ARTHUR LAURENTS
ARTHUR LAURENTS His first play, Home of the Brave, opened on Broadway in 1945, followed by many others. His newest play, New Year’s Eve starring Marlo Thomas and Keith Carradine, starts life at his favorite theatre, the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, in April 2009. He wrote his first musical, West Side Story, in 1957, followed by Gypsy and others. His first screenplay was The Snake Pit in 1948, followed by others including Rope, Anastasia, The Way We Were and The Turning Point. His own play, Invitation to a March in 1960, was the first of several he directed. I Can Get It for You Wholesale in 1961 was the first musical he directed, followed by others including La Cage aux Folles and Gypsy with Angela Lansbury, then Tyne Daly and most recently, Patti LuPone. In 2000, he wrote a memoir, Original Story By . His latest book, Mainly on Directing: West Side Story, Gypsy, and Other Musicals, will be published in March 2009.
Currently appearing in
Show
Theatre
Role
West Side Story
Palace Theatre
Book, Director
Previously seen in
Show
Theatre
Role
Gypsy
St. James Theatre
Book/Director
Gypsy
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
Book
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