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JERRY BOCK (1928 - 2010) |
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Jerrold Lewis Bock was born on November 23rd 1928 and was brought up in Queens, New York. He studied the piano and could play by ear. In the 1950s he met lyricist Sheldon Harnick - their first venture together "Body Beautiful" was panned by the critics but it came to the attention of Hal Prince who got them to write a musical about Fiorello LaGuardia. "Fiorello!" went on to win the Tony for best musical. They wrote numerous musicals over the years - the most successful being "Fiddler On The Roof". He had a falling out with Harnick over the director of their show "The Rothschilds", they parted and did not speak for years. Jerry married Patricia in 1950 and they had two children Portia and George. He died of heart failure on March 3rd 2010
Plays by Jerry Bock
1040 | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rehearsed reading at Musical Theatre Lab, University of Houston School of Theatre | Nov 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121410 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music and lyrics by Jerry Bock; book by Jerry Sterner. After this read through Sterner had differnces with Bock so he cut all the musical numbers and produced it as a straight play. | |||||
Synopsis: | 1040 is an American income tax code. U S senators, spin doctors and computer hackers take on a real estate agent and his daughter | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Apple Tree, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Shubert Theatre, NY | 1966 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | SK-48209 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Sony (SK 48209) 1966 | doollee no | #28725 | |||
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Genre: | 130 min Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 14 actors | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick; Additional book material by Jerome Coopersmith; Based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve" by Mark Twain; Based on "The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton; Based on "Passionella" by Jules Feiffer | |||||
| The Apple Tree is an evening of three short musicals: "The Diary of Adam and Eve," based on the Mark Twain story; "The Lady or the Tiger?" based on the Frank Stockton story; and "Passionella," based on a character created by Jules Feiffer. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Baker Street | ||
| 1st Produced: | Broadway Theatre, NY | 16 Feb 1965 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | decca-5200 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Universal/Decca 1965 | doollee no | #64196 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Book by Jerome Coopersmith; Music by Marian Grudeff and Raymond Jessel; Lyrics by Marian Grudeff and Raymond Jessel; Adapted from the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; The songs "Buffalo Belle," "Cold Clear World of the Intellect" and "I Shall Miss You Holmes" by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick | |||||
| Setting: In and around London. 1897, the year in which England celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of the reign of Queen Victoria. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Body Beautiful, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Broadway Theater, New York | 23 Jan 1958 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, NY, 1957 | ISBN/ASIN: | blue-pear-1006 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Blue Pear (1006) | doollee no | #64197 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman | |||||
| A rich and handsome Dartmouth graduate wants to box his was to glory. However he falls in love with a girl who disaproves of boxing | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Brandon Finds His Star | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #127697 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music and lyrics by Jerry Bock; book by Sidney Berger | |||||
Synopsis: | Brandon Fitzgerald Attwater III is convinced that his dumb name will hold him back and that he should change it | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Diary of Adam and Eve | ||
| 1st Produced: | Shubert Theater, New York | 1966 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #61741 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Written with Sheldon Harnick. Based on "Diary of Adam and Eve" by Mark Twain. | |||||
Synopsis: | Adam has a pain in his ribs. He discovers Eve but is not sure about her. Adam builds a shelter and because he cannot stand her crying allows her in the shelter when it rains. Eve discovers the Tree of Knowledge and the snake tempts her to eat it. She manages to get Adam to do the same and they are driven out of the Garden | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fiddler On The Roof | ||
| 1st Produced: | Imperial Theatre, NY | 22 Sep 1964 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Limelight Editions, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | 82876-51430-2 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: RCA (82876-51430-2) 1964 | doollee no | #64198 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Book by Joseph Stein; Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick | |||||
| Setting: Anatevka, a small village in Russia. 1905, on the eve of the Russian Revolution. The much-loved musical tale of a Jewish family in Tsarist Russia facing emotional turmoil and physical upheaval. At the heart of the family, and the story, is Tevye, an old-fashioned father who wants to see his daughters married in the traditional Jewish way. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fiorello! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Broadhurst Theatre, NY | 23 Nov 1959 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | cap-92052 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Capitol (92052) 1959 | doollee no | #64199 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick | |||||
| The story of New York Mayor and Congressman Fiorello LaGuardia. LaGuardia a lawyer in a poor and deprived part of New York decides to do something to help the local people and runs for Congress | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Generation | ||
