Who is Johnny Mercer?
Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) composed more than 1,500 tunes, including the classics “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Accentuate the Positive” and “Moon River.” Throughout his long career, he was dedicated to the development of young songwriters and singers. The Johnny Mercer Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to preserving and celebrating the work of Johnny Mercer and other great American songwriters, and to introducing their music to a new generation of listeners through educational programs.The foundation also supports charitable organizations through royalties from Mercer’s songs. For more information: http://johnnymercerfoundation.com The goal of the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University is to nourish and invigorate American music theatre by developing and producing new musicals by music theatre’s leading artists; increasing opportunities for education and training with Northwestern’s theatre, dance and opera programs; and creating new connections bet
