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This is a List of notable musical theatre productions that have been performed on Broadway. Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...

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Longest running Broadway musicals

Legend:
b = book, m = music, l = lyrics
(Hit songs and/or noteworthy trivia appear in parentheses)
(1,234) = number of Broadway performances (original Broadway production if not specified)
> denotes shows that are still in production
  1. Cats, 1981, (Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats), m Andrew Lloyd Webber, l T. S. Eliot, ("Memory") (7,485)
  2. The Phantom of the Opera, 1986, (Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux), m Andrew Lloyd Webber, l Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe (>7,389)
  3. Les Misérables, 1980, (Based on the novel by Victor Hugo) m Claude-Michel Schönberg, l Alain Boublil (6,680)
  4. A Chorus Line, 1975, m Marvin Hamlisch, l Edward Kleban, b James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante (6,137)
  5. Oh! Calcutta!, (1976 Revival) (5,959)
  6. Beauty and the Beast, (Based on the Disney film), m Alan Menken, l Howard Ashman and Tim Rice (>4,704)
  7. Miss Saigon, 1989, (An adaptation of Puccini's Madame Butterfly), m Claude-Michel Schönberg, l Alain Boublil (4,092)
  8. Rent, 1996, (Based upon Puccini's opera La Bohème), blm Jonathan Larson, (>3,937)
  9. Chicago, (1996 Revival), (Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins), b Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb, m John Kander, l Fred Ebb (>3,690)
  10. 42nd Street, 1980, (Loosely based on 1933 film of the same name) (3,486)
  11. Grease, (3,388)
  12. The Lion King, 1997, (Based on the 1994 Disney film) (>3,322)
  13. Fiddler on the Roof, 1964, (Based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholom Aleichem), m Jerry Bock, l Sheldon Harnick, b Joseph Stein ("If I Were a Rich Man") (3,242)
  14. Hello, Dolly!, ml Jerry Herman, b Michael Stewart (2,844)
  15. My Fair Lady, 1956, (Based on G.B. Shaw's Pygmalion), m Frederick Loewe, lb Alan Jay Lerner ("I Could Have Danced All Night," "On the Street Where You Live") (2,717)
  16. Cabaret, (1998 Revivial), (Based on I Am a Camera), m John Kander l Fred Ebb, b Joe Masteroff (2,378)(The original production ran 1,166 performances)
  17. Annie, 1977, (Based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie), m Charles Strouse, l Martin Charnin, b Thomas Meehan, ("Tomorrow") (2,377)
  18. Man of La Mancha, 1965, m Mitch Leigh, l Joe Darion, b Dale Wasserman ("The Impossible Dream")(2,328)
  19. Oklahoma!, 1943, (Based on Green Grow the Lilacs), m Richard Rodgers, lb Oscar Hammerstein II, ("Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'", "Oklahoma") (2,212)
  20. Smokey Joe's Cafe (2,037)
  21. Pippin (musical), 1972, ml Stephen Schwartz, b Roger O. Hirson (1,944)
  22. South Pacific, 1949, (Based on James A. Michener's Tales of the South Pacific), m Richard Rodgers, lb Oscar Hammerstein II, b Joshua Logan ("Some Enchanted Evening") (1,925)
  23. The Magic Show (1,920)
  24. The Producers, 2001, (Based on 1968 film), bml Mel Brooks (Won a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards) (>1,854)
  25. Aida, 2000, (Loosely based on the Verdi opera), m Elton John, l Tim Rice, b Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang (1,852)
  26. Dancin' (1,774)
  27. La Cage aux Folles, 1983, (Based on 1979 French film), ml Jerry Herman, b Harvey Fierstein (1,761)
  28. Hair, m Galt MacDermot, lb James Rado, Gerome Ragni ("Let the Sunshine In," "Aquarius") (1,705)
  29. The Wiz, 1975, (Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum) (1,672)
  30. Crazy For You, 1992, b Ken Ludwig, m George Gershwin, l Ira Gershwin (1,638)
  31. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1,584)
  32. Evita, 1978, (based on the life of Eva Perón), m Andrew Lloyd Webber, l Tim Rice (1,567)
  33. Ain't Misbehavin', 1978, m Thomas "Fats" Waller, b Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr. (1,565)
  34. Jekyll & Hyde (1,543)
  35. Dreamgirls (1,521)
  36. Mame, ml Jerry Herman, b Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee ("If He Walked into My Life") (1,508)
  37. Grease (1994 Revival) (1,505)

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Rent is a Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, based upon Puccinis opera La bohème. ... Jump to: navigation, search Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century. ... La bohème (The Bohèmian Girl) is an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on La Vie de Bohème by Henri Murger. ... Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 - January 25, 1996) was a composer from New York City who created musicals including Rent and tick, tick. ... Chicago is a musical, first performed in 1975, based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. ... Maurine Dallas Watkins (July 27, 1896 - August 10, 1969) was an American journalist and playwright. ... Bob Fosse, early promotional image. ... Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004) was a musical theatre lyricist. ... John Kander (born March 18, 1927) is the composer of a series of musical theatre successes as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. ... Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004) was a musical theatre lyricist. ... 42nd Street is a hugely successful Broadway stage musical, loosely based on the movie of the same name. ... 