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Dwight Taylor

Date of Death: January 01, 1987

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Productions

 
[Broadway, 1938]
Producer

Writing

Bookwriter
Bookwriter
Bookwriter

Movies

If I Were Free
[ 1933 ] writer
Today We Live
[ 1933 ] writer
Long Lost Father
[ 1934 ] writer
Lady by Choice
[ 1934 ] writer
Paris in Spring
[ 1935 ] writer
Top Hat
[ 1935 ] writer
Follow the Fleet
[ 1936 ] writer
Gangway
[ 1937 ] writer
When Tomorrow Comes
[ 1939 ] writer
The Amazing Mr. Williams
[ 1939 ] writer
I Wake Up Screaming
[ 1941 ] writer
Nightmare
[ 1942 ] producer
The Thin Man Goes Home
[ 1944 ] writer
Conflict
[ 1945 ] writer
Something to Live For
[ 1952 ] writer
Pickup on South Street
[ 1953 ] writer
Vicki
[ 1953 ] writer
Boy on a Dolphin
[ 1957 ] writer
The Cape Town Affair
[ 1967 ] writer

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Hudson Theatre Works Presents PLAYWORKS Readings Of New Plays

Hudson Theatre Works continues to shine a light on local playwrights and nurture their voices with the upcoming PlayWorks, where readings of new plays by contemporary and local playwrights are presented and the audience shares in the creative process, and the admission is free.
The Table CoLab to Present World Premiere of Georgia Stitt's New Musical THE DANGER YEAR

The Table CoLab continues its inaugural season with its first fully staged workshop production, The Danger Year, by renowned composer and Maestra founder Georgia Stitt, October 13-15 at Arts Mission Oak Cliff.
Lyric Stage to Present MAMMA MIA! August 24-28

Lyric Stage will open its 29th season with the hit musical Mamma Mia! August 24-28, 2022 at Dallas' Majestic Theatre.
SISTER ACT Opens March 25th at Theatre Arlington

Theatre Arlington re-opens with a heavenly production for 49th season Sister Act joyfully welcomes patrons back to live theater in downtown Arlington, March 11, 2022:
Photo Flash: Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas presents SISTER ACT

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas will the divine musical comedy SISTER ACT, running November 3 through 18, 2017, at the Irving Arts Center's Dupree Theater (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75062). All evening performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Single tickets range from $21-31 and are on sale now at the Irving Arts Center Box Office (972.252.2787/ www.irvingartscenter.com). Ticket discounts are available for seniors and students.
MainStage Irving-Las Colinas Announces the Divine Musical SISTER ACT

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas will the divine musical comedy SISTER ACT, running November 3 through 18, 2017
BWW Review: OUT OF THIS WORLD, Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, April 15 2016

Gary Naylor sees a very strange revival of a 1950s Broadway show saved by some fine singing and sensational songs.
Musicals Tonight!'s OUT OF THIS WORLD Revival Starts Tonight

Directed by Norbert Joerder with music director David Bishop, OUT OF THIS WORLD will play The Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street at Theatre Row) as part of Musicals Tonight!'s 2015-16 season, running tonight, October 27 - November 8, 2015.
Cast Announced for Musicals Tonight!'s OUT OF THIS WORLD Revival

Directed by Norbert Joerder with music director David Bishop, OUT OF THIS WORLD will play The Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street at Theatre Row) as part of Musicals Tonight!'s 2015-16 season, running October 27 - November 8, 2015.
OH, KAY!, GOLDEN BOY, WONDERFUL TOWN and More Set for Musicals Tonight!'s 2015-16 Season

Musicals Tonight! has announced its 2015-16 season. Scroll down for details!
Alan Burkitt and Charlotte Gooch Lead TOP HAT at Theatre Royal Glasgow

Let's Face the Music and Dance with Top Hat at the Theatre Royal until Saturday 13 December. Stepping into the tap dancing shoes of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the lead roles of Jerry Travers and Dale Tremont, are Alan Burkitt and Charlotte Gooch, who both return to Top Hat having previously performed these roles in the West End.
TOP HAT Coming to Theatre Royal Glasgow in December

Top Hat - winner of three Olivier Awards, for 'Best New Musical', 'Best Choreography', 'Best Costume Design' from its seven nominations - is enjoying an epic 47-week UK tour, visiting 24 theatres nationwide. From Tuesday 2 December Top Hat will be Puttin' on the Ritz at the Theatre Royal Glasgow.
Olivier Winner TOP HAT to Receive Second Developmental Reading in New York this Month

The production previously held a lab in NYC in March of this year.
TOP HAT Tour Coming to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, 21 October - 1 November

TOP HAT, winner of three Olivier Awards, for 'Best New Musical', 'Best Choreography', 'Best Costume Design' from its seven nominations and winner of the Evening Standard Award for 'Best Night Out', embarks on a 47-week UK tour, visiting Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Tue 21 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2014.
TOP HAT Will Return to London Prior to Launching UK tour

Top Hat, winner of three Olivier Awards, for 'Best New Musical', 'Best Choreography', 'Best Costume Design' from its seven nominations, and winner of the Evening Standard Award for 'Best Night Out', returns to London to open its new tour at New Wimbledon Theatre on Tuesday 12 August where it will run for two weeks until Saturday 23 August. The production then embarks on a major 47-week tour visiting theatres throughout the UK and in Ireland, until 25 July 2015.
Burkitt And Gooch Lead Cast In UK Tour of TOP HAT!

Top Hat, winner of three Olivier Awards, for 'Best New Musical', 'Best Choreography' and 'Best Costume Design' from a total of seven nominations and winner of the Evening Standard Award for 'Best Night Out', is setting off on an epic 47-week UK tour, visiting 24 theatres nationwide. Opening at New Wimbledon Theatre on Tuesday 12 August 2014 the production will tour until Saturday 25 July 2015.
TOP HAT to Get NYC Developmental Lab in March; Christopher Gatelli to Helm

According to an Equity casting notice, Top Hat, which won Best New Musical at the 2013 Olivier Awards, will get a New York City developmental lab March 7-20. Tony-winner Christopher Gatelli is set to helm the project as director and choreographer.
TOP HAT Closes Today at the Aldwych Theatre

TOP HAT at the Aldwych Theatre, and will close today, October 26, to make room for Andrew Lloyd Webber's new STEPHEN WARD musical, which is set to open in November 2013. Thare are plans for a UK tour in 2014-15.
West End's TOP HAT Enters Final Weeks of Performances

Top Hat, winner of three Olivier Awards, for 'Best New Musical', 'Best Choreography', 'Best Costume Design' and winner of the Evening Standard Award for 'Best Night Out', is now in its final weeks at the Aldwych Theatre. Enjoying over 600 performances in London, the West End production of Top Hatends on Saturday 26 October 2013.
TOP HAT Headed to Broadway with a Little Help from Tommy Tune?

The show has been said to be aimed towards Broadway since it first opened, with American producers on board from day one. Today, Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post that 'Tune, now 74, is getting back in the game. At the behest of his good friend Jimmy Nederlander, a theater legend in his own right, Tune's in London inspecting a new show called 'Top Hat.'

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Dwight Taylor written?

Dwight Taylor has written 2 shows including Gay Divorce (Bookwriter), Out of this World (Bookwriter).

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