entially New York narrative, producing such illustrious alumni as Bun Bacharach, Robert De Niro. Julius Rudel, Marlon Brandt), Frederica von Stade, Mary Rodgers Guettel, Carl Schacter, Bradley Cooper, Marcus Strickland, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Tennessee Williams, Murray Perahia, Elaine Stritch, Beatrice Arthur,