Shows
- Song of Norway (1944); adapting the music of Edvard Grieg
- Gypsy Lady (Romany Love) (1947); using the music of Victor Herbert
- Magdalena (1948); using the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, working directly with the composer
- The Great Waltz (1949); adapting the music of Johann Strauss
- Kismet (1953); adapting the music of Alexander Borodin
- The Love Doctor (London, 1959); original music and lyrics
- Kean (1961); original music and lyrics
- Anya (1965); adapting the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Timbuktu! (1978); a reworking of Kismet for an African-American cast, adding a few new songs
- Grand Hotel (1989); original music and lyrics; additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston
Hit songs of their day include "Strange Music" from Song of Norway; and Stranger in Paradise, "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" and "And This Is My Beloved" from Kismet.
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