Abe Burrows
Abe Burrows is a bookwriter, playwright whose BroadwayWorld credits include Guys & Dolls - Standing/Immersive, Guys & Dolls - Standing & Stage Area, and Can-Can. Awards include New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962).
Date of Birth: December 18, 1910
Date of Death: May 17, 1985 (74)
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
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Videos
Photos/Video: ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN Starring Norbert Leo Butz, Bob Odenkirk, T.R. Knight, Molly Ringwald and More
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-07-16 18:03:02
Video: Julie Benko Sings 'If I Were a Bell' In GUYS AND DOLLS at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - 2025-12-15 23:40:48
Video: Watch Highlights From GUYS AND DOLLS at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Michael Major - 2025-07-08 12:56:39
Video: Rob McClure & Bianca Marroquín Perform 'Sue Me' in Ogunquit's GUYS AND DOLLS
by Michael Major - 2025-07-02 16:00:10
Video: Mykal Kilgore Sings 'Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat' in Ogunquit Playhouse's GUYS AND DOLLS
by Nicole Rosky - 2025-06-27 15:05:30
Video: Allie Daniel Performs 'Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm' From HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
by Stephi Wild - 2023-05-04 05:57:58
Video: Get a First Look at Immersive GUYS AND DOLLS at the Bridge Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-04-05 15:40:26
News
by Theresa Bertram - Aug 25, 2026
What did our critic think of GUYS & DOLLS at The Royal Theatre?
by ErinMarie Reiter - Aug 20, 2026
This 'Guys and Dolls' makes one thing very clear: at Moonlight, the audience wins.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2026
Lindsey Hope Pearlman, Diego Alejandro González, and Jaquita Ta'le will each receive a $5,000 unrestricted award from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation to support their artistic careers.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2026
An industry reading of Makaio Toft's HEAT will bring together David Iacono, Owen Painter, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Laurie Hernandez in leading roles.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 27, 2026
Moonlight Stage Productions will present a revival of the Tony Award-winning musical as part of its 45th Anniversary Season at the Moonlight Amphitheatre in Vista, California.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 27, 2026
GALA will present the world premiere of GARBO: The Actor Who Saved the World, a drama about a double agent who misled the Nazis during World War II, written by Gustavo Ott.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
The Off-Broadway production of Eric Bentley’s 1972 docudrama, Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been, will play its final performance at New York City Center Stage I.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 19, 2026
The multiple award-winning producer behind RENT and Catch Me If You Can, LPD Productions has announced the cast for its upcoming production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Winner of seven Tony Awards, this razor-sharp musical comedy proves that climbing the corporate ladder can be every bit as entertaining as it is unpredictable.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2026
The third rotating guest cast of ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN is now appearing at New York City Center Stage I. Check out photos and video of the new cast.
by Bruce Glikas - Jul 16, 2026
See photos of the legendary Jane Fonda visiting the cast of Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been on Broadway. The production is now in performances at New York City Center Stage I.
by Sidney Paterra - Aug 22, 2026
BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys has been up to since the show first opened on Broadway, ahead of its 20th anniversary tour!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 9, 2026
The third cycle of guest stars for Eric Bentley’s 1972 docudrama, Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, directed by Tony winner Anna D. Shapiro, will begin performances, including Bob Odenkirk, Molly Ringwald and more.
by Michael Major - Jul 1, 2026
Step inside rehearsals for Theatre Aspen's Guys & Dolls In Concert with Bonnie Milligan and Christopher Sieber. Watch a video Milligan as ‘Miss Adelaide' and Sieber as ‘Nathan Detroit’ rehearsing 'Sue Me.'
by Caroline Powell - Jul 1, 2026
City Springs Theatre Conservatory's high school cast brings full-scale polish to 'Guys and Dolls' at Byers Theatre, led by standout Jake James.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 29, 2026
Check out new production photos of Scott Adsit, Ben Rappaport, and Thomas Sadoski in ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN, Eric Bentley's 1972 docudrama, now playing at New York City Center Stage I through July 12.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2026
Michael James Scott will join the previously announced company of The Aspen Music Festival and School and Theatre Aspen's Guys and Dolls in Concert as ‘Nicely-Nicely Johnson'.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2026
Dates have been set for Bob Odenkirk, Molly Ringwald, T.R. Knight, Norbert Leo Butz, and Harry Lennix as guest stars in ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2026
Performances have begun for the limited 15-week engagement of Eric Bentley’s 1972 docudrama, ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN, directed by Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro at New York City Center Stage I. Check out photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026
The Aspen Music Festival and School and Theatre Aspen have revealed the cast for their seventh annual co-production: a musical fable of Broadway, Guys and Dolls in Concert, starring Julie Benko, Christopher Sieber and more.
by Lauren Gienow - May 27, 2026
Festival Theatre audiences last saw GUYS AND DOLLS in 2017. Like this current production, that production was also Directed and Choreographed by Donna Feore. Audience members who had the opportunity to see the previous production will undoubtedly notice delightful similarities between the two. There are some familiar costumes and set pieces, the (magnificent) opening 'Runyonland' number feels almost identical, and there are a few familiar faces on stage from back in 2017 as well. It’s clear Feore was unafraid to lean into the familiar in an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ sort of way, but this current production still feels like a fresh new take on the classic show. It’s always so wonderful to see Feore reinvent a show for the Festival Theatre stage. This time, we get to see her tackle a show she has done before through new eyes, with a (mostly) new cast of leads. The result is a boisterously fun night at the theatre.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Abe Burrows has written 11 shows including Breakfast at Tiffany's (Bookwriter), Guys and Dolls (Bookwriter), Make a Wish (Bookwriter), Three Wishes for Jamie (Bookwriter), Can-Can (Bookwriter), Silk Stockings (Bookwriter), Say, Darling (Bookwriter), First Impressions (Bookwriter), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Bookwriter), Cactus Flower (Playwright), Hellzapoppin (Bookwriter).
Abe Burrows has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. These include the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and "Guys and Dolls." He was also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." Additionally, Burrows received a nomination for Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and was nominated for Best Musical at the Tony Awards for both "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and "Guys and Dolls."
Abe Burrows has won several awards for his work in Broadway shows. He received the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and "Guys and Dolls." He also won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and the Tony Award for Best Musical for both "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and "Guys and Dolls."
