Found 6 collections related to Musical theater -- United States -- 20th century

Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1984-001
2.52 linear feet (6 boxes)
Dorothy Fields (1905-1974) was an American lyricist and librettist, writing films, musicals and pop songs. The Dorothy Fields scripts contain scripts for plays and films written by Fields and her brother Herbert Fields.
Darion, Joe, 1917-2001
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1969-002
3.57 linear feet (9 boxes)
Joe Darion (1917-2001) was an American lyricist most famous for the long-running musical, Man of LaMancha. The Joe Darion papers (1954-1969) consist of scripts, programs, clippings, reviews, and scores from his stage musicals Illya Darling, and... more
Price, Sherill, 1935-
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2014-132
1.9 linear feet (5 boxes)
Lois Holmes (1899-1986) and Sherill Price (1935- ) were actors who worked mostly on Broadway and Off-Broadway. The scripts, dated c. 1938 to 1978, mainly document Lois Holmes' career in the theatre.
Stein, Joseph, 1912-2010
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1993-010
42.12 linear feet (101 boxes, 1 tube)
Joseph Stein (1912-2010) was an American playwright and librettist, best known for his book for the musical Fiddler on the Roof. The Joseph Stein papers (1943-2017) document Stein's professional life with scripts,... more
New York Shakespeare Festival Productions;Papp, Joseph
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1993-028
851.5 linear feet (1803 boxes)
The New York Shakespeare Festival records (1954-1992) measure approximately 850 linear feet and consist of scripts, correspondence, inter-office memoranda, production materials, reports, financial records, photographs, and memorabilia. The records... more
Mitchell, Ruth, 1919-2000
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2001-023
15.8 linear feet (40 boxes, 1 oversized folder, 1 tube)
Ruth Mitchell was a stage manager, director, producer and the assistant to the acclaimed director and producer Harold Prince, working on Broadway from the late 1940s through the late 1990s. This collection consists mainly of production files, most... more
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