A class act / music and lyrics by Edward Kleban ; book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price, 2001.

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A class act / music and lyrics by Edward Kleban ; book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price, 2001.

Based on the life of theater lyricist Edward Kleban, best known for the 1975 stage musical A chorus line, using songs from several unrealized projects he left upon his death in 1987. Typescript, dated Mar. 22, 2001.

ca. 144 leaves ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7996492

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive

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Since 1970, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) has preserved live theatrical productions and documented the creative contributions of distinguished artists and legendary figures of the theatre. With the consent and cooperation of the theatrical unions and each production's artistic collaborators, TOFT produces video recordings of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions, as well as dialogues between notable theatre personalities. ...

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