Name John Forster Role Musical Artist | Albums Helium, Entering Marion | |
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John forster playing an amazing piano solo of the song more
John Forster (born April 1, 1948) is an American cabaret musician, satirist, and record producer. He has released several solo and collaborative albums, and has also worked on several revues and musicals.
Contents
- John forster playing an amazing piano solo of the song more
- Musicals and revues
- Solo career
- Collaboration with Tom Chapin
- Discography
- References
Musicals and revues
Forster wrote the music and lyrics for the musical comedy special How to Eat Like a Child, as well as those for the satirical revue A Good Swift Kick. He also founded the satirical revue "The Proposition" while an undergraduate at Harvard University. He also wrote the satirical revue "Both Barrels: A Salvo of John Forster Songs", which ran in Los Angeles and later in Chester, Connecticut in the late 1990s. He wrote the book and lyrics for a musical adaptation of Freaky Friday, for which author Mary Rodgers wrote the music.
Solo career
In 1993, Forster released his debut album, Entering Marion, on Philo Records. People reviewed the album and described Forster as "a musical satirist who mixes social critique with a shot of wry." After hearing the album, Tom Lehrer, to whom Forster has often been compared, said that "You don't need me anymore, you have John Forster." The album received an Indie Award honorable mention for best comedy album. In 1997, Forster released the album Helium, followed by The Official Bootleg Album in 1998.
Collaboration with Tom Chapin
Forster was nominated for a Grammy for his work producing Tom Chapin's 1998 album "In My Hometown". Beginning in 1999, Forster began working on a collaborative album with Chapin. This album, entitled "Broadsides: A Miscellany of Musical Opinion", was released in 2010.