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744 book writers with a page here, the busiest first, counted by the productions and shows we hold for each.
| Ira Gershwin Book Writer, Lyricist | 61 shows |
| Oscar Hammerstein II Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 56 shows |
| Richard Rodgers Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 52 shows |
| Dorothy Fields Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 40 shows |
| Fred Ebb Book Writer, Lyricist | 33 shows |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber Book Writer, Composer | 31 shows |
| Alfred Drake Actor, Book Writer, Director | 28 productions |
| Lorenz Hart Book Writer, Lyricist | 28 shows |
| Jerry Bock Book Writer, Composer | 27 shows |
| Nathan Lane Actor, Book Writer | 26 productions |
| Frank Loesser Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist | 22 shows |
| Howard Dietz Book Writer, Composer, Director, Lyricist | 22 shows |
| James Lapine Book Writer, Director | 22 shows |
| Dorothy Donnelly Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 21 productions |
| Guy Bolton Book Writer | 21 shows |
| Otto Harbach Book Writer, Lyricist | 21 shows |
| Michael Stewart Book Writer, Lyricist | 20 shows |
| Abe Burrows Book Writer, Director | 19 shows |
| E. Y. Harburg Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 19 shows |
| Jose Ferrer Book Writer, Director | 18 productions |
| Joseph Stein Book Writer | 18 shows |
| Alan Jay Lerner Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 15 shows |
| George C. Wolfe Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 15 shows |
| Hugh Wheeler Book Writer | 15 shows |
| Michael Mayer Book Writer, Director | 15 shows |
| Ossie Davis Actor, Book Writer | 15 productions |
| B. G. DeSylva Book Writer, Lyricist | 14 shows |
| Burt Shevelove Book Writer, Director | 14 shows |
| George S. Kaufman Book Writer, Director | 13 shows |
| Harry B. Smith Book Writer, Lyricist | 13 shows |
| Joseph Herbert Book Writer, Lyricist | 13 productions |
| Leon Errol Actor, Book Writer, Composer, Director | 13 productions |
| P. G. Wodehouse Book Writer, Lyricist | 13 shows |
| Albert Marre Book Writer, Director | 12 shows |
| Des McAnuff Book Writer, Director | 12 shows |
| George Marion Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 12 productions |
| Peter Stone Book Writer | 12 shows |
| Frank Wildhorn Book Writer, Composer | 11 shows |
| Irving Caesar Book Writer, Lyricist | 11 shows |
| Lee Adams Book Writer, Lyricist | 11 shows |
| Martin Brown Book Writer | 11 productions |
| Moss Hart Book Writer, Director | 11 shows |
| Richard Maltby Jr. Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 11 shows |
| Rouben Mamoulian Book Writer, Director | 11 shows |
| Tim Rice Book Writer, Lyricist | 11 shows |
| Alex Timbers Book Writer, Director | 10 shows |
| Cornelia Otis Skinner Book Writer | 10 productions |
| Ed Wynn Actor, Book Writer | 10 productions |
| George Abbott Book Writer, Director | 10 productions |
| Walter Bobbie Book Writer, Director | 10 productions |
| Arthur Pierson Book Writer | 9 productions |
| Clifford Odets Book Writer | 9 productions |
| David Thompson Book Writer, Director | 9 shows |
| Frank Mandel Book Writer, Lyricist | 9 shows |
| Richard Maltby Book Writer, Director, Lyricist | 9 shows |
| Stephen Flaherty Book Writer, Composer | 9 shows |
| Terrence McNally Book Writer | 9 shows |
| Thomas Meehan Book Writer | 9 shows |
| Don Black Book Writer, Lyricist | 8 shows |
| Eddie Buzzell Actor, Book Writer | 8 productions |