Musicals -- Librettos
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- Purlie ;, a musical based on the play, Purlie Victorious, by Ossie Davis. Lyrics by Peter Udell. Music by Gary Geld. Book by [Ossie] Davis, [Philip] Rose [and Peter] Udell
- The threepenny opera, with the author's notes and a foreword by Lotte Lenya. English book by Desmond Vesey. English lyrics by Eric Bentley
- 1776, a musical play, (based on a conception of Sherman Edwards) ; book by Peter Stone ; music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards
- Dames at sea, a musical comedy, Book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller ; music by Jim Wise
- Dear Evan Hansen, book by Steven Levenson ; music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
- She loves me, a musical comedy, book by Joe Masteroff ; music by Jerry Bock ; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick ; based on the play by Miklos Laszlo ; illustrated with a drawing by Hirschfeld and photographs
- Sugar babies, (The burlesque musical), conceived by Ralph G. Allen and Harry Rigby ; sketches by Ralph G. Allen ; music by Jimmy McHugh ; lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Al Dubin ; additional music and lyrics by Arthur Malvin ; Sugar baby bounce by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans ; produced on Broadway by Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby
- Good news ;, a musical comedy, by Laurence Schwab and B. G. DeSylva. Lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and Lew Brown
- The fantasticks, Celebration, 2 musicals by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
- Great musicals of the American theatre, edited, with an introd. and notes on the plays, authors, and composers, by Stanley Richards
- The apple tree, a new musical, based on stories by Mark Twain, Frank R. Stockton, and Jules Feiffer ; book by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock ; additional book material by Jerome Coopersmith ; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
- Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street : a musical thriller, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler. Based on a version of "Sweeney Todd" by Christopher Bond. Production directed by Harold Prince
- Sweet Charity, Book by Neil Simon. Words by Dorothy Fields
- Fiddler on the roof, book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock ; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick ; entire production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, based on Sholom Aleichem's stories
- Show boat, complete libretto, music by Jerome Kern ; books and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd ; based on the novel by Edna Ferber
- A little night music, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler ; based on a film by Ingmar Bergman ; introduction by Jonathan Tunick
- Hairspray, book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan ; music by Marc Shaiman ; lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman ; based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters ; production photos by Paul Kolnik
- Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, music by Richard Rodgers ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; new book by Douglas Carter Beane ; original book by Oscar Hammerstein
- Dear evan hansen songbook, Vocal selections, Benj Pasek
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Broadway edition, text, John Cameron Mitchell ; music & lyrics, Stephen Trask.
- Grease ;, a new 50's rock 'n roll musical, Music, book, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Introd.: Michael Feingold
- Dear Evan Hansen, through the window, book, music, lyrics, and annotations by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul ; as directed by Michael Greif ; interviews and text by Adam Green and Suzy Evans ; editorial contributions by Stacey Mindich
- I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road, a musical, music by Nancy Ford ; book & lyrics by Gretchen Cryer
- Boys from Syracuse, libretto
- Anyone can whistle, a musical fable, book by Arthur Laurents ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Of thee I sing, a musical play in two acts, book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind ; music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin
- Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812, by Dave Malloy
- The Wiz, adapted from "The wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, book by William F. Brown ; music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls
- Pump boys and dinettes, a country music revue, conceived and written by John Foley, [and others]
- Nunsense, a musical comedy, book, music, and lyrics by Dan Goggin
- You're a good man, Charlie Brown, based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz ; music and lyrics by Clark Gesner
- Collected sketches and lyrics, Noel Coward
- Promises, promises, book by Neil Simon ; based on the screenplay : The apartment by Billy Wilder & I. A. L. Diamond ; music by Burt Bacharach ; lyrics by Hal David
- Working on a song, the lyrics of Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell
- The music man, book, music and lyrics, Meredith Willson ; story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey
- A little night music, a new musical comedy, book by Hugh Wheeler ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman ; originally produced and directed on Broadway by Harold Prince ; illustrated with a drawing by Al Hirschfeld and photographs
- A little night music ;, a new musical, Book by Hugh Wheeler. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Illustrated with a drawing by Al Hirschfeld and photographs
- Sweet and hot, the songs of Harold Arlen, music by Harold Arlen ; lyrics by Harold Arlen [and others] ; with additional lyrics by Mary Bracken Phillips ; conceived and originally directed by Julianne Boyd
- Romance of the western chamber, a musical, by Howard Rubenstein & Max Lee
- Doonesbury, a musical comedy, book and lyrics by G. B. Trudeau ; music by Elizabeth Swados
- Pipe dream, Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
- Once, Book, Enda Walsh ; music and lyrics, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová ; based on the motion picture, written and directed by John Carney
- Barnum, a musical suggested by the life of P.T. Barnum, by Mark Bramble ; lyrics by Michael Stewart
- Raisin, Based on Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun. Bood by Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg. Lyrics by Robert Brittan
- Romance/romance, two new musicals, book and lyrics by Barry Harman ; music by Keith Herrmann
- Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, a musical thriller, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler ; based on a version of "Sweeney Todd" by Christopher Bond
- On the Twentieth Century, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green ; music by Cy Coleman ; based on plays by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, and Bruce Millholland
- The secret life of Walter Mitty ;, a new musical based on the classic story by James Thurber, Book by Joe Manchester. Lyrics by Earl Shuman
- A-- my name is Alice, Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd
- Phantom, book by Arthur Kopit ; music and lyrics by Maury Yeston ; based on the novel, The phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux