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Ben Roberts

BEN ROBERTS

  (1916 - 1984)
Nationality:    USA
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Ben Roberts's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Ben Roberts's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Dream With Music         Jackpot         Portrait In Black

Dream With Music

Synopsis:
Each night soap opera scriptwriter Dinah dream she is Scheherazade and has encounters with Sinbad, Aladdin and the Genie

Notes:
Music by Clay Warnick; lyrics by Edward Eager; book by Dorothy Kilgallen; Ben Roberts, Sidney Sheldon

1st Produced:
Majestic Theatre, New York    18 May 1944

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Genre:
Musical

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Jackpot

Synopsis:
A young woman agrees to marry the winner of a War Bond Jackpot Draw. the winning ticket is jointly owned by three marines

Notes:
Music by Vernon Duke; Lyrics by Howard Dietz; Book by Guy Bolton, Sidney Sheldon And Ben Roberts

1st Produced:
Alvin Theatre, NY    13 Jan 1944

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Genre:
comedy Musical

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Portrait In Black

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1st Produced:
Booth Theatre, New York    14 May 1947

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
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