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A tree grows in Brooklyn

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  • Contributor: Alvin Theatre Corporation; Richard L. Coe Theater Programs Collection (Library of Congress); Booth, Shirley; Johnston, Johnnie; Van Dyke, Marcia; Frey, Nathaniel; Mitty, Nomi; Wills, Lou.; Abbott, George; Mielziner, Jo; Sharaff, Irene; Ross, Herbert; Blackton, Jay; Glover, Joe.; Bennett, Robert Russell; Goberman, Max; Fields, Dorothy; Schwartz, Arthur; Smith, Betty
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    1951
    Summary:

    Alvin Theatre, George Abbott, in association with Robert Fryer presents Shirley Booth, Johnny Johnston, in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," a new musical (based on Betty Smith's novel), book by Betty Smith & George Abbott, music by Arthur Schwartz, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, with Marcia Van Dyke, Nathaniel Frey, Nomi Mitty, Lou Wills Jr., scenery and lighting by Jo Mielziner, costumes by Irene Sharaff, choreography by Herbert Ross, musical supervision by Jay Blackton, musical arrangements by Joe Glover & Robert Russell Bennett, musical director Max Goberman, production directed by George Abbott.

    Genre:
    Drama
    Subject(s): New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn | Girls | Poor families | Families | Poverty | New York (State)--New York | American fiction
    Original Publisher: Harper & Brothers
    Language(s): English