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  • The Abe Burrows songbook. Music & lyrics by Abe Burrows. Illus. by Roberta Macdonald; music arrangement by Alexander Steinert. [1st. ed.]

    • Notated music
    • Garden City, N. Y., Doubleday, 1955.
    • 1955
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Notated music JNF 74-118Offsite
  • Honest, Abe : is there really no business like show business? / Abe Burrows. 1st ed.

    • Text
    • Boston : Little, Brown, c1980.
    • 1980
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Book/text MWES (Burrows, A.) 81-193Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Book/text MWES (Burrows, A.) 81-193Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • The Guys and dolls book / Frank Loesser ... [et al.] ; with National Theatre production photos by John Haynes.

    • Text
    • London : Methuen : In association with the National Theatre, London, [1982]
    • 1982
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Book/Text JNE 85-26Offsite
  • Playwright lecture series [sound recording], 1951-1960.

    • Audio
    • 1951-1960
  • Can-can. Book and direction by Abe Burrows...

    • Notated music
    • [New York, Chappell, c1954, c1953]
    • 1954-1953
  • Guys and dolls, based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows...

    • Notated music
    • London, E. H. Morris; New York, Frank Music Corp. [c1953, c1950]
    • 1953-1950
  • Dance magazine awards, 1962 [sound recording] : Isadora Bennett, Bob Fosse, and Margot Fonteyn.

    • Audio
    • 1963.
    • 1963
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Spoken word recording *MGZTL 4-525Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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  • Silk stockings [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Rouben Mamoulian ; produced by Arthur Freed.

    • Moving image
    • Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1991, c1957.
    • 1957
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    VHS *MGZIA 4-2834Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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  • Crankhouse [videorecording].

    • Moving image
    • 1988.
    • 1988
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    DVD *MGZIDVD 5-2577Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    DVD *MGZIDVD 5-2577Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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  • Guys and dolls; a musical fable of Broadway. Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.

    • Text
    • [New York, 1950]
    • 1950
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript NCOF p.v. 493Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Guys and dolls; a musical fable of Broadway, based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows; lyrics by Frank Loesser.

    • Text
    • 1956
  • Say, darling : a comedy about a musical / by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows and Marian Bissell ; based upon the novel by Richard Bissell.

    • Text
    • Boston : Little, Brown, 1959, c1958.
    • 1959-1958
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Book/Text JND 95-63Offsite
  • Guys and dolls [sound recording] : the new Broadway cast recording / [music and lyrics by Frank Loesser].

    • Audio
    • New York, N.Y. : RCA Victor, p1992.
    • 1992
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Music CD *LDC 5384 (F)Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • First impressions; a musical comedy, adapted by Abe Burrows from Helen Jerome's dramatization of Jane Austen's novel Pride and prejudice. Music and lyrics by Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton [and] George Weiss.

    • Text
    • New York, S. French, 1962.
    • 1962
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Book/Text *MZ-Amer. (Weiss, G. First impressions)Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • The Solid gold Cadillac; screenplay by Abe Burrows.

    • Text
    • [Hollywood?] 1955.
    • 1955
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Book/Text MFLM+ (Solid gold Cadillac)Offsite

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  • Cactus flower; a comedy, based on a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy.

    • Text
    • New York, D. Merrick [1965]
    • 1965
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript NCOF+ (Burrows, A. Cactus flower)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • How to succeed in business without really trying; musical. Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, based on How to succeed in business without really trying, by Shepherd Mead.

    • Text
    • [New York, A. Meyerson, 1961?]
    • 1961
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript NCOF+ (Loesser, F. How to succeed in business without really trying)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Guys and dolls; a musical fable of Broadway. Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser; book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.

    • Text
    • [New York, 1950]
    • 1950
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript NCOF p.v. 493Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Edgar Dannenberg correspondence, 1952-1994.

    • Mixed material
    • 1952-1994
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Archival Mix *T-Mss 2001-002Offsite

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  • Say, darling : a comedy about a musical / by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows, Marian Bissell ; based on the best-selling novel by Richard Bissell ; songs by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne ; April 10, 1958.

    • Text
    • 1958.
    • 1958
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript NCOF+ (Styne, J. Say, darling)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • The girl with the three blue eyes and other typical type songs [sound recording] / Abe Burrows.

    • Audio
    • New York : Decca, c1950.
    • 1950-1947
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Musical recording *LZO 91Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • How to succeed in business without really trying (Television pilot) [videorecording] / W.W.W. Productions, Ltd. [presents] ; produced and written by Abe Burrows ; based on the musical "How to succeed in business without really trying," which was based upon the novel by Shepherd Mead ; creative consultant, Marshall Brickman ; directed by Burt Brinckerhoff.

    • Moving image
    • New York, c1975.
    • 1975
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Film, Slide, etc. NCOX 1685Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings [sound recording].

    • Mixed material
    • 1946-1972
  • Abe Burrows papers, 1904-1993.

    • Mixed material
    • 1904-1993
    • 129 Items

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Archival mix *T-Mss 2000-006Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Archival mix *T-Mss 2000-006Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Archival mix *T-Mss 2000-006Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Two on the aisle [sound recording] : a Broadway production : original cast album / [music by] Jule Styne ; [lyrics and sketches by] Betty Comden, Adolph Green.

    • Audio
    • New York : Decca Broadway, c2001.
    • 2001-1951
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Music CD *LDC 32242 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Music CD *LDC 32242 [Notes (Synopsis)]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Three wishes for Jamie [sound recording] : original Broadway cast / [music and lyrics by Ralph Blane ; book by Charles O'Neal and Abe Burrows].

