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Abe Burrows
Librettist
Biography
After studying to be a doctor and an accountant, Abe Burrows had a career in sales before becoming a successful radio script writer and writer/performer of musical parody numbers. His first Broadway libretto was Guys and Dolls, co-written with Jo Swerling, with a score by Frank Loesser. Among the musicals for which he provided librettos are Make A Wish, Can-Can and Silk Stockings (both with scores by Cole Porter), Say, Darling, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (which he also directed; score by Frank Loesser). His non-musical plays include Cactus Flower (wrote and directed) and Forty Carats (directed).

Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
Opera SaratogaGuys and Dolls6/29/2024 - 7/7/2024
Charlottesville OperaGuys and Dolls6/23/2023 - 6/25/2023
Seagle FestivalGuys and Dolls7/2/2009 - 7/7/2009
Skylight Music TheatreGuys and Dolls11/11/1997 - 12/20/1997
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