Also credited on5 works
Boop! The Musical
High Society
Jelly’s Last Jam
Triumph of Love
Working
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In the literature8 passages
- Since Drowsy , Nicholaw and Martin have collaborated on Minsky’s , with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead based on the 1968 film The Night They Raided Minsky’s , which tried out at the Ahmanson Theatre , opening 6 February 2009. He also collaborated with Thomas Meehan on the book for the 2010 Christmas show Elf , als…ebooks/Atkey, Mel/Million Miles from Broadway_ Musical Theatre Beyond New York and London, A - Mel Atkey.txt
- Interviewed by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins, 29 October 1997. “Theater Talk: Lyricists Susan Birkenhead, Sheldon Harnick, Deborah Grace Winer.” Theater on Film and Tape Archive, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.ebooks/Lambert, Philip/B00590X4L8 EBOK - Philip Lambert.txt
- The book for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm was adapted by Daniel Goldfarb ( Modern Orthodox ), the lyrics are by Susan Birkenhead ( Jelly's Last Jam ), and Henry Krieger ( Dreamgirls ) wrote the music. I was hoping to get a big Dreamgirls -type ballad to bring the house down with, but then realized that it takes place in the ‘30s, so I would…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 2 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
- Henderson pieced together a coherent Morton score with the help of lyricist Susan Birkenhead's proficient craftsmanship. Those Morton songs that already possessed (often delightfully raw) existing lyrics, like "Michigan Water" and "Doctor Jazz," Henderson unobtrusively retooled for the stage. For those that didn't, Birkenhead wrote (often…ebooks/Singer, Barry/Ever After_ The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond - Barry Singer.txt
- "Somethin' More" from Jelly's Last Jam. Words by Susan Birkenhead. Music by Ferd "Jelly Roll" Morton. © 1992 EDWIN H. MORRIS & COMPANY, A Division of MPL Communications, Inc. and REMSEN MUSIC CORP. All rights reserved.ebooks/Singer, Barry/Ever After_ The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond - Barry Singer.txt
- In 1982, composer Jule Styne and lyricist Susan Birkenhead were at work on a musical called Shubert Alley , about the family that revolutionized Broadway. To play Sam Shubert, they were looking for “a John Travolta type.” The musical never materialized.ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 PART 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
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