Grammy-, and Emmy-winning composer known for Broadway's Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, has died. He was 96. Strouse died at his home in New York City on Thursday, a spokesman for the family confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.

In an interview with the Tribune in 2011, Strouse was asked if he had any idea that the Broadway show would be such a hit. “No,” he said. “This was a piece about the Depression. It was dark. The

Charles Strouse, the Broadway composer and lyricist who wrote some of the most beloved musicals – many of which became big screen offerings, including Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, and Applause – ha s died at the age of 96.