‘Randy Newman’s Faust,’ the Songwriter’s Brilliant but Rarely Produced Stage Musical, Rises Again for a Weekend in L.A. at the Soraya Newman and the show's director talk about bringing the ...

Randy Newman’s ingenious lyricism earned him devoted fans but not mainstream success. His turn to Hollywood would bring wider recognition.

“Randy Newman’s Faust,” the only musical comedy ever written for the stage by the dean of barbed American singer-songwriters, has never been produced in its creator’s hometown before.

The musical score of a film can really make it or break it. It can be the difference between making the film a cult classic or a complete catastrophe. So, the role of the film composer is really quite ...

Tom Lehrer, the musical satirist whose topical songs saw him influence acts like Weird Al and Randy Newman, passed away on ...

Randy Newman’s new album includes a song cataloging American carnage titled, “It’s a Jungle Out There,” which he says he doesn’t really believe. Quite the opposite, in fact. His life is ...

Randy Newman knows what it’s like to be confused. “Sometimes at the movies I’ve gotta ask my kids what the hell’s going on,” said the veteran songwriter and Oscar-winning film composer.

“Randy Newman is a national treasure,” said Eagles co-founder and longtime friend Don Henley. “He’s also probably the most misunderstood and underappreciated recording artist alive.

Randy Newman shuffled onstage like he was walking into his optometrist’s office: black pants, black bowling shirt, chunky sneakers meant to provide some comfort should he have to wait anywhere ...

In Praise Of Randy Newman, Rock’s Most Cynical Romantic, Who Is Back With His First Album In Nine Years Steven Hyden Cultural Critic Twitter August 4, 2017 ...

Randy Newman: I don’t have much visual imagination, so when I look at a storyboard, I can’t interpolate the whole picture and figure out what it’s gonna be.