Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from Brown University and Yale (Master's degree). At Brown in 1935, he acted in the first ever Brownbrokers musical titled Something Bruin. After serving as a volunteer ambulance driver in World War II, he began working as a writer, director and producer for radio and television. At the time of his death he had lived in London for many years.[1]
burt, shevelove, september, 1915, april, 1982, american, musical, theater, playwright, lyricist, librettist, director, born, 1915, september, 1915newark, jersey, diedapril, 1982, 1982, aged, london, england, ukeducationbrown, university, yale, university, occu. Burt Shevelove September 19 1915 April 8 1982 was an American musical theater playwright lyricist librettist and director Burt SheveloveBorn 1915 09 19 September 19 1915Newark New Jersey U S DiedApril 8 1982 1982 04 08 aged 66 London England UKEducationBrown University BA Yale University MFA Occupation s Author director playwright librettist Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2 1 Libretti 2 2 Directing 2 3 Lyrics 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn in Newark New Jersey he graduated from Brown University and Yale Master s degree At Brown in 1935 he acted in the first ever Brownbrokers musical titled Something Bruin After serving as a volunteer ambulance driver in World War II he began working as a writer director and producer for radio and television At the time of his death he had lived in London for many years 1 His Broadway career started in 1948 with writing material co producing and directing for the revue Small Wonder 2 Among his successes were A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and No No Nanette for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical He died at his apartment in London where he had been living for about 15 years on April 8 1982 He was survived by his mother and a sister 1 Work EditLibretti Edit A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1962 revived 1972 1996 No No Nanette revisions made in 1971 from an original libretto by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel The Frogs adapted from Aristophanes play in 1974 in 2004 Nathan Lane further adapted Shevelove s libretto for the work s Broadway premiere Happy New Year 1980 Jerome Robbins Broadway 1989 used some of Shevelove s Forum textDirecting Edit Small Wonder 1948 Hallelujah Baby 1967 Rockefeller and the Red Indians 1968 No No Nanette 1971 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1972 Sondheim A Musical Tribute 1973 June Moon 1974 PBS production Rodgers amp Hart 1975 So Long 174th Street 1976 Happy New Year 1980 Lyrics Edit Small Wonder 1948References Edit a b Carol Lawson 9 April 1982 Burt Shevelove Writer 66 and Director Dies The New York Times Retrieved 2008 06 14 Toby Simkin Author Biography Burt Shevelove Music Theatre International Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved 2008 06 14 External links EditBurt Shevelove at the Internet Broadway Database Burt Shevelove at IMDb Sondheim Guide listing Sondheim interview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Burt Shevelove amp oldid 1073135295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
