HIGH SPIRITS - MUSICAL MAESTRO GRAY DEAD AT 79

MUSICAL MAESTRO GRAY DEAD AT 79

Tony Award nominee TIMOTHY GRAY has died in Florida, aged 79. The Chicago, Illinois native co-wrote hit Broadway musical HIGH SPIRITS, which was based on NOEL COWARD's comedy BLITHE SPIRIT, with HUGH MARTIN. He received three Tony nominations for the show, which opened in April 1964 and ran for 375 performances on Broadway before transferring to London's West End. According to BroadwayWorld.com, Gray also produced a 1971 revival of KURT WEILL musical JOHNNY JOHNSON and provided musical supervision and vocal arrangements for the 1974 revival of GOOD NEWS.