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Alfred Maria Willner (11 July 1859 – 27 October 1929) was an Austrian writer, philosopher,
musicologist
Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...
,
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
and
librettist
A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major litu ...
.
Biography
Alfred Maria Willner was born and died in
Vienna
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. He began composing mostly music for the piano and eventually made a career writing librettos for
ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
s,
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...
s and
operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...
s. One of his early operettas was
Johann Strauss II
Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...
’s ''Die Göttin der Vernunft'', a commission that Strauss regretted. Strauss was forced to complete the commission only by the threat of a lawsuit and declined to attend a performance. Later the libretto and score were legally separated, and Willner revised the libretto for
Franz Lehár
Franz Lehár ( ; hu, Lehár Ferenc ; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is ''The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe'').
Life ...
as ''
Der Graf von Luxemburg
''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' (''The Count of Luxembourg'') is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár to a German libretto by Alfred Maria Willner, Alfred Willner, Robert Bodanzky, and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein. A Viennese take on Bohemianism, ...
''.
Willner's first big success was his libretto for
Leo Fall
Leopold Fall (2 February 187316 September 1925) was an Austrian Kapellmeister and composer of operettas.
Life
Born in Olmütz (Olomouc), Leo (or Leopold) Fall was taught by his father Moritz Fall (1848–1922), a bandmaster and composer, who sett ...
’s ''
Die Dollarprinzessin
' is an operetta by Leo Fall. The German libretto was by Alfred Maria Willner and Fritz Grünbaum.
Performance history
It was first performed at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 2 November 1907, conducted by the composer and starring Mizz ...
'', after which he became a much sought-after operetta librettist. He wrote several successful librettos for Lehár operettas, particularly in collaboration with . The two also collaborated on highly successful adaptations of music by
Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...
(such as ''
Das Dreimäderlhaus
''Das Dreimäderlhaus'' (''House of the Three Girls''), adapted into English-language versions as ''Blossom Time'' and ''Lilac Time'', is a Viennese pastiche operetta with music by Franz Schubert, rearranged by Heinrich Berté (1857–1924), ...
'') and by
Johann Strauss father and son (such as ''Walzer aus Wien''). In addition, Willner and Reichert were the contracted librettists for
Puccini
Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long lin ...
's opera ''
La rondine
''La rondine'' (''The Swallow'') is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and . It was first performed at the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo (or the Théâtr ...
'' which was later adapted by
Giuseppe Adami
Giuseppe Adami (4 February 187812 October 1946) was an Italian librettist, playwright and music critic, he was best known for his collaboration with Giacomo Puccini on the operas ''La rondine'' (1917), ''Il tabarro'' (1918) and ''Turandot'' (1926 ...
.
Alfred Maria Willner was cremated at
Feuerhalle Simmering
Feuerhalle Simmering is a crematorium with attached urn burial ground in the Simmering (Vienna), Simmering district of Vienna, Austria. It lies at the end of an alley, directly opposite Vienna Central Cemetery's main gate.
Description
Opened on ...
in Vienna, where also his ashes are buried.
Librettos
*''Das Heimchen am Herd'' (
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...
), music by
Karl Goldmark
Karl Goldmark (born Károly Goldmark, Keszthely, 18 May 1830 – Vienna, 2 January 1915) was a Hungarian-born Viennese composer.Peter Revers, Michael Cherlin, Halina Filipowicz, Richard L. Rudolph The Great Tradition and Its Legacy 2004; , p. ...
, 1896
*''Die Schneeflocke'' (opera), music by
Heinrich Berté
Heinrich Berté (), born Heinrich Bettelheim (8 May 1858 – 23 August 1924) was an Austria-Hungarian composer of operas and operettas.
Life
Heinrich Berté was born in Galgócz, Hungary (now Hlohovec, Slovakia) in a Jewish family. At the b ...
, 1896
*''Der Schmetterling'' (
operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...
, with
Bernhard Buchbinder), music by , 1896
*''Die Göttin der Vernunft'' (operetta, with Buchbinder), music by
Johann Strauss II
Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...
, 1897
*''Fräulein Hexe'' (operetta, with Buchbinder), music by
Josef Bayer
Josef Bayer (6 March 1852 – 12 March 1913) was an Austrian composer and the director of the Austrian Court Ballet from 1883 until his death. He was born and died in Vienna.
Biography
He studied at the Vienna Conservatory under the elder J ...
