Alaric Jans

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Alaric Jans
Born (1949-01-27) January 27, 1949 (age 72)
St. Louis, Missouri
Other namesRokko
OccupationComposer
Spouse(s)June Shellene
Children1
Website www.alaricjans.com

Alaric "Rokko" Jans [1] [2] [3] (born January 27, 1949) [4] is an American film and theater composer.

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Career

Jans co-wrote with James Quinn the music and lyrics of the 1979 musical adaptation of John R. Powers' Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? . [5] [6] [7] Jans, along with William H. Macy and David Kovacs, also participated in the revival of John Stasey's 1964 children's musical, The Adventures of Captain Marbles and His Acting Squad at David Mamet's St. Nicholas Theatre; he served as the composer and the co-lyricist of that musical. [8] [9] [10] [11] He has also composed music for films directed by Mamet, such as House of Games (1987), Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991) and The Winslow Boy (1999). [12] [13] [14] [15] In 2009, Jans composed the music for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Twelfth Night . [16] Jans also co-wrote with Robert Sickinger the 2014 musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby . [17] [18]

Jans shared a 2008 Tony Award as a member of Chicago Shakespeare Theater. [19]

Personal life

Jans was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Paul Jans. He grew up in Philadelphia and Lincoln Park. Jans attended Harvard University. [20]

Jans was married to singer-composer June Shellene. [21] [22] The couple resides in Chicago. [23] They have a son by the name of Joe. [20]

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  2. ↑ Pick, Grant (5 December 2002). "Bit by Bit". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Nadel, Ira (2012). David Mamet: A Life in the Theatre. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   9780230378728.
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  5. ↑ Rich, Frank (28 May 1982). "STAGE: AT THE ALVIN, 'PATENT LEATHER SHOES'". The New York Times . Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Simonson, Robert (18 January 2013). "John R. Powers, Author of Black Patent Leather Shoes, Dies at 67". Playbill . Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Zink, Jack (6 May 1991). "Royal Palm Restages An Old Favorite". Sun-Sentinel . Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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  19. ↑ "June Jans Memorial Concert features Rokko and the Hat". Gaylord Herald Times. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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