Arthur Laurents

On stage 1 production

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Also credited on14 works

West Side Story
Gypsy
La Cage aux Folles
Do I Hear A Waltz?
Gypsy (1974 Revival)
Gypsy (2003 Revival)
Gypsy (2008 Revival)
West Side Story (2020 Revival)
Gypsy (2024 Revival)
Anyone Can Whistle
Hallelujah, Baby!
I Can Get It For You Wholesale
Nick & Nora
Jerome Robbins’ Broadway

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In the literature8 passages

• Gypsy is one of the best Broadway shows ever written, with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and original choreography by Jerome Robbins. Based on the life story of Gypsy Rose Lee, her sister “Baby” June, and her mother Rose, it tells the backstage story of the life of kids in show business. It is…ebooks/Berloni, Bill/Broadway Tails_ Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars - Bill Berloni & Jim Hanrahan.txt
• Appendix One: Arthur Laurents (with Leonard Bernstein): Outline for Romeo sent to Jerome Robbinsebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
• 20. Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins being presented with the Key to Washington D.C. by Commissioner Robert E. McLaughlin, 31 August 1957. Photo: Nate Fine.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
• 20 Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins being presented with the Key to Washington D.C. by Commissioner Robert E. McLaughlin, 31 August 1957.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
• 140 Arthur Laurents (1917–2011), American playwright, screenwriter, and stage director. His Broadway credits included the books for West Side Story , Gypsy , and Anyone Can Whistle , and he directed the original production of La Cage aux Folles .ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
• 107 In 1955, the idea of a musical version of James M. Cain's Serenade – which had so appealed to Bernstein in 1947 – was explored once again, with Arthur Laurents writing the book. As this letter shows, Bernstein was approached to compose the score.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt

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