Betty Comden and Adolph Green: A Bio-Bibliography

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This reference provides a detailed overview of the work of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who for over fifty years have collaborated on skits, musicals, revues, and films. The book begins with a biography and a chronology, which serve as a summary of the major events in their lives and careers. Then there are six sections detailing their work on Broadway. Other sections then document their radio and film work. The sections contain entries for all of the productions with which Comden and Green were involved, and the entries provide full information about the performances, including cast lists, plot summaries, reviews, and commentaries. These sections are followed by an extensive bibliography and an appendix that lists the awards and nominations that Comden and Green and their works have received. A thorough index adds to the usefulness of the book.

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The first book to give these two creator-artists their due. It is a particularly well-documented book because Comden and Green have read the manuscript and corrected certain facts and supplied others. This book is an afficionado's idea of heaven.-Stage Directions
"The first book to give these two creator-artists their due. It is a particularly well-documented book because Comden and Green have read the manuscript and corrected certain facts and supplied others. This book is an afficionado's idea of heaven."-Stage Directions

Author Bio

ALICE M. ROBINSON is an Associate Professor of Theatre at the Baltimore County Campus of the University of Maryland, where she teaches courses on theatre history, American theatre, speech for the actor, and the oral interpretation of literature. She has published numerous articles, and her books include Notable Women in the American Theatre (Greenwood Press, 1989). She is also a director and an actress, as well as a member of the American Society for Theatre Research, the Association of Theatre in Higher Education, and the East Central Theatre Conference.