Fiorello!

by Jerome Weidman, George Abbott, Sheldon Harnick (lyrics)

The script to the delightful 1959 musical Fiorello!

Genres: Plays, Drama

147 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Jerome Weidman was an American playwright and novelist. He collaborated with George Abbott on the book for the musical Fiorello! with music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. All received the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work.

Reviews

[Pablo López · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly, really smart and deep script, considering this musical is from the early Golden Age of the musical comedy. It follows in the steps of Rodgers & Hammerstein of building a story and THEN writing the songs, because they really do complement eachother. It also has a really fun, old-timey, score!