GEORGE ABBOTT   (1887 - 1995)


George Abbott
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Plays by George Abbott

GEORGE ABBOTT
Anya
1st Produced:
Ziegfeld Theatre, New York
1965
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Music:
Original cast recording:United Artists ( UAS-5133)
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
6
Female
2
Parts Other:
various female voices
Notes: by George Abbott and Guy Bolton, music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adaptation of the play Anastasia by Marcelle Maurette and Bolton Also known as "The Anastasia Game" and "The Anastasia Affaire"
Synopsis: 1926 and former Cossack General Bounine discovers a patient in a mental institution. She claims that she is Anastasia one of the daughters of the Czar and that she survived the execution of her family. Bounine thinks he can make money by exploiting her and her claims but Anya starts to get better and remembers things only the real Anastasia could know. She is introduced to the Dowager Empress, the grandmother of Anastasia and she claims that it is indeed her grand-daughter.
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Beat the Band
1st Produced:
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1942
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with George Marion, Jr.
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Best Foot Forward
1st Produced:
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1941
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with John Cecil Holm
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Boys From Syracuse, The
1st Produced:
Alvin Theater, New York
1938
Company:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Revival cast recording: DRG
1963
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: Music by Richard Rogers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by George Abbott
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Broadway
1st Produced:
Broadhurst Theatre
1926
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: by George Abbott and Philip Dunning
Synopsis: Talented dancer Roy Lane is upset that his dance partner, innocent and beautiful Billie, is showing special interest in rich and handsome Steve Crandell, a good customer at Nick's Paradise Club where Roy performs together with Billie and other chorus girls, Mazie, Grace, Ruby, Pearl and Ann. Once attractive Lil Rice plays the piano and is being wooed by Porky, once of Steve's cronies, but neither Porky nor club owner Nick are around when secret bootlegger Steve is visited by fellow mobster 'Scar' Edwards, angry with Steve for homing in on his territory. Steve shoots Scar in the back and together with accomplice Dolph dumps the body pretending that it is a drunk. Billie sees, but Steve swears her to secrecy. Detective Dan McCorn arrives to investigate but despite his suspicions he can get nothing on Steve. There is a fight between Steve and Roy over Billie but despite various ups and downs, Billie predictably ends up in Roy's arms. Unknown to Steve, chorus girl Pearl was Scar's fiancée and finally she confronts Steve and kills him. McCorn turns a blind eye to this and reports the death as suicide. Porky weds Lil and Roy and Billie get an offer for the 'big time'
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Coquette
1st Produced:
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1927
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with Ann Preston Bridgers
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Cowboy Crazy
1st Produced:
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1926
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with Pearl Franklin
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Crooked Broadway
1st Produced:
Donnell Library Center, New York
1990
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: by George Abbott; Music and lyrics by Robert Lindsay Nassif
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Damn Yankees
1st Produced:
46th Street Theater, New York
1955
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Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (3948)
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with Douglass Wallop, music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, adaptation of the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Wallop
Synopsis: The Washington Senators are not doing well - they have lost to the New York Yankees. Joe wishes he could help. He is heard by Mr Applegate who has a proposition for Joe
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Fall Guy, The
1st Produced:
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1924
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with James Gleason
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Fiorello !
1st Produced:
Broadhurst Theater, New York
1959
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording Capitol (92052)
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
11
Female
6
Parts Other:
extras
Notes: Book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Synopsis: Setting: New York City. Shortly before World War One and ten years later
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Flora, The Red Menace
1st Produced:
Alvin Theater, New York
1965
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
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Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (60821)
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Book by George Abbott and Robert Russell; Based on the novel "Love Is Just Around the Corner" by Lester Atwell
Synopsis: Setting: New York City. 1933-1935.
