

Over-50-Life
Charles Strouse, Composer Of ‘Annie,’ Dead At 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theater hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” died Thursday. He was 96.Strouse died at his home in New York City, his family said through the publicity agency The Press Room.In a career that spanned more than 50