Lighting designs, 1952-1983.

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983

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Thomas Lanier Williams was born on March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi. His father, Cornelius, a salesman who was largely absent had a bad relationship with Tennessee, the second of his three children. Consequently, Tennessee was raised predominantly by his mother, Edwina, and maternal grandparents. His often strained and disturbed family life became the fodder for many of his plays. After moving to New Orleans in his late 20s, and adopting the name Tenn...

Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948-

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Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals. His company, the Really Useful Group, is one of the largest theatre operators in London. ...

Kander, John, 1927-

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John Kander, born March 18, 1927, composer, known for his work in the musical theater. He is a frequent collaborator with Fred Ebb....

Herman, Jerry, 1931-

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Jerry Herman (b. 1933) is a composer and lyricist of Broadway musicals. Herman writes in an easily accessible, infectiously tuneful and optimistic style with a winning combination of innocence and wit. Finding particular success in the 1960s with Hello, Dolly! and Mame, his style seemed more out-of-step during the turbulent 70s, though he and many others regard his score for Mack and Mabel (1974) as his best. He found renewed success with La cage aux folles (1983). From the descripti...

Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946

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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963

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Playwright; New York, N.Y. From the description of Clifford Odets sketches. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 42743828 Clifford Odets was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1906. He left school at age fourteen and worked as an actor in local New York theater groups and traveling stock companies until 1930. That same year the Group Theatre was formed. As one of the founding members, Odets continued acting, but found new release for his creativity in writing pl...

Schwartz, Stephen Adam

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Composer and lyricist, collaborated on "Mass" with Leonard Bernstein. From the description of Autograph note on music paper, signed : [New York?], [19]83 1/24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910493 Stephen Schwartz, composer. Winnie Holzman, librettist. Gregory Maguire, novelist. From the description of Wicked : typescript, 2003. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79468000 ...

Kazan, Elia

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American film director. From the description of Carbon copy of a typed letter : place not specified, to Darryl [Zanuck], undated [1952 Jan. or Feb.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778505876 American film producer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to [John Steinbeck], undated [1948]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777247890 From the description of Preservation photocopy of a typed letter : place not specified, to John Stein...

Cronyn, Hume

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Hume Cronyn: actor, producer, and director. Born 1911; died 2003. Jessica Tandy: actress. Born 1909; died 1994. Cronyn and Tandy married in 1942. From the description of Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy papers, 1885-2007 (bulk 1935-2000). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982277 ...

Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984

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Inspired by the city of San Francisco. Composed 1934-36. First performance San Francisco, 19 April 1936, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony no. 1 (F minor) : a delineation of the spiritual personality that is San Francisco / Meredith Willson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 57367831 Composed 1936-1940. First performance Hollywood, 4 April 1940, the Los Angeles Phi...

Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987

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Bob Fosse, choreographer of original works. Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking, co-conceivers. From the description of Fosse: typescript, 1999. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144651950 Bob Fosse was an American musical theater and film dancer, choreographer and director. He was born on June 23, 1927 and died Sept. 23, 1987. Gwen Verdon was an American musical theater and film dancer and actress. She was born on Jan. 13,1925 and died on Oct. 18...

Thompson, Ernest, 1949-....

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Bock, Jerry

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Jerry Bock, composer. Sheldon Harnick, lyricist. George Abbott and Jerome Weidman, book. John Weidman and Walter Bobbie, concert adaptation. From the description of Tenderloin: typescript, 2000. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122313832 Jerry Bock, composer. Sheldon Harnick, lyricist. Joe Masteroff, librettist. From the description of She loves me: typescript, 1993. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122531582 Jerr...

Edwards, Sherman

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Edwards (1919-1981) worked as a musician before appearing in the 1940 motion picture "Pins and Needles." Edwards composed and wrote the lyrics to the 1969 musical "1776," which was also released as a motion picture in 1972. From the description of Papers, 1940-1973 (bulk 1960-1973). (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31500084 ...

Bugbee, Charles T.

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Charles T. Bugbee served as production electrician and lighting designer for numerous plays and musicals produced in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and other locales from 1952 to 1983. Over the years he worked with such directors as Elia Kazan, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, George Abbot and Hume Cronyn. From the description of Lighting designs, 1952-1983. (Williams College). WorldCat record id: 38759929 ...