The Human Comedy (musical)
| The Human Comedy | |
|---|---|
Original Cast Recording | |
| Music | Galt MacDermot |
| Lyrics | William Dumaresq |
| Book | William Dumaresq |
| Basis | William Saroyan's The Human Comedy |
| Productions | 1983 Off-Broadway 1984 Broadway 1997 York Theatre |
The Human Comedy is a 1983 musical with a book and lyrics by William Dumaresq and music by Galt MacDermot.
William Saroyan's tale originated as a screenplay he had been hired to write and direct for MGM. When the studio objected to its length and an uncompromising Saroyan was pulled from the project, he rewrote the story as a 1943 novel with the same title that was published shortly prior to the film's release.