{"product_id":"they-made-us-happy-betty-comden-adolph-greens-musicals-movies-hardcover","title":"They Made Us Happy: Betty Comden \u0026 Adolph Green's Musicals \u0026 Movies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndy Propst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetty Comden and Adolph Green were the writers behind such classic stage musicals as \u003cem\u003eOn the Town\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWonderful\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTown\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBells Are Ringing\u003c\/em\u003e, and they provided lyrics for such standards as \"New York, New York,\" \"Just in Time,\" \"The Party's Over,\" and \"Make Someone Happy,\" to name just a few. This remarkable duo, the longest-running partnership in theatrical history, also penned the screenplays for such cinematic gems as \u003cem\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Band Wagon\u003c\/em\u003e. In the process they worked with such artists as Leonard Bernstein, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Holliday, and Jule Styne. \u003cem\u003eThey Made Us Happy\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to tell the full story of their careers, lives, and work, starting with their acclaimed appearances as part of the sketch troupe the Revuers and moving through their bi-coastal lives as a pair of Broadway's top writers and two of Hollywood's most valued scribes. The book takes readers on a trip through almost the entirety of the twentieth century, and along the way there\u003cbr\u003eare appearances by the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Greta Garbo, and Charlie Chaplin. Author Andy Propst brings both their produced work to life as well as many of the projects that that never made it to the stage or the screen, including an aborted musical version of Thornton Wilder's \u003cem\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e, a bio-pic about director-choreographer Busby Berkeley, and their version of the book for Cole Porter's musical\u003cem\u003e Out of This World\u003c\/em\u003e. Comden and Green's wit and deft satire inspired laughs during their lives, and their musicals and movies have endured, amusing generation after generation. It's work that will always be making audiences happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndy Propst \u003c\/strong\u003eis an arts journalist and the author of You \u003cem\u003eFascinate Me So: The Life \u0026amp; Times of Cy Coleman \u003c\/em\u003e(2014). His career has encompassed work with New York Shakespeare Festival founder Joseph Papp and Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe, as well as five years as on-air talent at XM Satellite Radio's XM 28 On Broadway channel. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Time Out\/NY\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBack Stage\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Sondheim Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and online at the site he founded, AmericanTheaterWeb.com, as well as TheaterMania.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753894805792,"sku":"9780190630935","price":87.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75a6b9b1cfb07a347bfb80bfc9180fb3.webp?v=1780029073","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/they-made-us-happy-betty-comden-adolph-greens-musicals-movies-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}