Camelot Resource Guide - Pittsburgh Public Theater
Camelot Resource Guide - Pittsburgh Public Theater
Camelot Resource Guide - Pittsburgh Public Theater
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About the PlaywrightsSource: http://www.holeintheweb.com/drp/bhd/LernerLoewe.htmAlan Lerner and Fritz LoeweThe collaborative team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe wereprolific contributors to the Broadway stage and American musical theater from1947 into the 1960s. Some of their musicals – Brigadoon, My Fair Lady, and<strong>Camelot</strong> – are regularly revived and live on in film versions. Alan Lerner, aplaywright and lyricist, and composer Fritz Loewe not only had a successfulcareer together, they also had a long friendship.Alan Jay LernerAlan Jay Lerner was born in New York City on August 31, 1918, one ofthree sons of Joseph Lerner, a co-founder of Lerner Stores, Inc. He attendedHarvard University where he was a classmate of John F. Kennedy, and studiedat the Juilliard School of Music during his vacations from school. His<strong>Pittsburgh</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Theater</strong> ~ 2010-2011 Season ~ <strong>Camelot</strong> 5