Composers and their stage works 



Larry Gelbart

Born in Chicago, Illinois, 25 February 1928.

PLAYS

  1. My L.A. (revue; produced 1948).
  2. The Conquering Hero, with Burt Shevelove, adaptation of the work by Preston Sturges, music by Moose Charlap, lyrics by Norman Gimbel (produced 1960).
  3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, with Burt Shevelove, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, adaptation of plays by Plautus (produced 1962; revised version produced 1971). 1963.
  4. Jump (produced 1971).
  5. Sly Fox, adaptation of Volpone by Ben Jonson (produced 1976). 1978.
  6. Mastergate (produced 1989). 1990
  7. City of Angels, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel (produced 1989). 1990.
  8. Power Failure (produced 1991).
  9. Peter and the Wolf (narration for ballet) (produced 1991).

SCREENPLAYS:

  1. The Notorious Landlady, 1962;
  2. The Thrill of It All, with Carl Reiner, 1963;
  3. The Wrong Box, with Burt Shevelove, 1966;
  4. Not with My Wife, You Don't, with Norman Panama and Peter Barnes, 1966;
  5. Oh, God, 1977;
  6. Movie Movie, 1978;
  7. Neighbours, 1981;
  8. Tootsie, 1982;
  9. Blame It on Rio, 1984;
  10. Barbarians at the Gate, 1992.