Late Nite Comic

Late Night Comic was a short-lived stage musical written by playwright Allan Knee and composer/lyricist Brian Gari, which ran for 17 performances on Broadway in 1987.

Origins

In 1976, singer-songwriter Brian Gari wrote a song entitled “Dance”, inspired by a five-year relationship that he had with a ballet dancer. As he later told a journalist: “'she left dancing, married someone else, had a kid and lives in Forest Hills - but I haven't gotten her out of my heart". Two years later, Gari came up with the idea of developing the theme into a semi-autobiographical stage musical, concentrating on the relationship between a songwriter, a ballet dancer, and a struggling stand-up comedian who was the songwriter's best friend. Gari wrote the entire first act himself, but the project languished until 1984, when he met an agent who liked the songs and introduced him to playwright Allan Knee as a potential collaborator. Within two years, the show had been substantially re-written, and now concentrated on the relationship between a stand-up comic and a dancer.

Late Nite

Late Nite is the first solo album by Neal Schon released in 1989. Bob Marlette played keyboards and produced the album. Several of the musicians were former Journey members, Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith, and Randy Jackson (as well as future Journey member Deen Castronovo).

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