    • Audio
    • [Hollywood, Calif.] : Broadway Angel, p1993.
    • 1993-1952
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Music CD *LDC 31063 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Music CD *LDC 31063 [Notes (Synopsis)]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • How to succeed in business without really trying! [videorecording] / Dodger Productions and Kardana Productions, Inc., The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Nederlander Organization present ; music and lyrics by Frank Loesser ; book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert ; based on the book by Shepherd Mead ; choreography by Wayne Cilento ; directed by Des McAnuff ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.

    • Moving image
    • New York, c1996.
    • 1996
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    DVD NCOV 1948Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • Can-can [videorecording] / [Produced by] City Center, Arlene Shuler, president & CEO, Mark Litvin, Sr. V.P. & managing director, City Center Encores!, Jack Viertel, artistic director, Rob Fisher, music director, Kathleen Marshall, director-in-residence ; music and lyrics by Cole Porter ; book by Abe Burrows ; produced for the Broadway stage by Feuer and Martin ; concert adaptation, David Lee ; directed by Lonny Price ; choreographer, Melinda Roy ; [video director] Stucker ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.

    • Moving image
    • New York, c2004.
    • 2004
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    VHS NCOV 2830Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    VHS NCOV 2830Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • Person to person. Abe Burrows [videorecording] / Produced for CBS-TV, New York, N.Y. ; produced by John A. Aaron, Jesse Zousmer ; [directed by Franklin Schaffner]

    • Moving image
    • New York, 1955.
    • 1955
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    VHS NCOX 1683Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • [Abe Burrows on the Admiral Broadway Revue] [videorecording] / Produced for NBC-TV, New York, N.Y. ; produced and directed by Max Liebman.

    • Moving image
    • New York, 1949.
    • 1949
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    VHS NCOX 1684Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • [Abe Burrows television obituary] [videorecording] / Produced for NBC-TV, New York, N.Y.

    • Moving image
    • New York, 1985.
    • 1985
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Film, Slide, etc. NCOX 1826Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • S.P.M. presents Breakfast at Tiffany's [sound recording] : [a new musical comedy based upon Truman Capote's story "Breakfast at Tiffany's" / book by Abe Burrows ; music and lyrics by Bob Merrill].

    • Audio
    • [S.l.] : S.P.M. Records, [1966?]
    • 1966
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Musical recording *LRX 8229 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Guys and dolls [videorecording] / Dodger Productions, Roger Berlind, Jujamcyn Theaters/TV ASAHI, Kardana Productions, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, present ; executive producer, David Strong Warner, Inc. ; associate producers, Playhouse Square Center, David B. Brode ; based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon ; music and lyrics by Frank Loesser ; book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows ; choreographed by Christopher Chadman ; directed by Jerry Zaks ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.

    • Moving image
    • New York, 1992.
    • 1992
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    DVD NCOV 1135 Videodiscs 1 and 2Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • Abe Burrows sings? [sound recording] / all written by Abe Burrows.

    • Audio
    • [New York] : Columbia, [1950]
    • 1950
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Musical recording *LZO 3287 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Broadway, the American musical [videorecording] / a film by Michael Kantor ; a co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK and BBC in association with Carlton International ; written by JoAnn Young, Marc Fields, Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon ; directed by Michael Kantor.

    • Moving image
    • Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004.
    • 2004
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Moving image NCOX 2058Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • Guys and dolls: typescript, 1965.

    • Text
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript RM 4321 Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • How to succeed in business without really trying: typescript, 1966.

    • Text
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript RM 4322Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Silk stockings: typescript, 1958.

    • Text
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript RM 4343Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • The cactus flower: typescript.

    • Text
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript RM 4440 Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Can-can: typescript.

    • Text
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript RM 4648Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Guys and dolls: typescript.

    • Text
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text RM 5571Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • Helizapoppin!: typescript, 1976.

    • Text
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text RM 8054Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • How to succeed in business without really trying [sound recording] / [book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on How to succeed in business without really trying, by Shepherd Mead ; music and lyrics by Frank Loesser].

    • Audio
    • [New York, N.Y.?] : RCA Victor, [1961]
    • 1961
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 71772 [Disc]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Audio *LZR 71772 [Notes]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Feuer and Martin present Guys and dolls : a musical fable of Broadway / based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon ; music and lyrics by Frank Loesser ; book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows ; dances and musical numbers staged by Michael Kidd ; settings and lighting by Jo Mielziner ; costumes by Alvin Colt ; [rehearsal score prepared by Billy Kyle ; arranged by George Bassman].

    • Notated music
    • [New York] : [s. n.], [1951]
    • 1950-1952
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Notated music JPB 05-17Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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  • Cactus flower : photographs [graphic].

    • Still image
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Picture *T-Pho B (Cactus flower)Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • How to succeed in business without really trying (premiere, cast party, and the 1962 Tony Awards) [videorecording].

    • Moving image
    • New York, 1961-62.
    • 1961-1962
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    VHS NCOX 1825Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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  • Spinning on air : radio broadcast, 2000-10-06 [sound recording] : Lou Carter et al.

    • Audio
    • Oct. 6, 2000.
    • 2000
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Music CD *LDC 50824Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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  • Cactus flower : a comedy in two acts / by Abe Burrows.

    • Text
    • New York : S. French, c1966.
    • 1966
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Book/Text C-14 1347 no. 1-4Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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  • Can-can / music and lyrics by Cole Porter ; book by Abe Burrows ; concert adaptation by David Lee, 2004.

    • Mixed material
    • 2004
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Manuscript NCOF+ 10-7983Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • How to succeed in business without really trying! / music and lyrics by Frank Loesser ; book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert ; based on the book by Shepherd Mead, 1996.

    • Mixed material
    • 1996
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material NCOF+ 10-8008Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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