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Article: Newman's Own.(The Education of Randy Newman, musical revue)(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Magazine
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- June 1, 2000
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L.A.'S PERSONAL RACONTEUR TELLS HIS STORY IN SONGS AT SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
IF HE HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING BUT WRITE "I LOVE L.A.," RANDY Newman would still be beloved by local sports-arena deejays, as well as anyone with an appreciation for relentless irony and the occasional big nasty redhead. But by spending much of the last two decades following in the footsteps of his film-composer uncles Lionel and Alfred, Newman has also won a baker's dozen Academy Award nominations for the likes of The Natural, Avalon and most recently Toy Story 2. Along the way he's acquired a kinder, gentler reputation that rankles the curmudgeonly 56-year-old as he plops into a patio ...