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Jerome Chodorov

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Book Writer 1911–2004

Jerome Chodorov (August 10, 1911 – September 12, 2004) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. He co-wrote the book with Joseph A. Fields for the original Broadway musical Wonderful Town starring Rosalind Russell. The musical was based on short stories by Ruth McKenney.

Also credited on4 works

Wonderful Town
The Girl in the Pink Tights
Wonderful Town (2003 Revival)
I Had a Ball

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In the literature8 passages

  • Wonderful Town (1952–3; book: Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green) (i) , (ii) n43, (iii) n60, (iv) n113, (v) n171, (vi) n58, (vii) n73, (viii) , (ix) , (x) , (xi) , (xii) , (xiii) n60, (xiv) n128, (xv) , (xvi) n53ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
  • Sketches : Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman, and Mike Stuart (Michael Stewart)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Many of the names in Alive and Kicking (Harold Rome, Jerome Chodorov, David Burns, Carl Reiner, Lenore Lonergan) had earlier been associated with the revue Pretty Penny , which had played in summer stock during the summer of 1949. This revue was directed by George S. Kaufman, was choreographed by Michael Kidd, and besides Burns, Reiner, a…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • During the run, two sketches were added. For the first act, “Meet the Authors” by Jerome Chodorov followed “A Rose Is a Rose,” and was performed by Robert Chisholm, Jules Munshin, Mary McCarty, and Charlene Harris. The sketch had originally appeared in the revue Pretty Penny , which had briefly toured in summer stock in 1949 and had been…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • On August 21, 1978, a revised version of the musical by Jerome Chodorov and Mark Bramble was produced in California for over five months. Titled Pal Joey ’78 , the revival starred Lena Horne and Clifton Davis and included songs from other Rodgers and Hart musicals.ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Based on the 1938 collection of short stories My Sister Eileen by Ruth McKenney and the 1940 play My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov.ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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