Adapted by Abe BurrowsMusic and Lyrics by Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton and George Weiss
Adapted from Helen Jerome’s dramatization of the novel by Jane Austen
Mrs. Bennett, rural, prosaic and the matriarch of five daughters, has her gaze on the social whirl of London while her husband and farm languish. The eldest, headstrong Elizabeth, has her own ideas on life and love. With her eyes on the “prize” and “a house in town,” Mrs. Bennett sets about bringing stubborn Elizabeth into the social orbit of upscale snob William Darcy... with classic, hilarious results. The original Broadway production featured Polly Bergen, Hermione Gingold, and Farley Granger as Darcy.
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Born December 18, 1910 in NYC, Abe Burrows graduated New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and later attended both City College and NYU. His career in radio and television writing began with This is New York (1938), followed by the Rudy Vallee Program (1940), Duffy’s Town (1940 ...
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