- Additional Authors
- Hamlisch, Marvin.
- Description
- <4 linear feet>
- Summary
- The Edward Kleban papers music and sound recordings consist of sheet music, scripts, lyrics, production materials, ephemera, and cassette tape recordings, and almost exclusively document the musical A CHORUS LINE.
- Subjects
- Note
- The Edward Kleban Papers, Music and Sound Recordings are held by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and are cataloged in three groups: papers in the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, music in the Music Division and sound recordings in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Access (note)
- Portions of the collection may be closed until processing is completed.
- Source (note)
- Biography (note)
- Edward Kleban, lyricist for the musical A CHORUS Line, was born in New York City.
- Processing Action (note)
- Accessioned and separated
- Call Number
- THE
- OCLC
- NYPW99-A146
- Author
Kleban, Edward.
- Title
Edward Kleban papers, music and sound recordings, 1960-1986.
- Access
Portions of the collection may be closed until processing is completed.
- Biography
Edward Kleban, lyricist for the musical A CHORUS Line, was born in New York City. He studied at the High School of Music and Art and Columbia University, and worked as a record producer at Columbia Records before turning to writing lyrics full time. Kleban, who is best known as the lyricist for A CHORUS LINE, also wrote for television and films. He died in 1987.
- Added Author
Hamlisch, Marvin. Chorus line.
- Constituent Unit:
Edward Kleban sound recordings.
- Research Call Number
THE