, 1898
*''Die Debutantin'' (operetta, with Heinrich von Waldberg), music by
Alfred Zamara, 1901
*''Das Baby'' (operetta, with Waldberg), music by
Richard Heuberger, 1902
*''Die Millionenbraut'' (operetta, with E. Limé), music by Berté, 1904
*''Der schöne Gardist'' (operetta, with A. Landesberg), music by Berté, 1907
*''Der kleine Chevalier'', (operetta), music by Berté, 1907
*''
Die Dollarprinzessin
' is an operetta by Leo Fall. The German libretto was by Alfred Maria Willner and Fritz Grünbaum.
Performance history
It was first performed at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 2 November 1907, conducted by the composer and starring Mizz ...
'' (operetta, with
Fritz Grünbaum), music by
Leo Fall
Leopold Fall (2 February 187316 September 1925) was an Austrian Kapellmeister and composer of operettas.
Life
Born in Olmütz (Olomouc), Leo (or Leopold) Fall was taught by his father Moritz Fall (1848–1922), a bandmaster and composer, who sett ...
, 1907
*''Ein Wintermärchen'' (Opera), music by Goldmark, 1908
*''
Baron Trenck
''Baron Trenck'' is a comic opera in three acts loosely based on the life of Baron Franz von der Trenck. The original German-language work was composed by Felix Albini to a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodanzky and premiered at t ...
'' (operetta, with
Robert Bodanzky
Robert Bodanzky, also known as Danton (born Isidor Bodanskie, 8 March 1879 – 2 November 1923), was an Austrian journalist, playwright, poet and artist. While he became famous for his apolitical poems before World War I, he turned an anarchist ...
), music by
Felix Albini, 1908
*''Ein Mädchen für Alles'' (operetta, with Waldberg), music by
Heinrich Reinhardt
Enrique Alfredo Kurt (born Heinrich Alfred Kurt) Reinhardt (29 March 1903, Stettin,Zabelsdorf, according tPassengers of the Piriápolis/ref> German Empire – 14 June 1990, Ciudad Jardín Lomas del Palomar, Argentina) was a German–Argentine ches ...
, 1908
*''Die Paradiesvögel'' (operetta, with ), music by Philipp Silber, 1908
*''Die Glücksnarr'' (operetta, with Landesberg), music by Berté, 1908
*''Die Sprudelfee'' (operetta, with Wilhelm), music by Reinhardt, 1909
*''
Der Graf von Luxemburg
''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' (''The Count of Luxembourg'') is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár to a German libretto by Alfred Maria Willner, Alfred Willner, Robert Bodanzky, and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein. A Viennese take on Bohemianism, ...
'' (operetta, with Bodanzky), music by
Franz Lehár
Franz Lehár ( ; hu, Lehár Ferenc ; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is ''The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe'').
Life ...
, 1909
*''Zigeunerliebe'' (operetta, with Bodanzky), music by Lehár, 1910
*''Schneeglöckchen'' (operetta, with Wilhelm), music by G. Kerker, 1910
*''Das Puppenmädel'' (operetta, with
Leo Stein
Leo Stein (May 11, 1872 – July 29, 1947) was an American art collector and critic. He was born in Allegheny City (now in Pittsburgh), the older brother of Gertrude Stein. He became an influential promoter of 20th-century paintings.
Education ...
), music by Leo Fall, 1910
*''Die schöne Risette'' (operetta, with Bodanzky), music by Leo Fall, 1910
*''Die Sirene'' (operetta, with Leo Stein), music by Leo Fall, 1911
*''Der Eisenhammer'' (Opera), music by
Blagoje Bersa
Blagoje Bersa (born as Benito Bersa, 21 December 1873 – 1 January 1934) was a Croatian musical composer of substantial influence. , 1911 (as ''Oganj'')
*''Der flotte Bob'' (operetta, with ), music by K. Stigler, 1911
*''Die kleine Freundin'' (operetta, with Leo Stein), music by
Oscar Straus, 1911
*''Eva
as Fabriksmädel' (operetta, with Bodanzky), music by Lehár, 1911
*''Casimirs Himmelfahrt'' (burleske Operette, with Bodanzky), music by
Bruno Granichstaedten
Bruno Bernhard Granichstaedten (September 1, 1879, Vienna – May 30, 1944, New York City) was an Austrian composer and librettist. He composed sixteen operettas and music for various films. He contributed the song "Zuschau'n kann i net" to the ...
, 1911
*''Prinzess Gretl'' (operetta, with Bodanzky), music by Reinhardt, 1913
*''Endlich allein'' (operetta, with Bodanzky), music by Lehár, 1914
*''Der Schuster von Delft'' (Opera, with Wilhelm), music by Bersa, 1914 (as ''Postolar iz Delfta'')
*''Der Märchenprinz'' (operetta, with Sterk), music by Berté, 1914
*''Der Durchgang der Venus'' (operetta, with
Rudolf Österreicher), music by
Edmund Eysler
Edmund Samuel Eysler (12 March 1874 – 4 October 1949), was an Austrian composer.
