking songs of Gilbert and Sullivan that made it famous...the Guard" on April 28. The Gilbert and Sullivan operas, an art form...years on the works of librettist Sir William Schwenck Gilbert and composer Sir Arthur Sullivan...
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Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert The English playwright and poet Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) collaborated with Sir Arthur Sullivan to...
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Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Gilbert, William Schwenck
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Gilbert, William Schwenck (1836–1911). Gilbert is one of the rare examples where...seminary; Little Buttercup and Sir Joseph Porter, K C B. Though...dexterity of the verse is superb. Gilbert was born in London and educated...
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Gilbert, Sir W.S.
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Gilbert, Sir W.S. ( William Schwenck ) (1836–1911) English librettist and playwright. He collaborated with Sir Arthur Sullivan on an immensely successful series of 14 comic operettas...
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Broadbent, Jim 1949–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...The Rise and Fall of Little Voice ), Miramax, 1998. Mother, The Avengers, Warner Bros., 1998. Sir William Schwenck "Willie" Gilbert, Topsy–Turvy, October Films, 1999. The (Shy) 11th doctor, Comic Relief: Doctor Who...
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