Barry Singer

Over the course of a distinguished journalistic career, Barry Singer has written extensively about the arts for The N.Y. Times Arts & Leisure section, The New Yorker, New York magazine, The N.Y. Times Magazine, Opera News, Huffington Post, USA Today and Playbill.

He is the author of BLACK AND BLUE: The Life and Lyrics of Andy Razaf, a N.Y. Times Notable Book of the Year; ALIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD, winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music writing; CHURCHILL STYLE: The Art of Being Winston Churchill. His latest book, EVER AFTER: FortyYears of Musical Theater and Beyond 1977-2020, has just been published.

He is also the founder and proprietor of CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, one of New York City's last independent bookstores.