Madonna (Madonna album) the single. He took her to his boss Chris Blackwell, who owned Island Records, but Blackwell refused to sign Madonna so they approached Sire Records. Michael Rosenblatt, who worked in the artists and repertoire department of Sire, offered Madonna $5,000 in advance, plus $1,000 in royalties, for each song she wrote. Madonna was ultimately signed for two 12" singles by the President of Sire, Seymour Stein, who was impressed by her singing, after listening to "Everybody" at a hospital in Lenox Hill where he was admitted. The 12" version of "Everybody" was produced by Mark Kamins at Blank Tapes Studios
Hunter Foster "The Bridges of Madison County" in 2014. He has directed plays and musicals at the Bucks County Playhouse as well as at regional theaters. He directed "Company" in 2015 and "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story" in June 2016 at Bucks County Playhouse. Foster is the older brother of actress Sutton Foster. He is married to actress and occasional co-star Jennifer Cody. Hunter Foster Hunter Foster (born June 25, 1969) is an American musical theatre director, actor, singer, librettist and playwright. After touring in several shows and playing on Broadway, in 2001 he was cast in his breakthrough role of Bobby