Carol Hall
| Carol Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 (age 80–81) Abilene, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Musical theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, lyricist, singer |
Carol Hall (born 1936 in Abilene, Texas) is an American composer and lyricist.
Hall is best known for composing the music and lyrics for the Broadway stage musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978, adapted as a film in 1982). Her other works include the Broadway sequel The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (1994), as well as the Off-Broadway musical To Whom It May Concern (c. 1986). Recently, Hall has written eight non-musical one-act plays. Collectively under the title "The Days Are As Grass", the work has been acquired by Samuel French for publication and theatrical licensing. In 2012 a production was mounted at Theater of the Spirit, Newcastle, Maine.
Hall's career also includes singing in clubs and similar venues. In 1970, she signed to Elektra Records as a singer-songwriter and had two albums released on the label in 1971 and 1972, If I Be Your Lady and Beads and Feathers. Hall's most recent CD is "Hallways: The Songs of Carol Hall" released in 2009 on the LML Music label.
In 1972, Hall was invited by Marlo Thomas to create three songs for the LP Free to Be… You and Me (1972) and the 1974 television special based on the album — "Parents Are People," "It's All Right to Cry," and "Glad to Have a Friend Like You." In 2012 Free to Be celebrated its 40th Anniversary with numerous panel discussions and radio talk discussions re its impact on child-raising and parenting.
For the 1977 duet album of Tony Bennett and Bill Evans titled Together Again, Hall wrote lyrics to Evans' classic number "The Two Lonely People." The song has also been recorded by Roberta Gambarelli, Jane Monheit, Mark Murphy, Donna Byrne, Laurel Massé and other jazz singers. She also penned lyrics to Evans' jazz classic "Very Early," subsequently recorded by Mark Murphy and others.
Hall has been a major contributor to Sesame Street for many years. Along with Sam Pottle she co-wrote the song "A Very Simple Dance" (1974). Other compositions include the feminist-themed "Women Can Be," "The Plant in the Window." "Big Bird's Beautiful Birthday Bash," "Ichi Ni San" (from Big Bird Goes to Japan), and the Grammy-winning "True Blue Miracle" from Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, among others.
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