42nd Street is a 1933 musical movie, set on the famous Manhattan street of that name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... Jump to: navigation, search Grease is a popular musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... The Lion King is the 32nd film in the Disney animated feature canon, and the highest-grossing traditionally animated feature film ever released in the United States. ... Fiddler on the Roof Poster 1964 Fiddler on the Roof is one of the great stage and film musicals. ... 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Cabaret is a 1966 Broadway musical, based on John Van Drutens play I Am a Camera, based in its turn on stories by Christopher Isherwood, with book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, produced and directed by Hal Prince and starring Bert Convy... John Kander (born March 18, 1927) is the composer of a series of musical theatre successes as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. ... Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004) was a musical theatre lyricist. ... Annie is a musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie. ... Little Orphan Annie is a comic strip created by Harold Gray which first appeared on August 5, 1924. ... Charles Strouse (born 7 June 1928) is an American composer and three-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical. ... Martin Charnin (b. ... Meehan, Thomas (March 21, 1826 - November 19, 1901), American Nurseryman and botanist. ... 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(For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American born Jewish writer and producer of musical comedies for almost forty years. ... Pippin is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson. ... Stephen Schwartz Stephen Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... South Pacific is a musical play with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II that opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, and ran for more than five years. ... James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907? - October 16, 1997) was the American author of such books as Tales of the South Pacific (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948), Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas and Poland. ... 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A company in the broadest sense is an aggregation of people who stay together for a common purpose. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... George Furth (b. ... Damn Yankees is a musical comedy, a modern retelling of the Faust legend, set in Washington, D.C., with book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. ... Richard Adler was born on 23rd August 1923 in New York, NY, USA. He is a lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows. ... Jerry Ross may refer to: Musician Jerry Ross Astronaut Jerry L. Ross This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... George Abbott (June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was among the greatest of Broadway showmen. ... Petula Clark in the 1968 Warner Brothers film version Finians Rainbow, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, opened on Broadway in 1947, with Ella Logan and David Wayne in the lead roles. ... Burton Lane (February 2, 1912, New York City - January 5, 1997, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... E. Y. Yip Harburg (April 8, 1896 - March 5, 1981) was a lyricist who worked with many well-known composers. ... Fiorello! is a Pulitzer Prize-winning 1959 Broadway musical about New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, a reform Republican who took on Tammany Hall. ... Jerry Bock (born 1928) is an American musical theatre composer best known for his collaboration with lyricist Sheldon Harnick on shows such as Fiddler on the Roof. ... Sheldon Harnick (born 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his collaboration with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof. ... George Abbott (June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was among the greatest of Broadway showmen. ... Flower Drum Song is a Broadway musical with a score by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, and a book by Hammerstein and Joseph Fields, based on the novel by C.Y. Lee. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... (For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American born Jewish writer and producer of musical comedies for almost forty years. ... Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... James Goldman (June 30, 1929 - October 28, 1998) was an American playwright, and screenwriter, and brother of William Goldman. ... ... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ... Bob (Robert) Merrill (born Henry Lavan May 17, 1921? or ? 1923?- February 17, 1998) was an American composer and lyricist. ... A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... Burt Shevelove (1915 - 8 April 1981) was an American musical theater writer, lyricist, librettist, and director. ... Larry Gelbart (b. ... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a novel written by Anita Loos that was published in 1925, a Broadway play produced in 1926, a Broadway musical produced in 1949, which Loos also wrote the book for, and two motion pictures. ... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ... Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 - December 29, 1984) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Anita Loos (April 26, 1889–August 18, 1981) was an acclaimed American screenwriter, playwright and author. ... Guys And Dolls is a successful 1950 musical. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Abe Burrows (1910- 1985) noted author and director for the stage, particularly Broadway. ... A Gypsy (derived from Egyptian) may be: any member of any nomadic people (the term is sometimes considered derogatory), especially: the Roma and Sinti, found worldwide but mainly in Europe; Travellers found mainly in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States; and Luli in Central Asia. ... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... Arthur Laurents (born July 14, 1918) is an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, librettist and stage director. ... Miracle on 34th Street (also called The Big Heart) is a 1947 film which tells the story of a gentle old man, working as a Santa Claus at Macys department store in New York City, who contends that he really is Santa. ... Robert Meredith Willson {18 May 1902 - 15 June 1984) was an American composer and playwright, best known as the writer of The Music Man. ... Harold Arlen, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1960 Harold Arlen (February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music. ... Jump to: navigation, search Truman Capote photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Truman Capote (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American writer. ... How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was a humorous book by Shepherd Mead. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Abe Burrows (1910- 1985) noted author and director for the stage, particularly Broadway. ... Pen name of William Willie Gomberg, born 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio, died 1980 in New York City. ... I Can Get It For You Wholesale (Broadway Musical) I Can Get It For You Wholesale qas notable as th Broadway debut of Barbara Streisand. ... Barbra Streisand - Guilty Pleasures. ... Harvey Schmidt (born Texas, 1929) is a writer of musical theatre, best known for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which has been running off-Broadway since 1960. ... Tom Jones (born in 1928 in Texas) is lyricist of musical theatre, best known for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which has been running off-Broadway since 1960. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. ... Jump to: navigation, search Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born March 22, 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. ... Sir Tim Rice (born November 10, 1944, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, and educated at St Albans School and Lancing College) is a lyricist for musical theater, a radio presenter, television gameshow panelist and an author. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 book by Margaret Landon, a play and a 1946 movie. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... (For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American born Jewish writer and producer of musical comedies for almost forty years. ... Kiss Me, Kate is a stage musical by Samuel and Bella Spewack (book) and Cole Porter (music and lyrics) that ran for 1,077 performances and was first performed in New York on December 30, 1948. ... Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Lady in the Dark was a Broadway musical written by Kurt Weill (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics), and Moss Hart (book and direction). ... Jump to: navigation, search Kurt Weill, a photo taken in Salzburg, Austria, 1934 Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York, was a German composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... George (left) and Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershowitz) (December 6, 1896 - August 17, 1983) American lyricist, collaborator with, and brother of George Gershwin He is interred in the Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. ... Jump to: navigation, search playwright and director of plays and musical theater. ... Little Me was the parody confessional self-indulgent autobiography of Belle Poitrine (Pretty Bosom), subtitled The Intimate Memoirs of the Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television, by Patrick Dennis, who had achieved a great success with Auntie Mame. ... Cy Coleman (1929 - 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ... Carolyn Leigh (born August 21, 1926 New York, NY, died November 19, 1981 New York, NY) was a lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies. ... Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is an American playwright and screenwriter. ... A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. ... Smiles of a Summer Night is the English translation of the title of a 1955 movie by Ingmar Bergman called Sommarnattens leende [1]. It was later re-written as a musical A Little Night Music, which opened on Broadway in 1973. