On "Sisters of Avalon, " Lauper collaborated with Jan Pulsford, former keyboard player in the Thompson Twins.
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The daughter of immigrants from Palermo, Italy, Lauper was born in the New York borough of Queens and raised in Brooklyn, acquiring her signature thick accent.
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"I keep telling myself how lucky am I that the first thing I do on Broadway has Harvey and Jerry and Steven Oremus everyone a Tony winner, " Lauper says.
Besides Sting and Lauper, stars such as Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Edie Brickell, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello and The Flaming Lips are making musicals.
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Khan said when her best friends call she hears "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, " by Cyndi Lauper, and when she gets a call from people she doesn't particularly like, her phone rings "Bugaboo" by Destiny's Child.
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Lauper and Tim Minchin, the songwriter for "Matilda: The Musical, " her chief competitor for the best original score Tony this year have managed to find success on Broadway by learning the difference between writing songs for an album and penning ones for a show.
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