Simplified Revised Version Musical comedy Book and Lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden
 Music by Cy Coleman
 Based on a play by Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur and also a play by Bruce Milholland 
17 Principal roles, plus chorus (doubling possible) 
Whether performed with elaborate scenery or on a simple scale, this brilliantly comic musical appeals to audiences everywhere. As in the classic original, the story concerns the efforts of a flamboyant theatrical impresario Oscar Jaffe to persuade glamorous film star (and former amour) Lily Garland to appear in his next production while outwitting rival producers, creditors and religious nut Letitcia Primrose. And all this before the 20th Century Ltd. reaches NYC! 
"Spectacular, funny and elegant...civilized wit and wild humor."-The New York Times 
"A perfect musical...A gorgeous show!"-New York Post 
"A rare delight: a musical that tells a story and does so with delicious wit. A hilarious American sequel to My Fair Lady."-Hartford Courant

On the Twentieth Century (French's Musical Library)

Coleman, Cy

Comden, Betty

Green, Adolph

Romance

Concord Theatricals

The legendary lyricist, playwright, screenwriter and performer reveals her life offstage and behind the scenes, her difficulties with her daughter, the loss of her son to drugs, and people who changed her life forever

Off Stage

Humor & Entertainment

Simon&Schuster

In this incandescent autobiographical collage, lyricist, playwright and performer Betty Comden takes an exuberant and rueful look back on a lifetime of celebrated triumphs and private sorrow. With her lifelong collaborator Adolph Green, she has achieved glorious success on stage in such musical milestones as On the Town, Wonderful Town and Bells Are Ringing and on screen in the unforgettable Singing in the Rain and The Band Wagon. But this very intimate memoir takes us behind her experiences in theatre and film to her childhood in Brooklyn, her determined exodus to Manhattan and Broadway, her courtship and marriage and the lessons she has learned as a wife and mother. Off Stage is, then, not only of special interest to theatre and movie buffs. It is also the poignant and inspirational story of a woman of many talents and interests who tried to have it all – and very nearly succeeded.

Off Stage (Limelight)

Limelight

The zoo is overloaded! The population has exploded! And the animals want outNOW! What’s New at the Zoo? (from the hit Broadway show Do Re Mi) perfectly captures the grumblings and rumblings of all the animals, and kids will delight in the hilarious lift-the-flap surprises of acclaimed illustrator Travis Foster’s spot-on comic creations. Includes an introduction by Tony-Award-winning actress, Phyllis Newman, who was married to Green until his death in 2002.

What's New at the Zoo?

Children's Books

Animals

Blue Apple Books

Peter Pan: a live television special on NBC in 2014! Lyrics from two beloved songs from Peter Pan are transformed into a magical picture book sure to enchant the musical’s legions of new and returning fans. Acclaimed songwriters Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Carolyn Leigh knew a thing or two about crafting songs that touch hearts and imaginations and endure for generations. They hit one of their many pinnacles with this pair of lovely odes to a place where dreams are born” and the joys of flyingwhether over a sleeping city or inside one’s very own bedroom. The Tony Award-winning actress Phyllis Newman, wife of the late Adolph Green, contributes a personal introduction to the songs. With this and luminous illustrations, including a lavish gatefold of the flying” scene, this is an extraordinary book to give, to cherish, to share.

Flying to Neverland With Peter Pan

Arts, Music & Photography