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Willie Gilbert

WILLIE GILBERT  (1916 - 1980)

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of Willie Gilbert's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Catch Me If You Can         Hot Spot         How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Catch Me If You Can

Synopsis:
bride disappears on honeymoon, another girl insists she is the bride, two murders in an isolated lodge

Notes:
Written by Jack Weinstock And Willie Gilbert; From A French play by Robert Thomas

1st Produced:
Morosco Theatre, New York    Mar 1965

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Mystery

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Hot Spot

Synopsis:
a member of the Peace Corps working in an African village called D'hum devises a plan to get American Government aid by pretending that the Russians are about to invade

Notes:
Music by Mary Rodgers; lyrics by Martin Charnin; book by Jack Weinstock; book by Willie Gilbert

1st Produced:
Majestic Theater, New York    19 Apr 1963

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
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How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Willie Gilbert
Finch the window cleaner armed only with a copy of the book "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" gets a job in the post room of the World Wide Wicket Company and rises up through the company becoming executive director and thinking of running for US President

Notes:
Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock And Willie Gilbert; Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Based on "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" by Shepherd Mead

1st Produced:
46th Street Theater, New York, NY    14 Oct 1961

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Music Theatre International, NY,    82876-56051-2

Music:
Original cast recording: RCa (82876 56051 2) 1961

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
-

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