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Timothy Gray

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ComposerLyricistBook Writer 1926–2007

Timothy Gray (September 5, 1926 – March 17, 2007) was an American songwriter, author, singer and director, remembered for his partnership with Hugh Martin which produced High Spirits, a musical based on Noël Coward's play, Blithe Spirit.

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High Spirits

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  • “Book, music, and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray,” went the billing. Both men later acknowledged that Martin wrote the music and Gray the words for this musicalization of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit.Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia
  • Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray had wanted to adapt Noël Coward’s 1941 play Blithe Spirit as early as 1953, but permission was not granted until seven years later. In their musical version — initially titled Faster Than Sound — Beatrice Lillie (in her 13th and final Broadway appearance) portrayed the antic spiritualist Mme. Arcati who disrup…Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell
  • Book, music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, based on the play Blithe Spirit by Noel CowardWest End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright
  • PLAZA 9 MUSIC HALL Opened Thursday, June 6, 1972.* Costas Omer presents a Timothy Gray and William Justus production of:Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis)
  • ANYMORE Music, Lyrics, and Sketches by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray; Director, Timothy Gray; Costumes, E. Huntington Parker, Stephen Chandler; Decor, Don Gordon; Lighting, Beverly Emmons; Gowns, Bruno Le Fantastique; Production Coordinator, Carl Thomas Gray; Pianist, Melvin PahlTheatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis)

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