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Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011) was an American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter. With a career spanning seven decades he received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Arthur Laurents Papers, circa 1900-2011
Dec 1, 2020 · Anyone Can Whistle: New (Old) Complete Recording of Iconoclastic Sondheim Masterwork. By Steven Suskin. The ill-fated early musical by Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents is extravagantly celebrated, with Julia McKenzie and Maria Friedman in the spotlight. Stephen Sondheim at Abbey Road Studios, 1997.
West Side Story is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents . Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood.
Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Described as "a satire on conformity and the insanity of the so-called sane," the show tells a story of an economically depressed town whose corrupt mayor decides to create a fake miracle in order to attract tourists. The phony miracle ...
May 5, 2011 · “Emotions precede thought, emotions determine thought; plays are emotions.” This was the guiding principle of American playwright, screenwriter, and stage director Arthur Laurents (b. Brooklyn, NY, 14 July 1917; d. New York, NY, 5 May 2011), whose remarkable career spanned seven decades.
Pages in category "Musicals by Arthur Laurents". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Pages in category "Films with screenplays by Arthur Laurents" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
