In an interview with the Tribune in 2011, Strouse was asked if he had any idea that the Broadway show would be such a hit.

NEW YORK — Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theater hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye ...

Aileen Quinn, who starred in the 1982 movie “Annie,” will share stories and memories at Brauntex Theatre in New Braunfels.

The composer’s musicals, including “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” captured essential elements of American culture. Here are five of his most memorable songs.

Charles Strouse won three Tony Awards during his illustrious career, which spanned more than five decades and saw the star ...

Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such ...

Charles Strouse, the renowned composer behind dozens of beloved Broadway songs, has died aged 96. Strouse died at his New ...

You know his songs, from "It's the Hard Knock Life" to "Those Were the Days," the theme from All in the Family.

The entertainment industry stalwart won the coveted Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award in his illustrious career spanning stage and ...

Broadway composer Charles Strouse, creator of the hit musicals Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, died at his home in New York City on Thursday. The composer of the musicals "Bye Bye Birdie ...

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