A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green

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A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green is a musical revue with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, André Previn, Saul Chaplin, and Roger Edens. The performance was composed of material written by Comden and Green for stage shows, films, and their former comedy troupe The Revuers. Produced by the Theatre Guild, the original Broadway production opened on December 23, 1958 at the John Go... more
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Adolph Green

Adolph Green (December 2, 1914  – October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the...

Betty Comden

Betty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006), was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some...
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