WALTER KERR
Books
How Not to Write a Play (1955)
Criticism and Censorship (1957)
Pieces at Eight (1958)
The Decline of Pleasure (1962)
The Theatre in Spite of Itself (1963)
Tragedy and Comedy (1967)
Thirty Plays Hath November (1969)
God on the Gymnasium Floor (1971)
The Silent Clowns (1975)
Journey to the Center of the Theater (1979)
Broadway
Walter Kerr was also the writer, lyricist, and/or director of several Broadway musicals and plays:
Count Me In (1942) – he wrote the book
Sing Out, Sweet Land (1944) – wrote the book and directed
The Song of Bernadette (1946) – wrote the book with his wife and directed
Touch and Go (1949) – wrote with his wife and directed
King of Hearts (1954) – directed
Goldilocks (1958) – write book and lyrics with his wife and directed
His Books
How Not to Write a Play (1955)
Criticism and Censorship (1957)
Pieces at Eight (1958)
The Decline of Pleasure (1962)
The Theatre in Spite of Itself (1963)
Tragedy and Comedy (1967)
Thirty Plays Hath November (1969)
God on the Gymnasium Floor (1971)
The Silent Clowns (1975)
Journey to the Center of the Theater (1979)
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Walter Kerr Theater
New York City
In 1990, the old Ritz Theater on West 48th Street was renamed the Walter Kerr Theater in his honor.
CURRENTLY SHOWING: Hadestown. The cult off-broadway hit makes its Broadway bow. Now in previews, opening night 17 April 2019.
