BETTY COMDEN (1915 - 2006)
| Nationality: | USA |
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Plays by Betty Comden
Applause |
| 1st Produced: | Palace Theater, New York | 1970 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | 012159404-2 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Decca (012159404-2) | - | ||||
| 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 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 | |||||
 | Setting: The present. In and around New York | |||||
Bells Are Ringing |
| 1st Produced: | Shubert Theater, New York | 29 Nov 1956 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | CK-2006 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Columbia (CK-2006) | - | ||||
| 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: | Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Jule Styne | |||||
 | At the Susanswerphone telephone answering service, Ella goes out of her way to help the clients. She particularly likes struggling playwright Jeff. The police are investigating the company because they believe it to be a front for vice. It is being used for gambling by subscriber Sandor who pretends to be a music publisher and has gamblers telephoning using code | |||||
Billion Dollar Baby |
| 1st Produced: | Alvin Theater, New York | 1945 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | OC-4304 | |||
| Music: | Studio cast recording: Original Cast Records: (OC- 4304) | 2000 | ||||
| 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 Morton Gould; Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green | |||||
 | Setting: 1928 - 1929. Staten Island and Atlantic City | |||||
Do Re Mi |
| 1st Produced: | St James Theater, New York | 1960 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recoding: RCA 61994) | 1960 | ||||
| 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: | 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 | |||||
Doll's Life |
| 1st Produced: | Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY | 1982 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | BCD-3031 | |||
| Music: | Original Broadway cast recording: Bayview: (BCD 3031) | - | ||||
| 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 Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Larry Grossman | |||||
 | 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 | |||||
Fade Out - Fade In |
| 1st Produced: | Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY | 1964 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | abcs-oc-3 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: ABC (ABCS-OC-3) | 1964 | ||||
| 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 Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green | |||||
 | Setting: Mid-1930s. New York and Hollywood | |||||
Ghost Goes West, The |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1967 | ||||
| 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 Jule Styne; lyrics by Betty Comden; lyrics by Adolph Green; book by Ernest Kinoy | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
Hallelujah, Baby!: |
| 1st Produced: | Martin Beck Theatre, NY | 1967 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | sony-48218 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Sony (48218) | 1967 | ||||
| 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 Jule Styne; Lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden; Book by Arthur Laurents | |||||
 | Setting: America from the turn of the century until now | |||||
Lorelei |
| 1st Produced: | Palace Theater, New York | 1974 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | B0001407-02 | |||
| Music: | Original Broadway cast: Decca (B0001407-02) | 1974 | ||||
| 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 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 | |||||
 | 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. | |||||
Madwoman Of Central Park West, The |
| 1st Produced: | Buffalo | 1979 | ||||
| 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: | 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 | |||||
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On The Town |
| 1st Produced: | Adelphi Theatre, NY | 1944 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | mca-1028 | |||
| Music: | Some songs by original cast memebers: MCA (10280) | 1944 | ||||
| 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 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 | |||||
 | 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. . . | |||||
On the Twentieth Century |
| 1st Produced: | St James Theater, New York | 1978 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | sony-35330 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording:Sony (35330) | 1978 | ||||
| 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: | 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 | |||||
 | Setting: Mainly on the Twentieth Century Limited from Chicago to New York. The early 1930's | |||||
Peter Pan |
| 1st Produced: | Winter Garden Theatre, NY | 1954 | ||||
| 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: | 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. | |||||
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 | |||||
Singin' In The Rain |
| 1st Produced: | George Gershwin Theatre, NY | 1985 | ||||
| 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: | 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 | |||||
Subways Are For Sleeping |
| 1st Produced: | St James Theater, New York | 1961 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | FA-001-LE | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Fynsworth Alley (FA-001-LE) | 1961 | ||||
| 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: | 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 | |||||
 | 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. | |||||
Two On The Aisle |
| 1st Produced: | Mark Hellinger Theatre, NY | 1951 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | decca-4400145832 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Decca (440 014 583-2) | 1951 | ||||
| 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 Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Sketches by Betty Comden and Adolph Green | |||||
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Will Rogers Follies, The |
| 1st Produced: | Palace Theater, New York | 1991 | ||||
| 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: | 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 | |||||
Wonderful Town |
| 1st Produced: | Winter Garden Theatre, NY | 1953 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | Tams-Wltmark, NY, | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: MCA (10050) | 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 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 | |||||