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Biography
Samuel Spewack. (1922–1971, his death) Bella (25 March 1899 – 27 April 1990) and Samuel Spewack (16 September 1899 – 14 October 1971) were a husband-and-wife writing team. Samuel, who also directed many of their plays, was born in Ukraine. Samuel Spewack (1899-1971) and Bella Spewack (1899-1990) met while working as journalists and married in 1922. Bella's youth was chronicled in Streets: A Memoir of the Lower East Side (1995, Feminist Press). Their first play, Solitaire Man, premiered in 1926. Clear All Wires (1932) became Leave It To Me! (1938), their first collaboration with Cole Porter. They collaborated on 20 films, including My Favorite Wife (1940) and Weekend at the Waldorf (1945). Kiss Me, Kate (1948) won the Spewacks the first Tony® Award ever for the book of a musical. Their other theatre projects included Boy Meets Girl (1935), Two Blind Mice (1949), My Three Angels (1953), and Once There Was a Russian (1961).
Productions
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| COMPANY | TITLE | DATES | Opera Montana | Kiss Me, Kate | 2/7/2020 - 2/16/2020 | St. Petersburg Opera Company | Kiss Me, Kate | 2/2/2019 - 2/10/2019 | Opera North (U.S.) | Kiss Me Kate | 7/29/2017 - 8/10/2017 | Pittsburgh Festival Opera | Kiss Me, Kate | 7/8/2016 - 7/23/2016 | Glimmerglass Festival | Kiss Me, Kate | 7/7/2008 - 8/23/2008 | Bay View Music Festival | Kiss Me, Kate | 7/7/2006 - 7/29/2006 | Charlottesville Opera | Kiss Me, Kate | 7/7/2002 - 8/17/2002 | Lyric Opera San Diego | Kiss Me, Kate | 3/3/1998 - 3/29/1998 | Opera Modesto | Kiss Me, Kate | 4/4/1997 - 4/20/1997 | Augusta Opera | Kiss Me, Kate | 9/1/1993 - 9/18/1993 | Madison Opera | Kiss Me, Kate | 11/1/1991 - 11/23/1991 |
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Artist Information
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