Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lernerwas an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film. He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth31 August 1918
CountryUnited States of America
judgement amplification youth
Youth has many glories, but judgement is not one of them, and no amount of electronic amplification can turn a belch into an aria.
book magazines world
We used to say that inside Cecil Beaton there was another Cecil Beaton sending out lots of little Cecils into the world. One did the sets, another did the costumes. A third took the photographs. Another put the sketches in an exhibition, then into magazines, then in a book.
character faces enormous
It's not a pretty face, I grant you. But underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
sex dating bills
The female sex has no greater fan than I, and I have the bills to prove it.
spiritual stars sea
On a clear day, rise and look around you and you'll see who you are on a clear day, how it will astound you that the glow of your being outshines every star! You feel part of every mountain, sea and shore. You can hear from far and near a world you've never heard before And on that clear day you can see forever more
writing way songwriting
You write a hit the same way you write a flop.
theatre criticism theater
Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
summer winter order
The winter is forbidden till December, And exits March the second on the dot. By order summer lingers through September In Camelot.
home might sound
Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing here but it sounds better in French.
women want today
You see what happens today. Women act like men and want to be treated like women.
morning church bells
I'm getting married in the morning! / Ding dong! the bells are gonna chime. / Pull out the stopper! Let's have a whopper! / But get me to the church on time!.
children writing speak
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
air sky needs
Lots of cosy sky That God and I can share. I need air. I need air.
race faces smile-on-my-face
There's a smile on my face for the whole human race.