Cy Feuer Biography

Fast Facts

• Served as the chariman and president of the League of American Theatres and Producers
• A high-school dropout, he went on to study music at the Juilliard School
• Musicall inclined at a young age, he was working as a professional trumpeter by the age of 15
• Quote: "[on success] "You can apply faultless logic, work with geometric precision, allow for every single pitfall, have the perfect cast and the perfect story, and still turn out a dud․ ․․․ It's like the chaos theory․ The miracle is that it sometimes works․""
• Frequently collaborated with producer Ernest H․ Martin on Broadway shows
• During World War II, he served as a captain in the Army Air Corps
• Played trumpet for the orchestras of the Roxy Theatre and Radio City Music Hall