Photo FeaturesCelebrate Fred Ebb With These 16 Broadway ShowsThe late Chicago and Cabaret lyricist was born April 8, 1928.
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Playbill Staff
April 08, 2020
The man who told us to "put down the knitting, the book, and the broom," lyricist Fred Ebb, was born April 8, 1928. The writer, a longtime collaborator with composer John Kander, is known for his work on musicals such as Cabaret, Woman of the Year, and Kiss of the Spider Woman (all Tony Award winners for Best Score).
Over the course of his career, Ebb worked with theatre luminaries including Joel Grey, Chita Rivera(who won both her Tony Awards for Kander and Ebb shows), and, notably, Liza Minnelli, who won a Tony Award for her Broadway debut in Kander and Ebb's 1965 musical Flora and the Red Menace. The duo formed a close relationshp with the superstar, contributing songs to Minnelli's concert performances (including "Say Liza (Liza With a Z)") and working together on several film and TV projects, including movie musical New York, New York and the Broadway musicals The Act and The Rink.
Though the legendary lyricist passed away in 2004, Ebb’s work continues to be heard on Great White Way with the long-running revival of Chicago.
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16 Shows Fred Ebb Brought to Broadway
16 Shows Fred Ebb Brought to Broadway
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Flora the Red Menace Playbill
Bob Dishy and Liza Minnelli in Flora, the Red Menace
Cabaret Playbill - Jan 1967
Joel Grey and company in Cabaret
Friedman-Abeles
The Happy Time Playbill - Jan 1968
David Wayne, Robert Goulet and Michael Rupert in The Happy Time
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