Gender
Male
Born
Aug 03, 1921
New York, New York, USA
Died
Jun 21, 2012
Southampton, New York, USA
Composer Producer Performer Lyricist
Relations
Father of
Andrew Adler
Father of
Christopher Adler
Father of
Katherine Adler
Husband of
Marion Hart (1951 - ?) divorced
Husband of
Mary St. George (? - ?) divorced
Husband of
Ritchey Banker (c. 1969 - ?) divorced
Husband of
Sally Ann Howes (1958 - 1966) divorced
Husband of
Susan Ivory (May 1991 - 2012) his death
  • CREDITS
    Prince of Broadway (Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)
    Musical, Original
    • New Songs by Jason Robert Brown; Featuring songs by Richard Adler, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Cy Coleman, John Kander, Jerome Kern, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Charles Strouse
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Lee Adams, Richard Adler, Mike Batt, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sheldon Harnick, Charles Hart, Tim Rice, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Richard Stilgoe
    The Pajama Game (Feb 23, 2006 - Jun 17, 2006)
    Musical, Revival
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    Fosse (Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard A. Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Jule Styne, Louis Prima, Leon Barry, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell and Frederick Loewe
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon, Lew Brown, Dorothy Fields, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mercer, Howard Dietz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Bob Crosby, Gil Rodin, Billy Rose, Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Leo Robin, Louis Prima, Andy Razaf, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Higgins, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, Frederick K. Tobias and B.G. DeSylva
    Damn Yankees (Mar 03, 1994 - Aug 06, 1995)
    Musical, Revival
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    Happy Birthday, Mr. Abbott! (Jun 22, 1987 - Jun 22, 1987)
    Special, Benefit
    • Featuring songs by Richard Rodgers, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Adler, John Kander, Jule Styne, Albert Hague, Irving Berlin, Jerry Bock, Frank Loesser, Elmer Bernstein and Jerry Ross
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jerry Ross, Fred Ebb, Sammy Cahn, Allan Sherman, Irving Berlin, Sheldon Harnick, Frank Loesser, Carolyn Leigh and Richard Adler
    Music Is (Dec 20, 1976 - Dec 26, 1976)
    Musical, Original
    George Abbott...A Celebration (May 02, 1976 - May 02, 1976)
    Special, Benefit
    • Performer: Richard Adler
      • Original
    Rex (Apr 25, 1976 - Jun 05, 1976)
    Musical, Original
    The Pajama Game (Dec 09, 1973 - Feb 03, 1974)
    Musical, Revival
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Produced by Richard Adler
      See Full Producer List
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    Kwamina (Oct 23, 1961 - Nov 18, 1961)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Richard Adler
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler
    The Sin of Pat Muldoon (Mar 13, 1957 - Mar 16, 1957)
    Play, Original
    Damn Yankees (May 05, 1955 - Oct 12, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    The Pajama Game (May 13, 1954 - Nov 24, 1956)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    John Murray Anderson's Almanac (Dec 10, 1953 - Jun 26, 1954)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    Fosse (Sep 14, 1999 - Feb 17, 2002)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell, Frederick Loewe and Leon Barry
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon, Lew Brown, Dorothy Fields, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mercer, Howard Dietz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Bob Crosby, Gil Rodin, Billy Rose, Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Higgins, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, Frederick K. Tobias, B.G. DeSylva and Andy Razaf
    Damn Yankees (Sep 22, 1995 - May 04, 1997)
    Musical, Revival
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    Damn Yankees (Jan 18, 1958 - May 10, 1958)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    Damn Yankees (Jan 21, 1956 - May 19, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    The Pajama Game (Jan 29, 1955 - Feb 16, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
    • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Composer

    1962 | Nominee  | Kwamina
    Music by Richard Adler
    Lyrics by Richard Adler

    Best Musical

    1956 | Winner  | Damn Yankees
    Music by Richard Adler

    Best Musical

    1955 | Winner  | The Pajama Game
    Music by Richard Adler
    Lyrics by Richard Adler
Prince of Broadway (Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)
Musical, Original
  • New Songs by Jason Robert Brown; Featuring songs by Richard Adler, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Cy Coleman, John Kander, Jerome Kern, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Charles Strouse
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Lee Adams, Richard Adler, Mike Batt, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sheldon Harnick, Charles Hart, Tim Rice, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Richard Stilgoe
The Pajama Game (Feb 23, 2006 - Jun 17, 2006)
Musical, Revival
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Fosse (Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard A. Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Jule Styne, Louis Prima, Leon Barry, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell and Frederick Loewe
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon, Lew Brown, Dorothy Fields, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mercer, Howard Dietz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Bob Crosby, Gil Rodin, Billy Rose, Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Leo Robin, Louis Prima, Andy Razaf, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Higgins, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, Frederick K. Tobias and B.G. DeSylva
Damn Yankees (Mar 03, 1994 - Aug 06, 1995)
Musical, Revival
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Happy Birthday, Mr. Abbott! (Jun 22, 1987 - Jun 22, 1987)
Special, Benefit
  • Featuring songs by Richard Rodgers, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Adler, John Kander, Jule Styne, Albert Hague, Irving Berlin, Jerry Bock, Frank Loesser, Elmer Bernstein and Jerry Ross
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jerry Ross, Fred Ebb, Sammy Cahn, Allan Sherman, Irving Berlin, Sheldon Harnick, Frank Loesser, Carolyn Leigh and Richard Adler
Music Is (Dec 20, 1976 - Dec 26, 1976)
Musical, Original
George Abbott...A Celebration (May 02, 1976 - May 02, 1976)
Special, Benefit
  • Performer: Richard Adler
    • Original
Rex (Apr 25, 1976 - Jun 05, 1976)
Musical, Original
The Pajama Game (Dec 09, 1973 - Feb 03, 1974)
Musical, Revival
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Produced by Richard Adler
    See Full Producer List
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Kwamina (Oct 23, 1961 - Nov 18, 1961)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Richard Adler
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler
The Sin of Pat Muldoon (Mar 13, 1957 - Mar 16, 1957)
Play, Original
Damn Yankees (May 05, 1955 - Oct 12, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
The Pajama Game (May 13, 1954 - Nov 24, 1956)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
John Murray Anderson's Almanac (Dec 10, 1953 - Jun 26, 1954)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Fosse (Sep 14, 1999 - Feb 17, 2002)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by Ray Henderson, Cy Coleman, Neil Diamond, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Richard Whiting, Patrick S. Brady, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Lalo Schifrin, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, John Kander, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, W. Benton Overstreet, Harry Ruby, Stanley Lebowsky, G. Harrell, Frederick Loewe and Leon Barry
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon, Lew Brown, Dorothy Fields, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mercer, Howard Dietz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Bob Crosby, Gil Rodin, Billy Rose, Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Higgins, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, Frederick K. Tobias, B.G. DeSylva and Andy Razaf
Damn Yankees (Sep 22, 1995 - May 04, 1997)
Musical, Revival
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Damn Yankees (Jan 18, 1958 - May 10, 1958)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Damn Yankees (Jan 21, 1956 - May 19, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
The Pajama Game (Jan 29, 1955 - Feb 16, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
  • Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

Tony Award®

 

Best Composer

1962 | Nominee  | Kwamina
Music by Richard Adler
Lyrics by Richard Adler

Best Musical

1956 | Winner  | Damn Yankees
Music by Richard Adler

Best Musical

1955 | Winner  | The Pajama Game
Music by Richard Adler
Lyrics by Richard Adler

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