BETTY COMDEN   (1915 - 2006)


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Plays by Betty Comden

BETTY COMDEN
Applause
1st Produced:
Palace Theater, New York
1970
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Music:
Original cast recording: Decca (012159404-2)
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Genre:
Musical Play
Musical
Parts:
Male
15
Female
6
Parts Other:
extras
Notes:
Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Lee Adams; Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Based on the film "All About Eve" and the original story by Mary Orr
Synopsis:
Setting: The present. In and around New York
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BETTY COMDEN
Bells Are Ringing
1st Produced:
Shubert Theater, New York
1956
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Music:
Original cast recording: Columbia (CK-2006)
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Jule Styne
Synopsis:
Setting: 1956. New York City
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BETTY COMDEN
Billion Dollar Baby
1st Produced:
Alvin Theater, New York
1945
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Music:
Studio cast recording: Original Cast Records: (OC- 4304)
2000
To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Music by Morton Gould; Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Synopsis:
Setting: 1928 - 1929. Staten Island and Atlantic City
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BETTY COMDEN
Do Re Mi
1st Produced:
St James Theater, New York
1960
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Music:
Original cast recoding: RCA 61994)
1960
To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
-
Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Book by Garson Kanin; Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Synopsis:
Setting: New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. Now
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BETTY COMDEN
Doll's Life
1st Produced:
Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY
1982
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, NY,
ISBN/ASIN
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Music:
Original Broadway cast recording: Bayview: (BCD 3031)
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
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Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Larry Grossman
Synopsis:
the sights and sounds of 19th century Norway as Nora, Ibsen's heroine from A Doll's House, tries to make her way in a male dominated society after she slams the door on her former life
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BETTY COMDEN
Fade Out - Fade In
1st Produced:
Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY
1964
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Synopsis:
Setting: Mid-1930s. New York and Hollywood
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BETTY COMDEN
Ghost Goes West, The
1st Produced:
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1967
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Betty Comden; lyrics by Adolph Green; book by Ernest Kinoy
Synopsis:
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BETTY COMDEN
Hallelujah, Baby!
1st Produced:
Martin Beck Theatre, NY
1967
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden; Book by Arthur Laurents
Synopsis:
Setting: America from the turn of the century until now
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BETTY COMDEN
Lorelei
1st Produced:
Palace Theater, New York
1974
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Music by Jule Styne; New lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; New book by Kenny Solms and Gail Parent; Based on the musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by Anita Loos and Joseph A. Fields; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Synopsis:
Setting: The pier of the Ile de France; the deck of the Ile de France; Lorelei's suite on the Ile de France; the Eiffel Tower; Lorelei's suite at the Ritz Hotel, Paris; Pre-Catalin nightclub; a Paris street; the Central Park Casino, New York.
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BETTY COMDEN
Madwoman Of Central Park West, The
1st Produced:
Buffalo
1979
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
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; Featuring songs with lyrics by Martin Charnin, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Adolph Green, Sheldon Harnick and Ed Kleban
Synopsis:
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BETTY COMDEN
On The Town
1st Produced:
Adelphi Theatre, NY
1944
Company:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Based on an idea by Jerome Robbins; Additional lyrics by Leonard Bernstein
Synopsis:
Setting: New York City. 1944 - wartime, three sailors on shore leave embark on the biggest adventure of their lives with just 24 hours to find fun and romance in the world's most exciting city. . .
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BETTY COMDEN
On the Twentieth Century
1st Produced:
St James Theater, New York
1978
Company:
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
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Notes:
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Cy Coleman; Based on the play by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur and Bruce Milholland
Synopsis:
Setting: Mainly on the Twentieth Century Limited from Chicago to New York. The early 1930's
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BETTY COMDEN
Peter Pan
1st Produced:
Winter Garden Theatre, NY
1954
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
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Notes:
Based on the play by James M. Barrie; Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh; Music by Mark Charlap; Additional music by Jule Styne; Additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Incidental music by Elmer Bernstein and Trude Rittman
Synopsis:
Setting: The Nursery of the Darling Residence, Neverland, Marooner's Rock, The Home Underground, The Pirate Ship.
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BETTY COMDEN
Say, Darling
1st Produced:
ANTA Playhouse, NY
1958
Company:
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1st Published:
Tams-Witmark, 757 Third Ave., New York, NY,
ISBN/ASIN
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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
Synopsis:
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
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BETTY COMDEN
Singin' In The Rain
1st Produced:
George Gershwin Theatre, NY
1985
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
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Notes:
Based on the film by MGM; Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book adapted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Nacio Herb Brown; Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Synopsis:
Setting: Hollywood in the Twenties
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BETTY COMDEN
Subways Are For Sleeping
1st Produced:
St James Theater, New York
1961
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
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Notes:
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Suggested by the book by Edmund G. Love
Synopsis:
One of David Merrick's notorious "flops," Subways Are For Sleeping tells the tale of a Angie, a lady reporter sent to get the scoop on a segment of NYC society that lives by their own rules. These carefree souls take up odd jobs to earn enough to get a place to sleep and food to eat, eschewing a drone-like existence. When Angie learns how the other half lives, she begins to see there might be another way to experience the world.
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BETTY COMDEN
Two On The Aisle
1st Produced:
Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY
1951
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
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Notes:
Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Sketches by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Synopsis:
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BETTY COMDEN
Will Rogers Follies, The
1st Produced:
Palace Theater, New York
1991
Company:
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1st Published:
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ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
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Notes:
Book by Peter Stone; Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music arranged by Cy Coleman; Inspired by the words of Will Rogers and Betty Rogers
Synopsis:
Setting: Time: The Present. Place: The Palace Theatre
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BETTY COMDEN
Wonderful Town
1st Produced:
Winter Garden Theatre, NY
1953
Company:
-
1st Published:
Tams-Wltmark, NY,
ISBN/ASIN
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Music:
Original cast recording: MCA (10050)
1953
To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
-
Musical
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Music by Leonard Bernstein; Book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Based on "My Sister Eileen" by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov; Based on stories by Ruth McKenney
Synopsis:
Setting: Greenwich Village in the '30s
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