Alaric Jans
Alaric Jans is a Broadway performer known for Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?. Explore their Broadway credits, shows, and songs below.
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About
Alaric "Rokko" Jans, born January 27, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American composer, lyricist, and book writer for film and theater. The son of Paul Jans, he grew up in Philadelphia and Lincoln Park and later attended Harvard University. He and his wife, singer-composer June Shellene, reside in Chicago, where they have a son named Joe.
Jans built a substantial career in musical theater, most notably through his collaboration with James Quinn on the music and lyrics for Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, a 1979 musical adaptation of John R. Powers' novel of the same name. The show brought Jans to Broadway, where he appeared in 1978. He also has a Broadway credit for Happiness. Earlier in his career, Jans worked alongside William H. Macy and David Kovacs at David Mamet's St. Nicholas Theatre on a revival of John Stasey's 1964 children's musical, The Adventures of Captain Marbles and His Acting Squad, for which he served as composer and co-lyricist. In 2014, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby with Robert Sickinger.
Beyond the stage, Jans composed scores for several films directed by David Mamet, including House of Games (1987), Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991), and The Winslow Boy (1999). His theater work continued into the following decade, when he composed the music for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 2009 production of Twelfth Night. As a member of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Jans shared a Tony Award in 2008.
Personal Details
- Born
- January 27, 1949
- Hometown
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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