George Furth (born George Schweinfurth; December , â€" August , ) was
an American librettist, playwright, and actor.Furth was born in
Chicago, Illinois, the son of George and Evelyn (née Tuerk)
Schweinfurth. He is of German and Irish ancestry and was raised in the
Christian Science faith. He received a Bachelor of Science in Speech
at Northwestern University in and received his master's degree from
Columbia University.A life member of the Actors Studio, Furth made his
Broadway debut as an actor in the play A Cook for Mr. General,
followed by the musical Hot Spot two years later. He was also known
for his collaborations with Stephen Sondheim: the highly successful
Company, the ill-fated Merrily We Roll Along and the equally ill-fated
drama, Getting Away with Murder. Furth penned the plays Twigs, The
Supporting Cast and Precious Sons, and wrote the book for the Kander
and Ebb musical, The Act.One of Furth's last writing projects was a
foray into an area where he had not previously explored. Furth penned
the lyrics for a musical revue, with music by Doug Katsaros. Furth and
Katsaros shaped the work with San Francisco director Mike Ward into
"The End-a new musical revue". The piece was performed at San
Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center during the summer of and
was billed as a "Pre-U.S. Tour Workshop Production". The piece was
reworked twice, with the title changing to Last Call and Happy Hour,
respectively.[citation needed]
an American librettist, playwright, and actor.Furth was born in
Chicago, Illinois, the son of George and Evelyn (née Tuerk)
Schweinfurth. He is of German and Irish ancestry and was raised in the
Christian Science faith. He received a Bachelor of Science in Speech
at Northwestern University in and received his master's degree from
Columbia University.A life member of the Actors Studio, Furth made his
Broadway debut as an actor in the play A Cook for Mr. General,
followed by the musical Hot Spot two years later. He was also known
for his collaborations with Stephen Sondheim: the highly successful
Company, the ill-fated Merrily We Roll Along and the equally ill-fated
drama, Getting Away with Murder. Furth penned the plays Twigs, The
Supporting Cast and Precious Sons, and wrote the book for the Kander
and Ebb musical, The Act.One of Furth's last writing projects was a
foray into an area where he had not previously explored. Furth penned
the lyrics for a musical revue, with music by Doug Katsaros. Furth and
Katsaros shaped the work with San Francisco director Mike Ward into
"The End-a new musical revue". The piece was performed at San
Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center during the summer of and
was billed as a "Pre-U.S. Tour Workshop Production". The piece was
reworked twice, with the title changing to Last Call and Happy Hour,
respectively.[citation needed]
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