Burt Shevelove
Burt Shevelove · Arts & Literature
Tony Award — Best Musical
1915, Newark, New Jersey, United States — 1982, London, England
United States · United Kingdom
Burt Shevelove is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Tony Award — Best Musical
Burt Shevelove was an American writer and director who, with Larry Gelbart, wrote the book for 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,' winner of the 1963 Tony Award for Best Musical. Drawing on the Roman comedies of Plautus, the show became a landmark of stage farce. Shevelove was born into a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Tony Award for Best Musical
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Tony Award — Best Musical
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Tony Award for Best Musical
