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GEORGE FURTH (1932 - 2008) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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"I don't do interviews. That's why I have so many friends"
Plays by George Furth
Act, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Majestic Theater, New York | 29 Oct 1977 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York | ISBN/ASIN: | cdrg-6101 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: DRG (CDRG-6101) 1977 | doollee no | #61927 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Book by George Furth; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb | |||||
| Setting: Michelle Craig at the Hotel Las Vegas; her nightclub act and her memories | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Company | ||
| 1st Produced: | Alvin Theatre, NY | 26 Apr 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Theatre Communications Group, 1995 | ISBN/ASIN: | col-3550 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Columbia (3550) 1970 | doollee no | #61888 | |||
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Genre: | musical comedy Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 12 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth | |||||
| The show is about a 35-year-old bachelor named Robert who is helped toward connection and commitment by his three girlfriends and his married friends, five diverse married couples. The songs include "Side by Side by Side" and "The Ladies Who Lunch," | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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End, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco | 21 May 2004 | ||||
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 | #130795 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Doug Katsaros; lyrics and book by George Furth | |||||
Synopsis: | Should hetrosexuals be allowed to marry. Three women bemoan the useless men in their lives | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Getting Away With Murder | ||
| 1st Produced: | Broadhurst Theatre, New York | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12888 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 2 voices | |||||
Notes: | Written by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth | |||||
Synopsis: | Setting: The suite on the to floor of an old New York apartment building. The present. October | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Merrily We Roll Along | ||
| 1st Produced: | Alvin Theater, New York | 16 Nov 1981 | ||||
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: | RCD1-5840 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: RCA (RCD1-5840) 1981 | doollee no | #64652 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth; From the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart | |||||
| Franklin Shepard is a famous composer and Hollywood excutive - but how did he get to where he is. We slip back over the years ending up at the start of it all. It is 1959 and Franklin and his friends Charley and Mary are on the roof of their appartment block looking for Sputnik. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Precious Sons | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1986 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1988 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12889 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/Drama Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Chicago family's financial struggles in the late 1940's | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Supporting Cast, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1981 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1982 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12890 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | woman writes a book about friends who are spouses of celebrities and what it is like to be married to someone famous - they are not amused | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Twigs | ||
| 1st Produced: | Broadhurst Theatre, New York | 1971 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12891 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | includes Emily, Celia, Dorothy, Ma. Written by George Furth; Incidental music by Stephen Sondheim | |||||
Synopsis: | It's the day before Thanksgiving back in the time of disco and orange appliances, and three sisters and their mother are making their various preparations. Through their established rituals and chance encounters, the audience gets a peek into how four women hewn from the same wood have been shaped by the forces in their varying surroundings. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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