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Robert B Sherman

ROBERT B SHERMAN

  (1925 - 2012)
Nationality:    USA
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Robert B Sherman ( b. Dec 19, 1925 New York, NY, USA - d. Mar 5, 2012 London, ENGLAND ) was an American songwriter who, with his brother Richard, wrote the cheerful, upbeat scores to several memorable family films-most notably "Mary Poppins." the Sherman brothers both composed such infectious, good-natured anthems as "A Spoonful of Sugar" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite." Mr. Sherman entered World War II at an early age, 17. On April 12, 1945, he was shot in the knee, forcing him to walk with a cane for the rest of his life. During his recuperation in England, he became interested in British culture, something that would come in hAndy later in his career. Though their work is often associated with English life-thanks to "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty.."-the Shermans were the sons of New York City-dwelling Russian-Jewish immigrants. their father, Al Sherman, was a well-known Tin Pan Alley songwriter. (His very Sherman-like titles included "Nine Little Miles From Ten-Ten-Tennessee" His only other previous Broadway experience had been the Tony Award-nominated 1974 World War II-set work Over Here!, which ran for a year. It was a follow-up to the Sherman brothers' earlier WWII musical Victory Canteen. the brothers won two Academy Awards for "Mary Poppins," and were nominated seven more times. they also had four Grammy Award nominations (winning twice) and 23 gold and platinum albums. - Source: Playbill.com . He was a member of Dramatist Guild of America

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         Armistice Day and Dedication Day         Bedknobs and Broomsticks         Busker Alley         Chitty Chitty Bang Bang         Dawgs         Disney's the Jungle Book Kids         Mary Poppins         Over Here!         Spoonful Of Sherman, A         Victory Canteen
Armistice Day and Dedication Day

Synopsis:
the lives of a group of Americans are changed by Pearl Harbour.

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1st Produced:
Beverley Hills High School Theater     1942

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks

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Music and lyrics by Neil Bartram; Richard M Sherman; Robert B Sherman; book by Brian Hill. Based on stories by Mary Norton and the movie "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" screenplay by Ted Berman, Don DaGradi, Bill Walsh; Ralph Wright

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Musical

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Busker Alley

Synopsis:
A busker falls in love with another busker but she only wants to be a star

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Book by A J Carothers, Music by Richard M Sherman; lyrics by Robert B Sherman. Based on the film "St. Martin's Lane"

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Musical

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Synopsis:
the enchanting tale of the magical car

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Music by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman; Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman; Adapted for the stage by Jeremy Sams from film by Ian Fleming

1st Produced:
Palladium, London     16 Apr 2002

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Genre:
musical comedy

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Dawgs

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by Milt Larsen; Music And lyrics by Richard M And Robert B Sherman

1st Produced:
Variet Arts Center, Los Angeles     1983

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Original cast recording: Glendale (GLS-6032) 1983

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Musical

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Disney's the Jungle Book Kids

Synopsis:
mowgli in the jungle

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from Rudyard Kipling; music And lyrics by Richard M Sherman, Robert B Sherman And Terry Gilkyson; book Adapted And Additional lyrics by Marcy Heisler; music Adapted And Arranged by Bryan Louiselle; based on screenplay by Larry Clemmons

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The Scoop, London     2007

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  extras

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Mary Poppins

Synopsis:
musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the 1964 Walt Disney film about the magical nanny Mary Poppins

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book by Julian Fellowes; music And lyrics by Richard And Robert Sherman; Additional music And lyrics by George Stiles And Anthony Drewe

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165 min Musical

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Over Here!

Over Here!
Nostalgic reminisces of the home front in World War II - training and entertaining the troops.

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Book by Will Holt; Music by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman; Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman

1st Produced:
Shubert Theatre, NY     06 Mar 1974

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Original cast recording: Sony (32961) 1974

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Spoonful Of Sherman, A

Spoonful Of Sherman, A
Three generations of the Sherman family - all songwriters.

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Music and lyrics by Al Sherman; Richard M Sherman; Robert B Sherman; Robert J Sherman; book by Robert J Sherman

1st Produced:
St James Theatre, London     06 Jan 2014

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Original London cast recording: SimG Records 2015

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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TR  34/2014  8   38/2018  247

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Victory Canteen

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Book by Milt Larsen And Bobby Lauher. Songs by Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman. the play opened on January 27, 1971 At the Ivar theatre And ran for seven months. the show featured former Mouseketeer Sherry Alberoni, famous 1940s sensation Patty Andrews, Laureen Yarnell (of Shields And Yarnell), Beverly Sanders, And Marcia Kramer, Patty Shayne, And Brian Avery. Also in the cast was Anson Williams of Happy Days fame As was KNX Radio Entertainment Reporter Tom Hatten. the follow-spot operator was KNX Traffic Reporter Doug Dunlap.

1st Produced:
Ivar Theatre, Los Angeles California     1971

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Genre:
musical comedy Musical

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