Edward Kleban sound recordings

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Edward Kleban sound recordings

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20468

Edward Kleban, lyricist for the musical A CHORUS LINE, was born in New York City. He studied at the High Schoool of Music and Art and Columbia University, and worked as a record producer at Columbia Records before turning to writing lyrics full time. Kleban, who is best known as the lyricist for A CHORUS LINE, also wrote for television and films. He died in 1987. The Edward Kleban sound recording collection mainly consists of recordings of songs written for A CHORUS LINE performed either by Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban or by cast members. Many of the songs are early versions, or were not included in the final production. Also included are interviews with Marvin Hamlisch, Kleban and Priscilla Lopez, and recollections of selected cast members' lives.

9 sound cassettes

The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6316762

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Lopez, Priscilla, 1948-

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Kleban, Edward

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Edward Kleban was born in New York City. He studied at the High School of Music and Art, and Columbia University, and worked as a record producer at Columbia Records before turning to writing lyrics full time. Kleban, who is best known as the lyricist for A Chorus Line, also wrote for television and films. From the guide to the Edward Kleban papers, 1960-1986, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) Edward Kleban, lyricist for the musical A CHORUS LINE, w...

Hamlisch, Marvin

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