Alan Jay Lerner — American Dramatist born on August 31, 1918, died on June 14, 1986

Alan Jay Lerner was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre for both the stage and on film. He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors... (wikipedia)

Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
With a little bit of luck, you'll never work!
A schedule so tight that it would only work if I didn't sleep on Monday nights.
It's not a pretty face, I grant you. But underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
Why can't a woman be more like a man?