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... Hugh Wheeler (19 March 1912 - 26 July 1987), also known as Patrick Quentin, was an American playwright, librettist, poet, and translator. ... Lost in the Stars is a 1949 musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) by Alan Paton (1903-1988). ... Jump to: navigation, search Kurt Weill, a photo taken in Salzburg, Austria, 1934 Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York, was a German composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... (James) Maxwell Anderson (15 December 1888 - 28 February 1959) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, poet, reporter and lyricist, and a founding member of The Playwrights Company (which included, at various times, Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard, Roger L. Stevens, John F... Maggie May was a song written by Rod Stewart and musician Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewarts band The Faces in 1971. ... Lionel Bart (1930-1999) was a British composer of songs musicals, best known for Oliver! Bart was born Lionel Begleiter in London to Galician Jews, and grew up in Stepney. ... Me and My Girl is a popular British stage musical, with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 - March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist who wrote well over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. ... Milk And Honey is a posthumous album by John Lennon first released in 1984. ... Jerry Herman (born Gerald Herman on July 10, 1933 in New York City) is an American composer/lyricist of the Broadway musical theater. ... The Most Happy Fella is a theater musical with music, lyrics and book by Frank Loesser. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Music Man can refer to multiple things: For the play, see The Music Man For the guitar company, see Music Man (company) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Robert Meredith Willson {18 May 1902 - 15 June 1984) was an American composer and playwright, best known as the writer of The Music Man. ... Anna Christie is a play by Eugene ONeill. ... Bob (Robert) Merrill (born Henry Lavan May 17, 1921? or ? 1923?- February 17, 1998) was an American composer and lyricist. ... George Abbott (June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was among the greatest of Broadway showmen. ... No, No, Nanette is a Broadway musical first produced in 1925 by H.H Frazee, who financed the production, at least in part, by selling baseball superstar Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees five years earlier (Frazee owned the Boston Red Sox at the time). ... Vincent Youmans ( September 27, 1898 - April 5, 1946) was an American popular composer and Broadway producer. ... Irving Caesar, originally known as Isidor Caesar, was born on July 4, 1895 in New York City. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. ... Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens, probably one of the best-known of all his works, along with A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations. ... Lionel Bart (1930-1999) was a British composer of songs musicals, best known for Oliver! Bart was born Lionel Begleiter in London to Galician Jews, and grew up in Stepney. ... On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever is an original musical play with music by Burton Lane and lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner. ... Burton Lane (February 2, 1912, New York City - January 5, 1997, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... Alan Jay Lerner (born August 31, 1918 in New York City, United States ? died there on June 14, 1986) was a Broadway lyricist and librettist. ... 110 in the Shade is a musical with lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt and book by N. Richard Nash, based on Nashs play The Rainmaker. ... The Rainmaker is a 1956 film which tells the story of a middle-aged woman, suffering from unrequited love for the local town sheriff, who falls for a con man who comes to town with the promise that he can make it rain. ... Harvey Schmidt (born Texas, 1929) is a writer of musical theatre, best known for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which has been running off-Broadway since 1960. ... Jump to: navigation, search Beau Nash (1674-1762), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th century Britain. ... On the Town is a musical that opened on Broadway at the Adelphi Theatre on December 28, 1944, with music by Leonard Bernstein, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, direction by George Abbott, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. ... Bernstein with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, at the 1974 Charles Ives Centenary Concert in Danbury, Connecticut. ... Comden and Green was the writing duo of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. ... Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright, who penned most of his songs, plays, and movies with Betty Comden. ... On Your Toes has two possible meanings. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... Lorenz (Larry) Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... George Abbott (June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was among the greatest of Broadway showmen. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Pajama Game is a Broadway musical based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell. ... Richard Adler was born on 23rd August 1923 in New York, NY, USA. He is a lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows. ... Jerry Ross may refer to: Musician Jerry Ross Astronaut Jerry L. Ross This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... George Abbott (June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was among the greatest of Broadway showmen. ... Richard Mervin Bissell Jr. ... Pal Joey is a 1939 epistolary (written in the form of a series of letters) novel by John OHara, which became the basis of a 1940 musical comedy and 1957 motion picture of the same name. