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Mary Rodgers

MARY RODGERS

  (1931 - 2014)
Nationality:    USA
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Mary Rodgers, who, as the daughter of a famous musical theatre composer (Richard Rodgers), a musical theatre successful composer herself (Once Upon a Mattress) and the mother of a musical theatre composer (Adam Guettel), held a singular place in the history of the American theatre, died June 26. She was 83. Ms. Rodgers grew up in a household steeped in music and theatre culture. She was born Jan. 11, 1931, to Richard Rodgers and his wife Dorothy Bell Feiner Rodgers.

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

         Hot Spot         Madwoman Of Central Park West, The         Once Upon A Mattress         Working

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 Theatre, NY    19 Apr 1963

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Genre:
musical

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Madwoman Of Central Park West, The

Madwoman Of Central Park West, The
A woman tries to tidy up her bedroom whilst writing lists of things to do, having fights with her teenage daughter and reminiscing

Notes:
written with Phyllis Newman, music by Peter Allen, Leonard Bernstein And others, from play My Mother Was A Fortune Teller by Newman

1st Produced:
Buffalo    1979

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Original cast recording: DRG (5212) 1979

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Musical

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Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress
Prince Dauntless the Drab has declared that he will only marry a true Princess. His mother has devised a way of determining if one is a true Princess. Princess Winnifred arrives soaking wet - she has just swum the moat to get into the castle. . .

Notes:
music by Mary Rodgers; lyrics by Marshall Barer; book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barker & Dean Fuller

1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre, New York    11 May 1959

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Music:
Original Broadway cast recording: MCa (10768) 1959

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Working

Working
A celebration of the common working man and woman. Based on interviews given to Studs Terkel for his book.

Notes:
Written with Nina Faso. Lyrics by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz And James Taylor. Music by Michele Brourman. Based on the book "Working" by Studs Terkel.

1st Produced:
46th Street Theatre, NY    14 May 1978

Organisations:
Prospect Theater Company

1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Fynsworth Alley (302 062 114 2)

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Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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