Pinocchio (Coopersmith / Harnick / Rodgers)

Jerome Coopersmith (1925-2023) was a distinguished dramatist who wrote plays for television and stage, and audio dramas for radio broadcasting.

He earned a Tony Nomination for his play Baker Street, the Broadway musical based on the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It remains th ...

Mary Rodgers (1931-2014). An accomplished author, screenwriter and composer, Mary Rodgers' earliest professional credits included serving as Assistant to the Producer of Leonard Bernstein's New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts.

Her Broadway career began as composer of ...

Sheldon Harnick (1924-2023) was born in Chicago. Following his service in World War II, he earned a Bachelor of Music Degree at Northwestern University, majoring in violin. After working as a professional musician in and around Chicago, he moved to New York in 1950 to pursue ...