How one tiny lyric change made the ‘Piña Colada Song’ one of the biggest hits of the ’70s

Rupert Holmes's unforgettable “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” may not have been such a smash hit without this last-minute ...
The New York Times

Rupert Holmes Can’t Read While Music Is Playing

Rupert Holmes Can’t Read While Music Is Playing “The resulting cacophony interferes with the author’s rhythms and rests,” says the musician and crime novelist, whose latest book is “Murder Your ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: ESCAPE: THE MUSIC OF RUPERT HOLMES Featured the Songwriter Himself Onstage at AMT Theater

2 Free Outdoor Show Roundup: July 20-26 – Black House Radio, NYC Ska Orchestra & More 3 Free Outdoor Show Roundup: July 13-19 – Jazz, Standup & More Barbra Streisand also engaged Mr. Holmes to write ...
BroadwayWorld

Marvin Hamlisch & Rupert Holmes' THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Musical to Get Cast Album

The musical adaptation of The Nutty Professor, composed by the late Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) with lyrics by Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), is getting a studio cast recording ...
Hartford Courant

How will ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ be solved at the Goodspeed? Holmes lets the audience decide

Rupert Holmes is a mystery. He also writes them. The songwriter, playwright and novelist is the author of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” the 1985 Broadway hit that is having a major new production ...