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LyricistBook Writer 1917–1993

John Anthony Burgess Wilson (; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel. Burgess produced a number of other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the 1977 television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth. He worked as a literary critic for several publications, including The Observer and The Guardian, and wrote studies of classic writers, notably James Joyce. A versatile linguist, Burgess lectured in phonetics, and translated Cyrano de Bergerac, Oedipus Rex, and the opera Carmen, among ot…

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Cyrano

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  • Anthony Burgess, author of A Clockwork Orange, had translated and adapted Rostand’s play for the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, where it was directed by Michael Langham. When Burgess later wrote the book and lyrics for a musical version of the play, with film composer Michael J. Lewis writing the music, Langham decided to mount it at the…ebooks/Mandelbaum, Ken/Not Since Carrie_ Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops - Ken Mandelbaum.txt
  • CYRANO Book based on Anthony Burgess' adaptation of "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand; Music, Michael J. Lewis; Lyrics, Anthony Burgess; Director, Michael Kidd; Costumes, Desmond Heeley; Settings, John Jen-theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • Adapted by Anthony Burgess; Director, Stan Wojewodski, Jr.; Set, Hugh Landwehr; Costumes, Dona Granata; Lighting, Judy Rasmuson. CAST: Mark Basile, David Hodge, Jason Moehring, Patti Kalember, Nels Hennum, Conal O’Brien, Ken Meseroll, Kenton Benedict, Ray Dooley, Daniel Szelag, Terry O’Quinn, Steve Rankin, Diana Stagmer, Karen Wadman, Che…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt

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