Robert Lorick (died January 2016) was a lyricist, actor, and writer, best known as a Broadway lyricist and for his work portraying Jack Flanders, the lead character in a series of ZBS Foundation audio adventures produced from 1972 until Lorick's death in 2016.
In 1972, Lorick made his debut as a lyricist with the Off-Broadway musical Hark! at the Mercer-O'Casey Theatre. In the 1980s, he wrote the lyrics for the Broadway show The Tap Dance Kid, which ran for 669 performances (Dec 83 - Aug 85) at the Broadhurst Theatre (capacity 1150) and the Minskoff Theatre (capacity 1620), New York and won two Tony Awards in 1984.[1] He received a Grammy nomination for best cast album for The Tap Dance Kid.
Lorick also wrote for ABC's All My Children, Afterschool Specials, Disney's Polly Comin' Home and wrote the theme song for NBC's Millennium Special. His voiceover clients included Volvo, Cadillac, Ford, IBM, American Express, most of the world's leading fragrance houses, and he was the "voice of Chanel" for more than a decade. His corporation, Lorick, Inc., is a video production company, and he held a master's degree from Columbia University. He died in January 2016 after a period of kidney dialysis.[2]
^1984 Tony Award Winners (BroadwayWorld.com) Archived November 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
RobertLorick (died January 2016) was a lyricist, actor, and writer, best known as a Broadway lyricist and for his work portraying Jack Flanders, the...
direction by Vivian Matalon; the music was by Henry Krieger and lyrics by RobertLorick. Reviews of this show were mediocre. The New York Times claimed it was...
written by Charles Blackwell with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics by RobertLorick. William Sheridan, a successful attorney, lives on Roosevelt Island...
creation of writer and sound artist Thomas Lopez and is played by actor RobertLorick. Jack is an adventurer who travels the Earth, exploring both familiar...
Dance Kid Book by Charles Blackwell, Music by Henry Krieger, Lyrics by RobertLorick Stanley White, Evelyn Barron, Harvey J. Klaris and Michel Stuart 1985...
Jack: "Right! Body or no body, let's get out of here." Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Kamala Shukla - Sakina Jaffrey Lalitha Chatterjee - Madhur Jaffrey Ramchandra...
(Thanichalla Njan), heart attack. Howard Koslow, 91, American illustrator. RobertLorick, American lyricist and voice actor. (death announced on this date) Mike...
whenever new scripts were written. Some of the featured actors cast were RobertLorick in the lead role, Murray Head, and Dave Herman as narrator. The relaxed...
later, in 1983, Krieger's musical The Tap Dance Kid, with lyrics by RobertLorick, opened at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre and went on to win two Tony...
Descending a Staircase, another work by Marcel Duchamp. Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Little Frieda - P.J. Orte Doctor Mazoola & Narrator - Dave Herman Captain...
spaces within the walls form a marvelous concert chamber. Jack Flanders: RobertLorick Narrator and Dr. Mazoola: Kirby Airs Lady Pompon: Sarah Braveman Little...
National Tour, starring Jan Peerce (1976) Merton of The Movies (lyrics by RobertLorick), Carnegie Mellon University (1985) Ghetto (additional lyrics by Sheldon...
or what seems are the seams?" Sam: "That's right." Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Mojo Sam - Dave Adams Dominique - Lindsay Ellison Claudine - Pascale...
me that can of cosmic spinach. I loves me spinach." Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Carmen - Virginia Rambal Cassie - Ana Veronica Munoz Paulina - Gy Mirano...
goddess who came out of the skull, it's nothing, really." Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Mojo Sam - Dave Adams Carla D'Avila - Lia Moraes Paulo Pompadora - Andre...
them 'young adults'?" Jack: "Yeah. I don't know why." Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Mojo Sam - Dave Adams Claudine - Pascale Poirier Dominique - Lindsay...
you never hear them say, I gotta get some fun done." Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Mojo Sam - Dave Adams Claudine - Pascale Poirier Dominique - Lindsay...
hate things that eat your soul." Tereza: "I do too." Jack Flanders – RobertLorick Tereza Cavalcanti – Ana Rosa Paulo Pompadora – Andre Adler Claudia Guedes...
1930s.' I guess I missed my time, born too late..." Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Mojo - Dave Adams Amy - Shelly Westonberg Nina - Ana Munoz Felix - Bill...
no way in hell I'm going in there. Period. Savvy?" Jack Flanders - RobertLorick Louise Nettles - Valeria Vasilevski Indranee DeSilva - Yolande Bavan...
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