Burt Shevelove
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Burt Shevelove (1915 - 8 April1981) was an American musical theater writer, lyricist, librettist, and director..
Libretti
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - 1962, revived 1972, 1996
- No, No, Nanette - revisions made in 1971, from an original libretto by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel
- The Frogs - adapted from Aristophanes' play in 1974; in 2004 Nathan Lane further adapted Shevelove's libretto for the work's Broadway premiere
- Happy New Year - 1980
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway - 1989; used some of Shevelove's Forum text
Directing
- Small Wonder - 1948
- Hallelujah, Baby! - 1967
- Rockefeller and the Red Indians - 1968
- No, No, Nanette - 1971
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - 1972
- Sondheim: A Musical Tribute - 1973
- Rodgers & Hart - 1975
- So Long, 174th Street - 1976
- Happy New Year -1980
Lyrics
- Small Wonder - 1948
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