| 1st Produced: | Morosco Theatre, NY | 1965 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #64200 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Written by William Goodhart; Incidental music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by William Goodhart | |||||
Synopsis: | Setting: The studio-loft-apartment of Walter Owen in Lower Manhattan. Present time. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Madwoman Of Central Park West, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Buffalo | 1979 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | drg-5212 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: DRG (5212) 1979 | doollee no | #64201 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written with Phyllis Newman, music by Peter Allen, Leonard Bernstein and others, from play My Mother Was a Fortune Teller by Newman | |||||
| A woman tries to tidy up her bedroom whilst writing lists of things to do, having fights with her teenage daughter and reminiscing | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Man In The Moon | ||
| 1st Produced: | Biltmore Theatre, NY | 22 Nov 1963 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Golden (104) 1963 | doollee no | #64202 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jerry Bock; Book by Arthur Burns; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Based on a story by Bil Baird | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mr Wonderful | ||
| 1st Produced: | Broadway Theatre, NY | 22 Mar 1956 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | mr-wonderful | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #64203 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener and George Weiss; Lyrics by Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener and George Weiss; Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman | |||||
| The struggles of a show biz entertainer | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Never Too Late | ||
| 1st Produced: | Playhouse Theatre, NY | 27 Nov 1962 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #64204 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Written by Sumner Arthur Long; Incidental music by John Kander; Lyrics by Jerry Bock; "Never Too Late" cha-cha by Jerry Bock; Lyrics for song "Never Too Late" cha-cha by Sheldon Harnick | |||||
Synopsis: | A married man in his fifties learns he's about to become a father again. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Princess Who Could Not Be Heard | ||
| 1st Produced: | 29th Annual Childrens Theatre Festival, Houston | 2007 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121409 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A deaf princess tries to rise above her troubles | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Rothschilds, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York | 19 Oct 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Music Theatre International, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Sony (30337) 1970 | doollee no | #64205 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Sherman Yellen; Based on "The Rothschilds" by Frederic Morton | |||||
| The story of the start of the Rothschild banking dynasty. In 1712 Mayer Rothschild returns home after completing a year's banking apprenticeship. His fiancee Gutele and he want to get married - but there is a limit to the number of Jewish wedding permitted per year. Mayer sets up shop and deals in rare coins. At the Frankfurt Fair he manages to persuade Prince William - after he has given him a rare coin - to allow his marriage to take place. Later Gutele and Mayer have had five sons - all work in the shop and all are excellent salesmen. Prince William needs an agent to negotiate terms of a loan with Denmark. Mayer offers his and his sons services. They go to Denmark but while they are away Napoleon invades and Prince William flees. Meyer sends his sons throughout Europe to call in all of the Prince's loans | |||||
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She Loves Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | Eugene O'Neill Theatre, NY | 23 Apr 1963 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | Polydor-831968 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Ploydor (831968) 1963 | doollee no | #64206 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Joe Masteroff; Based on a play by Miklos Laszlo | |||||
| The staff at Maraczek's Parfumerie arrive for work. George has been keeping a correspondence with an unknown young lady who he calls his "Dear Friend". New stock arrives - it is a musical cigarette box. Nobody is keen on them and they don't think they will sell. Amalia comes into the shop at first she is mistaken for a customer - but she is looking for a job. When she manages to sell on of the cigarette boxes she is hired. She and George do not strike it off. George continues his correspondence - just who could the "Dear Friend" be? | |||||
Further Reference: | Theatre Record Volume XXXI (2011) Issue 10 Page 534 | |||||
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Tenderloin | ||
| 1st Produced: | 46th Street Theater, New York, NY | 1960 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Music Theatre International | ISBN/ASIN: | angel-65002 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording Angel (65002) 1960 | doollee no | #64207 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Based on the novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams | |||||
| 1890s. The Reverend Doctor Brock wants to clean up the Tenderloin district of New York and get rid of the prostitutes who ply their trade there. He enlists the help of a young newspaper journalist, Tommy - who also sings in one of the bars in Tenderloin - to help him. But Tommy is in league with a dishonest policeman and they fabricate evidence that the good Reverend had other interests in the girls. Then Tommy meets choir girl Laura and is converted. He refuses to give evidence at the trial of Rev Brock. The clean up of Tenderloin begins - but Brock leaves for Detroit which he has heard is even more sinful | |||||
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