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Harry Rigby (c. 1925 – January 17, 1985) was an American theatre producer and writer. [1] Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Rigby joined forces with Jule Styne and Alexander H. Cohen to produce the short-lived 1951 Hugh Martin musical Make a Wish as his first Broadway outing.
Sugar Babies is a musical revue conceived by Ralph G. Allen and Harry Rigby, with music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and Al Dubin and various others. The show is a tribute to the old burlesque era.
Produced by Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby; Produced in association with Columbia Pictures; Associate Producer: Jack Schlissel, Thomas Walton Associates and Frank Montalvo.
Harry Rigby was born on 21 February 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for I Do! I Do! (1983), Open the Door and See All the People (1964) and Pound (1970). He died on 17 January 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor, Producer
- February 21, 1925
- Harry Rigby
- January 17, 1985
With Jule Styne and Alexander H. Cohen, he produced Make A Wish, his first Broadway musical, in 1951. Additional Broadway credits include John Murray Anderson’s Almanac, Hallelujah Baby! (winner of the 1968 Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Producer of a Musical), Good News, Very Good Eddie and Sugar Babies (two Tony Award nominations).
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Harry Rigby and Terry Kramer are co-producers of the burlesque musical revue "Sugar Babies." Rigby co-conceived the show with theater historian Ralph Allen, and is known as the producer who brought revivals back to Broadway.