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... Lorenz (Larry) Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... John Henry OHara (31 January 1905 – 11 April 1970) was an American writer who was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. ... 1776 is the title of a 1969 Broadway musical and its 1972 film version. ... Sherman Edwards (April 4, 1919 - March 30, 1981) was an American songwriter. ... Peter Stone (February 27, 1930 -April 26, 2003) was a writer for theater, television and movies. ... She Loves Me is a Broadway musical. ... The Shop Around the Corner is a 1940 film which tells the story of two people who work together in a shop who cant stand each other, not knowing that theyve been conducting a love affair anonymously by mail. ... Jerry Bock (born 1928) is an American musical theatre composer best known for his collaboration with lyricist Sheldon Harnick on shows such as Fiddler on the Roof. ... Sheldon Harnick (born 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his collaboration with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof. ... Silk Stockings was a 1954 musical composed by Cole Porter, based upon Ninotchka. ... Ninotchka is a 1939 American film by Ernst Lubitsch Garbos first comedy, launched with the tagline Garbo laughs! Storyline Three Russians, Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski, are sent to Paris to sell jewelry confiscated from the aristocracy during the Russian Revolution. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ... George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was a playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. ... Abe Burrows (1910- 1985) noted author and director for the stage, particularly Broadway. ... Julie Andrews as Maria, seeks guidance from the Mother Abbess, played by Peggy Wood, in this scene from the 1965 film version. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... (For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein) Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American born Jewish writer and producer of musical comedies for almost forty years. ... Howard Lindsay (March 29, 1888 - February 11, 1968) was a Broadway producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor, best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father. ... Russel Crouse (February 20, 1893 - April 3, 1966) was a U.S. playwright and librettist, best known for his work in the Broadway writing partnership of Lindsay and Crouse. ... Leslie Bricusse (born January 29, 1931) is a British lyricist. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Anthony Newley (b. ... Jump to: navigation, search A sugar is a carbohydrate which contains the functional group (CH2O)n). ... Some Like It Hot is a 1959 comedy film by Billy Wilder. ... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ... Bob (Robert) Merrill (born Henry Lavan May 17, 1921? or ? 1923?- February 17, 1998) was an American composer and lyricist. ... Peter Stone (February 27, 1930 -April 26, 2003) was a writer for theater, television and movies. ... Sweet Charity, based on Federico Fellinis screenplay for Nights of Cabiria, is a 1966 musical show directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. ... Le Notte di Cabiria or Nights of Cabiria is a 1957 film directed by Federico Fellini. ... Cy Coleman (1929 - 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ... Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 - March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist who wrote well over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. ... Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is an American playwright and screenwriter. ... The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) was a revolutionary piece of musical theatre written (in German) by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht in collaboration with the composer Kurt Weill in 1928. ... The Beggars Opera is a ballad opera, a satiric play using some of the conventions of opera, but without the recitative. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kurt Weill, a photo taken in Salzburg, Austria, 1934 Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York, was a German composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... Marc Blitzstein (March 2, 1905 - January 22, 1964) was an American composer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bertolt Brecht (February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956) was an influential German dramatist, stage director, and poet of the 20th century. ... The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a musical play which tells the fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, whose husband made a fortune in the Colorado gold mines, and who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... Robert Meredith Willson {18 May 1902 - 15 June 1984) was an American composer and playwright, best known as the writer of The Music Man. ... Richard Morris (September 8, 1833 - May 12, 1894), English philologist, was born in London. ... West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and was originally produced, choreographed, and directed by Jerome Robbins. ... Jump to: navigation, search Romeo and Juliet is a famous play by William Shakespeare concerning the fate of two young lovers. ... Bernstein with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, at the 1974 Charles Ives Centenary Concert in Danbury, Connecticut. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... Arthur Laurents (born July 14, 1918) is an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, librettist and stage director. ... Wheres Charley is a theatre musical with music & lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by George Abbott. ... Charleys Aunt is a farce written by Brandon Thomas. ... Frank Loesser (June 29, 1910, New York City - July 26, 1969, New York City) was a composer and lyricist. ... George Abbott (June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was among the greatest of Broadway showmen. ... The term wildcat or wild cat may refer to several concepts: Wild Cat is a species of cat. ... Cy Coleman (1929 - 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ... Carolyn Leigh (born August 21, 1926 New York, NY, died November 19, 1981 New York, NY) was a lyricist and composer for Broadway and movies. ... N. Richard Nash (June 8, 1913 - December 11, 2000) was a successful playwright and screenwriter probably best known for writing The Rainmaker. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989) is an American actress, comedian and star of I Love Lucy. ... Logo for the New Broadway Revival Wonderful Town is a musical with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. ... My Sister Eileen is the name of several works based on short stories by Ruth McKenney about her adventures in Greenwich Village with her sister, Eileen McKenney. ... Bernstein with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, at the 1974 Charles Ives Centenary Concert in Danbury, Connecticut. ... Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright, who penned most of his songs, plays, and movies with Betty Comden. ... Jerome Chodorov (10 August 1911 - 12 September 2004) was a playwright and librettist. ... Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. ... Jump to: navigation, search Vintage Peanuts strips continue to be sold in book form. ... Clark Gesner (born March 27, 1938, Augusta, ME) was an intensely private and often enigmatic composer, lyricist, and occasional performer. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Right Honourable John Gordon, Mr Justice Gordon (November 23, 1849 - September 26, 1922) was an Irish lawyer and politician, who served as Attorney-General for Ireland and a Judge of the High Court. ... Twelfth Night has at least three meanings: Twelfth Night (holiday), celebrated by some Christians Twelfth Night, or What You Will, a comedic play by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night (band), a progressive rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975 in Houston, Texas) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. The Packers chose him in the 1999 NFL Draft with a seventh round selection (213th pick overall) out of Alcorn State University. ... Zorba the Greek is a 1964 movie by Michael Cacoyannis, originally titled Alexis Zorbas, based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. ... Zorba the Greek is a 1964 movie by Michael Cacoyannis, originally titled Alexis Zorbas, based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. ... John Kander (born March 18, 1927) is the composer of a series of musical theatre successes as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. ... Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004) was a musical theatre lyricist. ...

See also

Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... This is a general list of musicals, including Broadway musicals, West End musicals and film musicals, whose titles fall into the A-L alphabetic range. ... A cast recording or original cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. ... The musical film is a film genre that features songs, sung by the actors, interwoven into the narrative. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...

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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Alliance Theatre (955 words)
The Alliance Theatre debuted in October 1968 as the Atlanta Municipal Theatre with a production of King Arthur.
Notable productions during this decade include the world premiere of So Long on Lonely Street by Sandra Deer, which led to a run on Broadway.
Multicultural musicals, such as David Bell's The Boys from Syracuse (in 1994), adapted by Bell from the Rodgers and Hart original, and Hot Mikado (in 1997), also adapted by Bell from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, were also part of Leon's legacy, as were dance productions like Debbie Allen's Soul Possessed (in 2000).
West End theatre: Information from Answers.com (955 words)
Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking world.
However the leading non-commercial (usually government subsidised) theatres in London, such as the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Globe Theatre, the Old Vic, the Young Vic, the Royal Court Theatre, the Almeida Theatre, and the Open Air Theatre, most of which are not located in "Theatreland", arguably enjoy greater artistic prestige.
Finally, there are also local theatres in the suburbs which stage a wide range of work, often including touring productions such as the New Wimbledon Theatre or the Churchill Theatre in Bromley.
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