Biography
Edmund Eysler was born in Vienna to a merchant family. He was supposed to enter the engineering profession, but his acquaintance with Leo Fall led ...
, 1914
*''Der künstliche Mensch'' (operetta, with Österreicher), music by Leo Fall, 1915
*''Die erste Frau'' (operetta, with Österreicher), music by Reinhardt, 1915
*''Wenn zwei sich lieben'' (operetta, with Bodanzky), music by Eysler, 1915
*''
Das Dreimäderlhaus
''Das Dreimäderlhaus'' (''House of the Three Girls''), adapted into English-language versions as ''Blossom Time'' and ''Lilac Time'', is a Viennese pastiche operetta with music by Franz Schubert, rearranged by Heinrich Berté (1857–1924), ...
'' (Singspiel, with , after R. H. Bartsch: ''Schwammerl''), music by Berté, 1916
*''Die Faschingsfee'' (operetta, with Österreicher), music by Kálmán, 1917 (based on ''
Zsuzsi kisasszony'')
*''Die schöne Saskia'' (operetta, with Reichert), music by
Oskar Nedbal
Oskar Nedbal (26 March 1874 – 24 December 1930) was a Czech violist, composer, and conductor of classical music.
Early life
Nedbal was born in Tábor, in southern Bohemia. He studied the violin at the Prague Conservatory under Antonín Benne ...
, 1917
*''
La rondine
''La rondine'' (''The Swallow'') is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and . It was first performed at the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo (or the Théâtr ...
'' (opera), music by
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long li ...
, 1917
*''Hannerl''
'Dreimäderlhaus'', part 2(Singspiel, with Reichert), music by K. Lafite, 1918
*''
Wo die Lerche singt'' (operetta, with Reichert), music by Lehár, 1918
*''Johann Nestroy'' (Singspiel, with Österreicher), music by E. Reiterer, 1918
*''Nimm mich mit'' (operetta, with Waldberg), music by H. Dostal, 1919
*''Der heilige Ambrosius'' (comedy, with A. Rebner), music by Leo Fall, 1921
*''Nixchen'' (operetta, with Österreicher), music by Oscar Straus, 1921
*''Das Milliardensouper'' (operetta, with H. Kottow), music by Ernst Steffan, 1921
*''Frasquita'' (operetta, with Reichert), music by Lehár, 1922
*''Libellentanz'' (Revue-Operette), music by Lehár, 1923
*''Agri'' (operetta, with Sterk), music by Ernst Steffan, 1924
*''Ein Ballroman''
er Kavalier von zehn bis vier(operetta, with Österreicher and F. Rotter), music by
Robert Stolz
Robert Elisabeth Stolz (25 August 188027 June 1975) was an Austrian songwriter
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be call ...
, 1924
*''Der Mitternachtswalzer'' (operetta, with Österreicher), music by Robert Stolz, 1926
*''Ade, du liebes Elternhaus''
ie Lori(Singspiel, with Reichert), music by O. Jascha, 1928
*''Rosen aus Florida'' (operetta, with Reichert), music by Korngold, after Leo Fall, 1929
*''
Walzer aus Wien
''Walzer aus Wien'' ("Waltzes from Vienna," titled ''The Great Waltz'' in English) is a singspiel pasticcio in three acts, libretto by Alfred Maria Willner, and Ernst Marischka, music by Johann Strauss II (son), arranged by Erich Wolfgang Korngol ...
'' (Singspiel, with Reichert and
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy ...
), music by J. Bittner and Korngold, after J. Strauss II and I, 1930
Filmography
*''
The House of Three Girls'', directed by
Richard Oswald
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald.
Early career
Richard Oswald, born in Vienna as Richard W. Ornstein, began h ...
(Germany, 1918)
*''Das Milliardensouper '', directed by
Victor Janson
Victor Arthur Eduard Janson ( lv, Viktors Artūrs Eduards Jansons; 25 September 1884 – 29 June 1960) was a German stage and film actor and film director of Latvians, Latvian ethnicity.
Selected filmography Actor
* ''Your Dearest Enemy'' (1916)
...
(Germany, 1923)
*''
The Count of Luxembourg
''The Count of Luxembourg'' is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in 1 ...
'', directed by
Arthur Gregor
Arthur Gregor (1890–1948) was an Austrian-born American playwright and film director.Goble p.192
Selected filmography
* ''The Count of Luxembourg'' (1926)
* '' Say It with Diamonds'' (1927)
* '' Women's Wares'' (1927)
* '' Phyllis of the Fol ...
