Editing Adolph Green (section)

=== 1970–2002 ===
Among their other credits are the [[Mary Martin]] version of ''[[Peter Pan (1954 musical)|Peter Pan]]'' for both Broadway and television, a streamlined ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' for the [[Metropolitan Opera]], and stage musicals for [[Carol Burnett]], [[Leslie Uggams]], and [[Lauren Bacall]], among others. Their many collaborators included [[Garson Kanin]], [[Cy Coleman]], [[Jule Styne]], and [[André Previn]]. The team was not without its failures. In 1982, ''[[A Doll's Life]]'', an exploration of what Nora did after she abandoned her husband in [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[A Doll's House]]'', ran for only five performances, although they received [[Tony Award]] nominations for its book and score. In 1980, Green was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C60 |title=Adolph Green at the Songwriters Hall of Fame |access-date=November 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515185939/http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C60 |archive-date=May 15, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> And, in 1981, he was inducted into the [[American Theatre Hall of Fame]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/03/theater/26-elected-theater-hall-fame-26-broadway-voted-into-theater-hall-fame.html ''The New York Times'', March 3, 1981 – ''26 Elected to the Theater Hall of Fame'']</ref> The following year Green appeared in the comedy ''[[My Favorite Year]]'' (1982) starring [[Peter O'Toole]]. The next year they wrote the book for the musical ''[[Singin' in the Rain (musical)|Singin' in the Rain]]'' for the [[West End (theatre)|West End]] in London in 1983 and then for Broadway in 1985. The production earned two [[Tony Award]] nominations including for [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]] for Comden and Green.

In 1989, he appeared as Dr. Pangloss in Bernstein's [[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]. Comden and Green received [[Kennedy Center Honors]] in 1991. Also in 1991 they returned to Broadway in with the musical ''[[The Will Rogers Follies]]''. The musical focuses on the life and career of famed [[humor]]ist and performer [[Will Rogers]], using as a backdrop the [[Ziegfeld Follies]]. The production earned six [[Tony Awards]] including the [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] and the [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]] for Comden and Green.