Loesser

American  

[les-er] / ˈlɛs ər /

noun

1. Frank (Henry), 1910–69, U.S. composer and lyricist, especially of musicals and film songs.

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Example Sentences

Just a small sampling of the musicals that have remained popular in the U.S. and abroad would include Frank Loesser’s “Guys and Dolls” and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”; Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” and “Camelot”; Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun”; Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate”; Jule Styne’s “Gypsy”; Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story”; and John Kander and Fred Ebb’s “Cabaret” and “Chicago.”

From The Wall Street Journal

By age 20, she was working for the publishing company of “Guys and Dolls” composer Frank Loesser, and would soon meet her future husband.

From Seattle Times

The production is immersive to the max; a team of scenery movers dressed as New York’s Finest parts the Bridge Theatre spectators — who can also be seated along the multitiered perimeter — for the timeless Frank Loesser numbers.

From Washington Post

Loesser’s affectionate siphoning of New York’s native moxie inspires Hytner to his own sweet brands of inventiveness.

From Washington Post

That warmth transforms Frank Loesser’s 1950 classic into something as touching as it is tuneful: You leave humming, and with a full heart.

From New York Times