Burrows, Abe 1910-1985

Overview

Works:	130 works in 284 publications in 7 languages and 6,726 library holdings
Genres:	Comedies Autobiographies
Roles:	Librettist, Performer, Director, Scenarist, Composer, Vocalist, Bibliographic antecedent, Speaker, Creator, Conceptor, Other, Interviewee, Host, Actor
Classifications:	m1503.l817, 782.14

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Abe Burrows

Publications by Abe Burrows

Publications by Abe Burrows, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Abe Burrows

Cole Porter's Can-can ( Visual )
Frank Sinatra ( Visual )
Papers, 1927-1966 by Fred Allen ( )
Abe Burrows television obituary ( Visual )
Person to person. Abe Burrows ( Visual )

Cavalcade of books. [1955-09-02 ( Visual )
The Mike Wallace interview. [Abe Burrows ( Visual )
How to succeed in business without really trying (premiere, cast party, and the 1962 Tony Awards) ( Visual )
Edgar Dannenberg correspondence, 1952-1994 by Edgar Dannenberg ( )
Abe Burrows on the Admiral Broadway Revue ( Visual )
Look here. Abe Burrows ( Visual )
Abe Burrows interviewed on the occasion of the publication of his autobiography, and then he sings three tunes by Abe Burrows ( Recording )
Burrows, Abe. playwright, dir ( Book )
Burrows, Abe: composer, author, director, singer, pianist by Authors and Publishers American Society of Composers ( Book )
Burrows, Abe ( Book )
Abe Burrows ( Book )
Cy Feuer ( Book )
Art Buchwald in Washington D.C. Abe Burrows in New York. David Brower in San Francisco. Dave Brubeck in New York ( Visual )
Cole Porter collection, 1912-1957 by Cole Porter ( )
Abe Burrows, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front ( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Abe Burrows

Guys and dolls the new Broadway cast recording by Frank Loesser ( )
38 editions published between 1949 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,299 libraries worldwide
Typescript of dialogue, dated Jan. 1992, followed by 18 leaves of videographer's instructions on composition paper.

How to succeed in business without really trying by Frank Loesser ( )
23 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in English and held by 893 libraries worldwide
Typescript, dated Mar. 14, 1996.

Cole Porter's Can-can original Broadway cast recording by Cole Porter ( Recording )
25 editions published between 1954 and 2004 in English and German and held by 533 libraries worldwide
Typescript, dated Feb. 8, 2004.

Cactus flower; a comedy in two acts by Abe Burrows ( Book )
2 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 476 libraries worldwide

Honest, Abe : is there really no business like show business by Abe Burrows ( Book )
3 editions published between 1900 and 1980 in English and held by 475 libraries worldwide

Can-Can ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1900 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 231 libraries worldwide
The owner of Montmartre's most notorious nightspot, the Café Le Bal Du Paradis, Simone Pistache spends a great deal of her time in court, thanks to the banning of that "lewd and lascivious" dance, the Can-Can. So when her nightlife-loving lawyer and boyfriend, François Durnais, refuses to settle down and marry her, Simone decides to play up to his rival in romance, Parisian judge Philipe Forrestier, a lovestruck young jurist who's determined to make an honest woman out of her-- one way or the other.

First impressions; a musical comedy by George Weiss ( Book )
1 edition published in 1962 in English and held by 125 libraries worldwide

Cactus flower ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1965 and 1989 in English and held by 123 libraries worldwide
A dentist promises to marry his mistress, but she first insists on meeting his non-existant wife, so he convinces his receptionist to pose as his wife and agree to "divorce" him.

The solid gold Cadillac ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1993 and 2003 in English and held by 122 libraries worldwide
Laura Partridge, a small-time stockholder creates havoc at a a board meeting, falls in love with the former chief executive officer, and wrests control of the corporation from its selfish, corrupt board of directors.

Four on a garden by Abe Burrows ( Book )
1 edition published in 1973 in English and held by 118 libraries worldwide

The Abe Burrows songbook by Abe Burrows ( )
2 editions published in 1955 in English and held by 115 libraries worldwide

Good news : vocal selection by Ray Henderson ( )
in English and held by 109 libraries worldwide

Guys and dolls off the record ( Visual )
3 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 95 libraries worldwide
A behind-the-scenes look at the recording of a Broadway cast album for the 1992 revival of the musical Guys and dolls. Includes interviews with cast and others.

Guys & dolls the new Broadway cast recording by Frank Loesser ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 67 libraries worldwide

First impressions by Robert Goldman ( Recording )
5 editions published between 1959 and 2002 in English and held by 50 libraries worldwide

Three wishes for Jamie original Broadway cast by Ralph Blane ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 32 libraries worldwide

Say, darling original Broadway cast by Jule Styne ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide

Say, darling : a comedy about a musical by Richard Pike Bissell ( Book )
1 edition published in 1958 in English and held by 21 libraries worldwide

Guys and dolls ( Book )
12 editions published between 1951 and 2005 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide
The American Light Opera Company presents "Guys and Dolls," a musical fable of Broadway based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows, produced by Hugh S. Gage, directed by Ellis B. Baker, musical direction by Martin Piecuch, scenery designed by J. Wright Stevens, choreography by Jane Quinn, costumes designed by Tom Rasmussen, lighting by Ellis B, Baker, technical direction by Charles Peckham.

How to succeed in business without really trying ( Book )
8 editions published between 1961 and 1996 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide
[Shubert Theatre], Feuer and Martin in association with Frank Productions, Inc. present the new Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on original book by Shepard Mead, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, starring Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, with Bonnie Scott, Virginia Martin, Charles Nelson Reilly, Claudette Sutherland, Sammy Smith, Paul Reed, Ruth Kobart, choreography by Hugh Lambert, scenery & lighting by Elliot Lawrence, costumes by Robert Fletcher, musical direction by Eliot Lawrencer, orchestrations by Robert Ginzler, musical staging by Bob Fosse, directed by Abe Burrows.

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