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Extended interview: Marc Shaiman – CBS News

Reporter USMarch 2, 2026

In this web exclusive, composer Marc Shaiman, a Tony Award-winner for “Hairspray,” and a seven-time Oscar nominee, talks with Tracy Smith about his career; his new memoir, “Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner”; and his collaboration and friendship with Rob Reiner.

Broadway and Hollywood composer Marc Shaiman on his new memoir, and being a “sore winner”

Reporter USMarch 2, 2026

There’s a line from an old movie that says no man is a failure who has friends, and by that reasoning, meet the most successful man in town: Marc Shaiman, the legendary composer, Tony-, Grammy- and Emmy-winner, and a guy with friends like Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Steve Martin who’d brave a New York […]

Broadway and Hollywood composer Marc Shaiman on his new memoir, and being a “sore winner”

Reporter USMarch 2, 2026

USA hockey’s Hilary Knight, Megan Keller join Hughes brothers on “SNL,” joke about Trump invite and “Heated Rivalry”

Reporter USMarch 2, 2026

This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh — with an assist from the “Saturday Night Live” writers — in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women’s and men’s Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams. Knight, the U.S. women’s captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men’s […]

USA hockey’s Hilary Knight, Megan Keller join Hughes brothers on “SNL,” joke about Trump invite and “Heated Rivalry”

Reporter USMarch 2, 2026

"Sinners" composer describes personal journey to find his voice in blues music

Reporter USFebruary 28, 2026

For Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Goransson, creating the score for “Sinners” was a challenge, explaining he had to find his “voice within the blues.” He describes his unlikely personal connection to the music and how he met the film’s director.

Book excerpt: “Never Mind the Happy” by Marc Shaiman

Reporter USFebruary 28, 2026

Regalo Press We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his memoir, “Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner” (published by Regalo Press), Tony- and Emmy-winning composer Marc Shaiman, known for Broadway hits like “Hairspray,” and music for “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut,” writes of […]

From the archives: Neil Sedaka on writing a hit song

Reporter USFebruary 28, 2026

Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter behind such hits as “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” “Calendar Girl,” and “Love Will Keep Us Together,” died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 at age 86. In this 2020 “Sunday Morning” story, David Pogue talked with Sedaka – as well as Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson), author […]

Neil Sedaka, singer whose hits included “Laughter in the Rain,” dies at 86

Reporter USFebruary 28, 2026

Neil Sedaka, the prominent singer-songwriter whose string of hits in the 1960s and ’70s included “Laughter in the Rain,” “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” and “Calendar Girl,” has died, a representative confirmed to CBS News on Friday. He was 86. “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame reveals 2026 nominees

Reporter USFebruary 27, 2026

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced 17 nominees for its class of 2026, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Iron Maiden and Luther Vandross. The new members will be revealed in April.

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Extended interview: Marc Shaiman – CBS News

Broadway and Hollywood composer Marc Shaiman on his new memoir, and being a “sore winner”

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USA hockey’s Hilary Knight, Megan Keller join Hughes brothers on “SNL,” joke about Trump invite and “Heated Rivalry”

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