(1926)
*''Der Mitternachtswalzer'', directed by
Heinz Paul
Heinz Paul (13 August 1893 – 14 March 1983) was a German screenwriter, film producer and film director, director. He was married to the actress Hella Moja.
Selected filmography Director
* ''The Street of Forgetting'' (1923)
* ''The Dice Game of ...
(Austria, 1929)
*''
The Rogue Song
''The Rogue Song'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic and musical film that tells the story of a Russian bandit who falls in love with a princess, but takes his revenge on her when her brother rapes and kills his sister. The Metro-Goldwyn-Maye ...
'', directed by
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''A Free Soul'' (1931) ...
(1930, based on ''
Gypsy Love'')
*', directed by
Hans Steinhoff
Hans Steinhoff (10 March 1882 – 20 April 1945) was a German film director, best known for the propaganda films he made in the Nazi era.
Life and career
Steinhoff started his career as a stage actor in the 1900s and later worked as a stag ...
(Germany, 1931)
*''
Waltzes from Vienna
''Waltzes from Vienna'' is a 1934 British biographical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, sometimes known as ''Strauss' Great Waltz''. It was part of the cycle of operetta films made in Britain during the 1930s.
Hitchcock's film is based on the ...
'', directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...
(UK, 1934)
*''
Blossom Time Blossom Time may refer to:
* Blossom Time (operetta), a 1921 English-language adaptation of the operetta ''Das Dreimäderlhaus''
* Blossom Time (1934 film), a British musical drama film, based on the operetta ''Das Dreimäderlhaus''
* Blossom Time ...
'', directed by
Paul L. Stein
Paul Ludwig Stein (4 February 1892 – 2 May 1951) was an Austrian-born film director with 67 films to his credit. Stein began his career in Berlin in 1918 and worked exclusively in the German silent film industry until 1926, when he first w ...
(UK, 1934)
*''
Frasquita
''Frasquita'' is a 1934 Austrian musical film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Jarmila Novotná, Charlott Daudert, and Heinz Rühmann.Ball and Spiess p. 51 An operetta film, it is an adaptation of Franz Lehár's 1922 stage work of the sa ...
'', directed by
Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Life
Lama ...
(Austria, 1934)
*', directed by
Johannes Riemann
Johannes Riemann (31 May 1888 – 30 September 1959) was a German actor and film director. Riemann was a member of the Nazi Party.Ernst Klee (2007) ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Ver ...
(Austria, 1935)
*''
Three Girls for Schubert
''Three Girls for Schubert'' (german: Drei Mäderl um Schubert) is a 1936 German historical romance film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Gretl Theimer, and Maria Andergast. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Fil ...
'', directed by
E. W. Emo
E. W. Emo (Emerich Walter Emo, born Emerich Josef Wojtek, 11 July 1898; died 2 December 1975) was an Austrian film director.
Emo specialized in comedies, 21 of them with the actor Hans Moser. He also worked outside Austria and wrote screenpla ...
(Germany, 1936)
*''
Where the Lark Sings'', directed by
Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Life
Lama ...
(Germany, 1936)
*', directed by
Hans Wolff (Austria, 1956)
*''
The Count of Luxembourg
''The Count of Luxembourg'' is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in 1 ...
'', directed by
Werner Jacobs
Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). ...
(West Germany, 1957)
*''
The House of Three Girls'', directed by
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy ...
(Austria, 1958)
*''
The Count of Luxembourg
''The Count of Luxembourg'' is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in 1 ...
'', directed by
Wolfgang Glück
Wolfgang Glück (born 29 September 1929, Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His film '' '38 – Vienna Before the Fall'' (1987) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awa ...
(West Germany, 1972)
Sources
* ''
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' is an encyclopedia of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject. It is the largest work on opera in English, and in its printed form, amounts to 5,448 pages in four volu ...
'', edited by
Stanley Sadie
Stanley John Sadie (; 30 October 1930 – 21 March 2005) was an influential and prolific British musicologist, music critic, and editor. He was editor of the sixth edition of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' (1980), which was publ ...
(1992), and
* ''The Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', by
John Warrack
John Hamilton Warrack (born 1928, in London) is an English music critic, writer on music, and oboist.
Warrack is the son of Scottish conductor and composer Guy Warrack. He was educated at Winchester College (1941-6) and then at the Royal College ...
and Ewan West (1992),
External links
*https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/dr-a-m-willner-9206 (Alfred Maria Willner at the
Internet Broadway Database
The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It was conceived and created by Karen Hauser in 1996 and is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade assoc ...
)
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