Shows · Mike Stewart
Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 – September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and dramatist, librettist, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist.
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In the literature8 passages
- In early spring 1979, he phoned Mike Stewart and told him about his diagnosis and the treatment he was receiving. With doctors counseling against arduous activity, directing 42nd Street was now regrettably out of the question. He resigned. 66Before the Parade Passes By_ Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical - John Anthony Gilvey
- I closed the door behind me, and in the darkness, I heard someone whisper, “Get out! This is my closet!” It was my collaborator, Mike Stewart.Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper
- Bring Back Birdie was a funny, funny show—and the director Joe Layton and book writer Mike Stewart fought from day one to day final. The production was full of fights.Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper
- “Get Cy Coleman and I'll do it.” Okay, done. “Good, now get Mike Stewart and I'll do it.” Mike had just written his first set of lyrics, for I Love My Wife (1977). “Now, let me have the rights to 42nd Street, too.”More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin
- Mike Stewart and Mark Bramble were sitting in the Carnegie Hall Cinema watching the 1933 movie musical 42nd Street back during the production period of The Grand Tour, circa 1978 B.V. (Before Videocassette). “I wish we were working on ¢/is instead,” said one to theMore Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin
- Louis Aborn of Tams-Witmark, the performing rights licensing firm, called Mike Stewart—whose Bye Bye Birdie (1960) was near the top ofMore Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin
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