Robert Wright (writer) - Definition

Robert Wright (born Daytona Beach, Florida, September 25 1914; died Miami, Florida, October 10 1999) was a United States writer of musical theatre best known for the show Kismet, adapted from the works of Alexander Borodin.

Throughout his career he worked exclusively with the writer George Forrest, all their musicals being joint works. Most of their famous works were in fact adaptations of classical music for the musical stage.

Shows

• Song Of Norway (1944) (using the music of Edvard Grieg)
• Gypsy Lady (1946) (using the music of Victor Herbert)
• Magdalena (1948) (using the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos)
• Kismet (1953) (using the music of Alexander Borodin)
• The Love Doctor (1959) (original music) premiered in London
• Kean (1961) (original music)
• Anya (1965) (using the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff)
• The Great Waltz (1970) (using the music of Johann Strauss)
• Timbuktu (1978) (reworking of Kismet)
• Grand Hotel (1989) (original music)