Production Staff
Al Bishop
Composer
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Nacio Herb Brown
Composer
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Betty Comden
Bookwriter
Lyricist
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Betty Comden, born in Brooklyn in 1917, was an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actress. She is best known for her work with Adolph Green, with whom she collaborated on numerous musicals and films.
Comden and Green met in 1938 while both were studying at New York University, and began writing together shortly thereafter. Their first Broadway credit was for On the Town, a musical about three sailors on a 24-hour leave in New York City. The show premiered in 1944 and was a huge success, cementing Comden and Green's place in the world of musical theater.
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Michael Dansicker
Composer
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Roger Edens
Composer
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Arthur Freed
Lyricist
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Adolph Green
Bookwriter
Lyricist
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Adolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who was born on December 2, 1914, in the Bronx, New York. He was the son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Green's father was a successful businessman, and his mother was a homemaker. Green attended New York University, where he studied English and drama.
Green began his career in show business as a performer in the late 1930s. He appeared in several Broadway productions, including "The New Yorkers" and "Two for the Show." However, it was his work as a lyricist that would make him famous.
Green's first major success as a lyricist came in ... read more (Additional)
Edward Heyman
Lyricist
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Gordon Jenkins
Lyricist
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Gus Kahn
Lyricist
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Stanley Lebowsky
Composer
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Michael Anania
Scenic Designer
Gregg Barnes
Costume Designer
Broadway: Tuck Everlasting (Tony nom.); Something Rotten! (Tony nom.); Aladdin; Kinky Boots (Tony nom., Olivier Award); Follies (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award); Elf; Legally Blonde (Tony nom.); The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Olivier nom.); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Flower Drum Song (Tony nom.); Side Show. Other: Dreamgirls (Olivier nomination), Sinatra (Radio City), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pageant (Olivier Nomination), The Kathy and Mo Show. TDF Young Master Award. ... read more
Betty Comden
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Betty Comden, born in Brooklyn in 1917, was an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actress. She is best known for her work with Adolph Green, with whom she collaborated on numerous musicals and films.
Comden and Green met in 1938 while both were studying at New York University, and began writing together shortly thereafter. Their first Broadway credit was for On the Town, a musical about three sailors on a 24-hour leave in New York City. The show premiered in 1944 and was a huge success, cementing Comden and Green's place in the world of musical theater.
Comden and Green went on to ... read more
Linda Goodrich
Choreographer
Adolph Green
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Adolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who was born on December 2, 1914, in the Bronx, New York. He was the son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Green's father was a successful businessman, and his mother was a homemaker. Green attended New York University, where he studied English and drama.
Green began his career in show business as a performer in the late 1930s. He appeared in several Broadway productions, including "The New Yorkers" and "Two for the Show." However, it was his work as a lyricist that would make him famous.
Green's first major success as a lyricist came in ... read more
Tim Hunter (i)
Lighting Designer
James A Rocco
Director
Choreographer
James Rocco began his career as the youngest member of the (Art) Linkletter Totten Tots. On broadway he was The rum Tum Tugger in CATS and did the Musical Staging for THE WIZARD OF OZ starring Eartha Kitt and Mickey Rooney. He is an award-winning director, choreographer and writer with over 200 shows under his belt. For 12 years he was the producing Artistic Director of Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. ... read more
steve Tyler
Musical Director
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