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Leslie Adams

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Actor 1932–2024 On stage 19231935

Harrison Leslie Adams Jr. (December 30, 1932 – May 24, 2024) was an American composer. His works have been performed by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and the Center for Black Music Research, among others. Metropolitan Opera artists have performed his vocal works internationally. He has also received composition awards from the National Association of Negro Women and the Christian Arts National Competition for Choral Music. Adams is best known for writing music for voice (including choral music,…

On stage 8 productions, 12 years

1923 The Wild Westcotts Frazee Theatre · Original 24 perf.
1924 The Haunted House George M Cohans Theatre · Original · directed by Howard Lindsay 103 perf.
1925 Beware of Widows Maxine Elliotts Theatre · Original 55 perf.
1931 Doctor X Hudson Theatre · Original · directed by Josephine Victor 80 perf.
1932 Carry Nation Biltmore Theatre · Original · directed by Blanche Yurka 30 perf.
1932 Goodbye Again Theatre Masque · Original 216 perf.
1933 As Thousands Cheer Music Box · Original · directed by Hassard Short 400 perf.
1935 Life's Too Short Broadhurst Theatre · Original 10 perf.

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Worked with more than once6 names

Myron McCormick 2 productions
Katherine Squire 2 productions
James Stewart 2 productions
Isabel Withers 2 productions
Helen Broderick 2 productions
Alfred Dalrymple 2 productions

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In the literature3 passages

  • As Thousands Cheer . King George V (Leslie Adams) and Queen Mary (Helen Broderick) are uspet to read of the latest romantic escapade involving the Prince of Wales (Thomas Hamilton). (Vandamm)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • As Thousands Cheer, with (1. to r.) Leslie Adams, Helen Broderick, Clifton Webb, Marilyn Miller, and Jerome Cowan. New York, Music Box Theatre, 1933. [Photograph by Vandamm. Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library at Lincoln Center, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations]theatre-pdfs/McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, v. 3 (I-N).txt
  • A ROOMIN RED AND WHITE (Jan. 18) by Roy Hargrave. Producers: Wim: in and Kondolf. Settings by Jo Mielziner. With Chrystal Herne and Leslie Adams.theatre-pdfs/sim_theatre-arts_1936-02_20_2.txt

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