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John Kander & Fred Ebb

Shows · John Kander & Fred Ebb

Composer

Also credited on3 works

The Scottsboro Boys
The Addams Family
Memphis

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature2 passages

  • Director, Fred Ebb; Musical Director, Bill LaVorgna; Choreography, Susan Stroman, Lisa Mordente; Special Material, John Kander & Fred Ebb; Musical Supervision, Marvin Laird, Glen Roven; Vocal Arranger, Billy Stritch; Sets, Michael Hotopp; Lighting, David Agress; Costumes, Julie Weiss; Sound, Hank Catteneo; Orchestrations, Mr. Laird, Artie…Theatre World, 1990-1991 Season, v. 47 (Willis)
  • Nominees: Michael Friedman, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Joe Iconis, Bloodsong of Love; John Kander & Fred Ebb, The Scottsboro Boys; Andrew Lippa, The Addams Family, Joseph Zellnik, Yank!Theatre World, 2009-2010 Season, v. 66 (Willis)

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

What this page does not know

  • What this person played. No cast list we hold records a character against a performer.
  • Any staging. This name appears in no production cast list we hold, most often because the person was a writer, composer or designer rather than a performer.
  • Birth or death year. Neither is on the record.
  • Any biography.
  • Any portrait. Most people in this catalogue don't have one, so this is the usual case rather than the exception.
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