Guys and Dolls - March 24 - March 25, 2023
Temple Beth Torah
Creative Who's Who
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Frank Loesser, Composer and Lyricist
One of America's great composer/lyricists, Frank Loesser began his songwriting career during the Depression as a lyricist, contributing songs to Broadway revues and nightclub acts. In 1948 Loesser was approached by fledgling Broadway producers Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin to write music and for a new musical called Where's Charley and was a hit. This led to Loesser's next show Guys And Dolls. In 1956 Loesser wrote the libretto, music and lyrics for his next show, The Most Happy Fellow, adapted from Sidney Howard's play, In 1960 he provided the score and was co-librettist for Greenwillow. In 1961, Loesser wrote the score for the Pulitzer Prize-winning How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying.
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Abe Burrows, Book
After studying to be a doctor and an accountant, Abe Burrows had a career in sales before becoming a successful radio script writer and writer/performer of musical parody numbers. His first Broadway libretto was Guys and Dolls, co-written with Jo Swerling, with a score by Frank Loesser. Among the musicals for which he provided librettos are Make A Wish, Can-Can and Silk Stockings (both with scores by Cole Porter), Say, Darling, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (which he also directed; score by Frank Loesser).
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Jo Swerling, Book
Born in Russia in 1897, Jo Swerling was a playwright, screenwriter and vaudeville sketch writer. Mr. Swerling's long career began as a reporter and feature writer in New York and Chicago.
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