Robert Russell

On stage 3 productions, 10 years

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Also credited on3 works

Flora, the Red Menace
Take Me Along
Roberta

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In the literature8 passages

• 150 Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981), American composer and arranger. After studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, Bennett began working as an arranger and orchestrator on Broadway, collaborating with Kern (Showboat ), Gershwin (Girl Crazy , Of Thee I Sing ), Porter (Anything Goes , Kiss Me, Kate ), Rodgers (Oklahoma! , Carousel , Sout…ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
• Bennett, Robert Russell. “The Broadway Sound”: The Autobiography and Selected Essays of Robert Russell Bennett , ed. George J. Ferencz. Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press, 1999.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
• Studio cast (1996) : Thomas Allen, Diana Montague, Graham Bickley, Diane Langton, John Owen Edwards (conductor). Includes original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett. JAY 2–1296 (2 CDs).ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
• Garson Kanin was asked by Prince to do the adaptation but Kanin suggested Robert Russell, with whom he had written a Tracy-Hepburn film. Russell had also co-authored the Jackie Gleason musical Take Me Along. It was Russell who gave the show its title, which Prince believed hit the tone of the show perfectly.' However, it did not take long…ebooks/Ilson, Carol/Harold Prince_ A Director's Journey - Carol Ilson.txt
• Book: Joseph Stein (and Robert Russell) (Based on Ah, Wilderness! by Eugene O'Neill)ebooks/Kissel, Howard/David Merrick - The Abominable Showman_ The Unauthorized Biography (Applause Books) - Howard Kissel.txt
• Robert Russell Bennett learned his craft by playing violin and trumpet from a young age; playing cornet professionally in his father’s band from the age of ten; gigging over the years on piano, trumpet, trombone, violin, and organ in various musical ensembles; studying with such figures as Carl Busch (conductor of the Kansas City Symphony…ebooks/Laird, Paul R_/Wicked - Paul R. Laird.txt

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