ABE BURROWS (1910 - 1985)
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Abe Burrows
Betty |
| 1st Produced: | Broadhurst, NY | 1971 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Short Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Part of "Four On A Garden" | |||||
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Cactus Flower |
| 1st Produced: | Royale Theatre, NY | 1965 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1966 | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
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| Genre: | Romantic Comedy | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Based on a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy | |||||
| Synopsis: | Philandering dentist and nurse in white starch uniform establish relationship. | |||||
Can-Can |
| 1st Produced: | Shubert Theatre, | 1953 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Tams-Witmark, 757 Third Ave., New York, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Capitol (92064) | 1953 | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Abe Burrows | |||||
| Synopsis: | Setting: Paris, 1893 | |||||
First Impressions |
| 1st Produced: | Alvin Theater, New York | 1959 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: DRG (19036) | 1959 | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Book by Abe Burrows; Based on the novel "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Austen; Based on the play by Helen Jerome; Music by Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton and George Weiss; Lyrics by Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton and George Weiss | |||||
| Synopsis: | Setting: 1813. England | |||||
Four On A Garden |
| 1st Produced: | Broadway, New York | 1971 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | based on Quatre pieces sur jardin by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy | |||||
| Synopsis: | This production was composed of the following shows: House of Dunkelmayer; Betty; Toreador; The Swingers | |||||
Guys And Dolls |
| 1st Produced: | 46th Street Theater, New York, NY | 1950 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Music Theatre International, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: MCA (10301) | 1950 | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling; Based on a Story and Characters by Damon Runyon | |||||
| Synopsis: | Setting: Broadway; Save-a-Soul Mission; Havana, Cuba; The Hot Box Club | |||||
Hellzapoppin |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1976 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | by Abe Burrows. Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Bill Heyer and Carolyn Leigh; book by Ed Bullins, Bill Heyer and Hank Beebe | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
House Of Dunkelmayer |
| 1st Produced: | Broadhurst, NY | 1971 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Short Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Part of "Four On A Garden" | |||||
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How To Suceed In Business Without Really Trying |
| 1st Produced: | 46th Street Theater, New York, NY | 1961 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Music Theatre International, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | 82876-56051-2 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: RCA (82876 56051 2) | 1961 | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert; Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Based on "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" by Shepherd Mead | |||||
 | Setting: The new Park Avenue office building of The World Wide Wicket Company, Inc., in New York City | |||||
Make A Wish |
| 1st Produced: | Winter Garden Theatre, NY | 1951 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Hugh Martin; Lyrics by Hugh Martin; Book by Preston Sturges; (Uncredited) book by Abe Burrows; Based on "The Good Fairy" by Ferenc Molnár | |||||
| Synopsis: | Setting: The action takes place on the Left Bank of Paris | |||||
Say, Darling |
| 1st Produced: | ANTA Playhouse, NY | 1958 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Tams-Witmark, 757 Third Ave., New York, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | ocr-say-darling | |||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | comedy | Play with Music | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows and Marian Bissell; Based on the best-selling novel by Richard Bissell | |||||
 | Setting: Airport in Corn County; Hackett & Snow's Office in the Big City; Stamford; Irene Lovelle's Apartment; New Haven; Idlewild Airport in New York | |||||
Silk Stockings |
| 1st Produced: | Imperial Theatre, NY | 1955 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Tams-Witmark, 757 Third Ave., New York, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: RCA (1102) | 1955 | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath and Abe Burrows; Suggested by "Ninotchka" by Melchior Lengyel | |||||
| Synopsis: | Setting: Paris and Moscow. The present. | |||||
Swingers, The |
| 1st Produced: | Broadhurst, NY | 1971 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Short Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Part of "Four On A Garden" | |||||
| Synopsis: | ||||||
Three Wishes For Jamie |
| 1st Produced: | Mark Hellinger Theatre, | 1952 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Angel (64888) | 1952 | ||||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Music by Ralph Blane; Lyrics by Ralph Blane; Book by Charles O'Neal and Abe Burrows; Based on the novel by Charles O'Neal | |||||
| Synopsis: | Setting: A cottage in Ireland and a horse traders' camp in the State of Georgia, 1896 | |||||
Toreador |
| 1st Produced: | Broadhurst, NY | 1971 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Short Play | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Part of "Four On A Garden" | |||||
| Synopsis: | ||||||