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Skyscraper
Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn • 1965
The title song from Cahn and Van Heusen’s 1965 Broadway musical, starring Julie Harris as a woman who refuses to sell her townhouse to a developer building a Manhattan skyscraper around her. The show ran for 248 performances and earned Tony nominations including Best Musical.
A rare instance of Cahn and Van Heusen writing a title song for a Broadway show rather than a film — and proof that their partnership translated just as effectively to the stage.
Awards
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- 1966 Grammy Nomination