Broadway composer stricken in Philly
Charles Strouse is in a hospital.
Noted Broadway composer Charles Strouse fell ill after receiving a lifetime achievement award Sunday afternoon at the Gershman Y in Center City and was admitted to a hospital for observation, according to a Y spokeswoman.
Strouse, 82, was being interviewed in front of about 90 guests by Warren Hoffman, the Y's director of arts and cultural programming, when he went pale and began to shake, the spokeswoman said.
An ambulance transported him to Pennsylvania Hospital. Strouse was expected to spend the night and return to his home in New York on Monday.
Over the weekend, the Y staged "By Strouse," a musical revue celebrating his songs from such musicals as Annie, Bye, Bye Birdie, Applause, Golden Boy, and other shows.