Production Staff
Betty Comden
Bookwriter/Lyricist
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Betty Comden, born in Brooklyn in 1917, was an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actress. She is best known for her work with Adolph Green, with whom she collaborated on numerous musicals and films.
Comden and Green met in 1938 while both were studying at New York University, and began writing together shortly thereafter. Their first Broadway credit was for On the Town, a musical about three sailors on a 24-hour leave in New York City. The show premiered in 1944 and was a huge success, cementing Comden and Green's place in the world of musical theater.
Comden and Green went on to ... read more
Adolph Green
Bookwriter/Lyricist
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Adolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who was born on December 2, 1914, in the Bronx, New York. He was the son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Green's father was a successful businessman, and his mother was a homemaker. Green attended New York University, where he studied English and drama.
Green began his career in show business as a performer in the late 1930s. He appeared in several Broadway productions, including "The New Yorkers" and "Two for the Show." However, it was his work as a lyricist that would make him famous.
Green's first major success as a lyricist came in ... read more
Jule Styne
Composer
William and Jean Eckart
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
George Abbott
Director
George Abbott was a renowned American theater director, producer, playwright, and actor who is known for his significant contributions to the American theater. Born on June 25, 1887, in Forestville, New York, Abbott began his career in the theater as an actor, but eventually became a successful producer and director.
Abbott's Broadway career spanned over seven decades, during which he produced and directed more than 100 Broadway productions, wrote over 30 plays and musicals, and acted in several productions. He made his Broadway debut as an actor in 1913 in The Misleading Lady and later went on to produce and direct ... read more
John Allen
Production Stage Manager
Donald Brooks
Costume Designer
Ralph Burns
Orchestrator
Buster Davis
Vocal Music Arranger
Richard De Benidictis
Dance Music Arranger
Ray Ellis
Orchestrator
Ernest Flatt
Choreographer
(Musical Staging)
(Musical Staging)
Lester Osterman, Jr.
Producer
William Krot
Stage Manager
David Powers
Press Representative
Colin Romoff
Musical Director
Harvey B. Sabinson
Press Representative
Lee Solters
Press Representative
Jule Styne
Producer
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