Richard Adler
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Richard Adler (born August 3, 1921) is an American lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows.
Born in New York, New York, Adler had a musical upbringing, his father being a concert pianist. After serving in the navy he began his career as a lyricist, teaming up with Jerry Ross in 1950.
They had three great successes, but Ross died in 1955. Adler continued alone (though he had a major hit in collaboration with Robert Allen with the song Everybody Loves a Lover in 1958) and his most recent work was Fosse, about the work of Bob Fosse, in 2001.
He has two sons Andrew and Christopher (d. 1984), and daughter Katherine Adler.
He was inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1984.
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[edit] Selected works
- The Pajama Game - Musical, Comedy Feb 23, 2006 - Jun 11 2006 (starring Harry Connick Jr, Kelli O'Hara, Michael McKean)
- Fosse - Musical, Revue, Dance Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001
- Damn Yankees - Musical comedy Mar 3, 1994 - Aug 6, 1995
- Music Is - Musical comedy Dec 20, 1976 - Dec 26, 1976
- Rex - Musical Apr 25, 1976 - Jun 5, 1976
- The Pajama Game - Musical Comedy Dec 9, 1973 - Feb 3, 1974
- A Mother's Kisses - Sept 21 to Oct 19, 1968 - three weeks of out-of-town tryouts in New Haven and Baltimore only. It was cancelled before it reached Broadway. Featured Bea Arthur and Bernadette Peters
- Kwamina - Musical. Featured then wife Sally Ann Howes. Oct 23, 1961 - Nov 18, 1961
- Gift of the Magi - TV musical featuring then wife Sally Ann Howes. December 9, 1958
- The Sin of Pat Muldoon - Play Mar 13, 1957 - Mar 16, 1957
- Damn Yankees - Musical, Comedy May 5, 1955 - Oct 12, 1957
- The Pajama Game - Musical, Comedy May 13, 1954 - Nov 24, 1956
- John Murray Anderson's Almanac - Musical Dec 10, 1953 - Jun 26, 1954
[edit] Popular Songs
- Rags To Riches
- Hey, There
- Hernando's Hideaway
- Steam Heat
- Whatever Lola Wants
- You Gotta Have Heart
- Everybody Loves A Lover
- Another Time, Another Place - Kwamina (1961)
- Heart
- I'm Not at All in Love
- Teasin'
[edit] Awards and nominations
4 Tony Awards, incl.
- 1956 Tony Award® Best Musical - Damn Yankees [winner]
- 1955 Tony Award® Best Musical - The Pajama Game [winner]
1 Tony Nomination,
- 1962 Tony Award® Best Composer - Kwamina [nominee]
4 Pulitzer Nominations, 2 Donaldson Awards, 2 Variety Critics Awards, London Evening Standard Award, Colgate Distinguished Service Award, Songwriter's Hall of Fame, National Park Service Honorary Ranger Award, Emmy, Southampton Cultural Center Achievement Award for Theater (1993), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, ASCAP Richard Rodgers Award, Honorary Doctorate in Music and Theater Wagner College.
[edit] Autobiography
- You Gotta Have Heart - By Richard Adler (Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1990) ISBN 1-55611-201-7
[edit] External links
- Biography on Songwriters' Hall of Fame
- Richard Adler at the Internet Movie Database
- Richard Adler at the Internet Broadway Database
- Complete list of songs on the SHoF site
- Biography on Music Theater International
| Musicals of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross |
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| John Murray Anderson's Almanac • The Pajama Game • Damn Yankees Songs: Rags to Riches • Hey There • Hernando's Hideaway • Steam Heat • Whatever Lola Wants • Heart • I'm Not at All in Love |
