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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1990
any Harman was just
a child when he pick-
ed up a pencil and
began to write scripts. At 23,
he received an Emmy Award
as a staff writer on "The
Carol Burnett Show." Five
years later, Harman earned
another Emmy. This time it
was for one of the episodes
he wrote on "All in the
Family."
He then went on to write
the premiere episode of "The
Jeffersons," plus television
episodes for "Charles in
Charge," "One of the Boys"
and "Ivan the Terrible," to
name a few.
Today, at 40, Harman's
pencil is still sharpened.
And theatergoers can see his
latest work as writer,
lyricist and director of the
musical Romance, Romance,
starring Peter (Pirates of
Penzance) Noone, at the
Birmingham Theatre
through March 18.
Romance, which opened
Valentine's Day, is the first
musical Harman has staged
in Detroit.
It opened on Broadway in
May 1988 and was nomi-
nated for five Tony Awards.
The show also received four
Outer Critics Circle Awards,
including Best Musical, Best
Lyrics and Best Book. It has
now moved to off-Broadway.
Harman, who grew up in
Westbury, Long Island,
acted in high school produc-
tions and then went on to
graduate Harvard, where he
majored in English and was
a member of the Hasty
Pudding Club. Hasty
Pudding, which originated
at Harvard in the 1770s, has
had as • its members college
students Theodore
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, Jack Lemmon
and Alan Jay Lerner. The
club performs original full-
length musicals. Harman's
musical, The Wrong Way In,
was staged during his col-
lege days.
Over the years, Harman
has staged eight musicals.
His latest is his biggest and
most successful show.
"Romance, Romance is
two, one-act musicals based
on short stories," he said.
"Both address the same
issue, love, but from diff-
erent sides."
Harman still resides in
New York, but also has a
home in Los Angeles where
Barry Harman: Director and writer.
he has done most of his
writing for television.
"I prefer writing for
theater," Harman said. "It's
very different from televi-
sion because, with TV, you
get paid to do the work up
front. With theater, it's all
speculative until the show is
produced."
As students in junior high
school, Harman and his
friends traveled to various
day camps in New York
where they staged children's
shows. And 25 years later he
still works on children's
shows. But this time they're
for television. "The Great
Space Coaster," "JEM," and
"My Little Pony" are a few
of the programs for which he
wrote the music. He also
wrote music for My Little
Pony the Movie.
Before Harman discovered
Romance, he staged Olym-
pus on My Mind, an off-
Broadway musical starring
Joyce DeWitt that earned
him two Drama Desk Nomi-
nations: Best Lyrics and
Best Direction.
While Romance is still
blooming, Harman plans to
stage his second Broadway
musical, collaborating with
writer Joseph (Fiddler on the
Roof) Stein.
His mother, Esther
("Mickey"), inspired him to
pursue a career in enter-
tainment, he said.
" My mom has been in the
business since I was a small
kid. She used to book talent
for our temple and now is a
talent agent for various
clubs."
His siblings are also
writers. Harman's sister,
Donna, wrote for the televi-
sion show "Alice," while
brother Ricky has written
for children's television. The
only family member not in
the entertainment business
is his father, Jack, who pre-
fers plumbing and
heating. ❑
Paul Silverman
Sets Film Series
Dr. Paul Silverman will
present a film and lecture
series for the "Center for
Jewish Creativity and Ex-
ploration" on Tuesdays,
beginning 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20,
at the Jewish Community
Center's Maple-Drake
Building.
Dr. Silverman's course
will be a five-week explora-
tion of films. The films
slated for discussion are Jazz
Singer, Seize the Day, The
Pawn Broker, Heartbreak
Kid and Crossing Delaney.
There is a charge. For infor-
mation, call 661-1000.