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Four Walls
1st Produced:
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1928
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with Dana Burnet
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Frankie
1st Produced:
New York
1989
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: music by Joseph Turin, lyrics by Gloria Nissenson, adaptation of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Synopsis:
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Head of the Family, The
1st Produced:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1912
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Genre:
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Parts:
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Heat Lightning
1st Produced:
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1933
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with Leon Abrams
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Holy Terror, A
1st Produced:
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1925
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Genre:
None-Too-Serious Drama
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with Winchell Smith
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Ladies' Money
1st Produced:
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1934
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Parts:
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Lilly Turner
1st Produced:
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1932
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with Philip Dunning
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Love'em And Leave'em
1st Produced:
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1926
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
6
Female
4
Parts Other:
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Notes: with John V.A. Weaver
Synopsis:
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Man in the Manhole
1st Produced:
Boston
1912
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Parts:
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Music Is
1st Produced:
Seattle
1976
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Genre:
Musical Adaptation
Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: Book by George Abbott; Music by Richard Adler; Lyrics by Will Holt; Based on "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare
Synopsis:
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GEORGE ABBOTT
New Girl in Town
1st Produced:
46th Street Theater, New York
1957
Company:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (61996)
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Genre:
Musical Adaptation
Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: Original Playwright - Eugene O'Neill. music and lyrics by Bob Merrill, adaptation of the play Anna Christie
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
On Your Toes
1st Produced:
Imperial Theatre, New York
1936
Company:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Revival cast recording: TER (1063)
1983
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: Music by Richard Rogers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by George Abbott
Synopsis: marries jazz syncopations with classical ballet techniques and eventually cobbles together a story line to encompass both
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Page Miss Glory
1st Produced:
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1934
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Genre:
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Parts:
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: -
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Pajama Game
1st Produced:
St James Theater, New York
1954
Company:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Sony (32606)
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: George Abbott with Richard Bissell. Music and lyrics Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
Synopsis: about strained labour relations in a pajama factory
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Pal Joey
1st Produced:
Ethel Barymore Theatre, New York
1940
Company:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Revival cast recording: Angel (64696)
1952
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: George Abbott with John O'Hara. Music Richard Rogers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Based on the novel "Pal Joey" by John O'Hara.
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Ringside
1st Produced:
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1928
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with Edward A. Paramore, Jr., and Hyatt Daab
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Sweet River
1st Produced:
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1936
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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Adaptation
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: adaptation of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Tenderloin
1st Produced:
46th Street Theater, New York
1960
Company:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Sony Angel (65022)
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Genre:
Adaptation
Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: Book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Based on the novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Synopsis: Setting: The island of Manhattan during the latter part of the 19th Century
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Those We Love
1st Produced:
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1930
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: with S.K. Lauren
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Three Men On A Horse
1st Produced:
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1935
Company:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY
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Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
11
Female
4
Parts Other:
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Notes: with John Cecil Holm
Synopsis: Erwin Trowbridge is a modest young writer of greeting card verses living with his loving wife Audrey in Ozone Heights, New Jersey. Unfortunately, meddlesome brother-in-law Clarence is a pain: he built their house and he despises poetic Erwin. As a hobby, Erwin plays the horses - but only on paper. He never actually places a bet but he always wins. One day, after a set-to with Clarence he drowns his sorrows and meets a crowd of gamblers who pick up on his talent. Led by Patsy and his moll Mabel, the gang encourage Erwin to abscond from work while he makes their fortune. The action assumes a farce-like velocity as Erwin is chased by his wife, and his brother-in-law, the betting fraternity and his boss, Mr. Carver. Finally, Erwin breaks his successful run when he has a bet himself, and returns home to Audrey, kicks out Clarence and gets a raise and the respect he deserves from his boss
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1st Produced:
Alvin Theater, New York
1951
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
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Music:
Original cast recording: Sony (48014)
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: George Abbott with Betty Smith. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Dorothy Field
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Tropicana
1st Produced:
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1985
Company:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes: music by Robert Nassif, lyrics by Nassif and Peter Napolitano
Synopsis: -
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GEORGE ABBOTT
Where's Charley?
1st Produced:
St James Theater, New York
1948
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London
1965
Music:
Original cast recording: Angel (89058)
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Genre:
Musical Comedy
Musical
Parts:
Male
9
Female
7
Parts Other:
chorus
Notes: Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Book by George Abbott; Based on the play "Charley's Aunt" by Brandon Thomas
Synopsis: Setting: Summer, 1892
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