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Lerner and Loewe is the partnership between lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe. Spanning three decades and nine musicals from 1942 to 1960 and again from 1970 to 1972, the pair are known for being behind the creation of critical on stage successes such as My Fair Lady , Brigadoon , and Camelot along with the ...
Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film.
Oct 28, 2014 · Aware even in jest of his own wealth and Jewishness, Lerner termed his most celebrated writing partner, Frederick Loewe, a “schizophrenic” in “The Musical Worlds of Lerner and Loewe” by...
Mar 21, 2024 · Alan Jay Lerner was an American librettist and lyricist who collaborated with composer Frederick Loewe on the hit Broadway musicals Brigadoon (1947), Paint Your Wagon (1951), My Fair Lady (1956), and Camelot (1960) and the film Gigi (1958). Lerner, whose parents were prosperous retailers (Lerner.
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My Fair Lady is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on the 1938 film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw 's 1913 play Pygmalion, concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phonetician, so that she may pass as a lady.
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Mar 22, 2024 · Frederick Loewe (born June 10, 1901, Berlin, Germany—died February 14, 1988, Palm Springs, California, U.S.) was a German-born American composer and collaborator with Alan Jay Lerner on a series of hit musical plays, including the phenomenally successful My Fair Lady (1956; filmed 1964).
May 28, 2020 · Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s My Fair Lady has thrilled audiences around the world since its 1956 premiere. Its memorable songs—“I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain,” and many more—have made their way into the lives of millions, capturing hearts of all ages.
