Three-time Tony Award winner Charles Strouse composed the music for such classics as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause.

He wrote some of the most enduring musical theater numbers of his era and earned three Tony Awards, a Grammy and an Emmy.

Jenn Thompson, who appeared in the first “Annie” as Pepper and ... Tony for her riotous portrayal of mean Miss Hannigan, who ran the orphanage. The musical contained gems such as “You ...

His opening theme for the groundbreaking sitcom “All in the Family” also became part of the American musical canon.