Fred Ebb (born 1932) is the lyricist half of the award-winning songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. Partners since the early 1960s, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb have collaborated on some ...
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Attention television watchers. Put down those remotes and salute. David Hyde Pierce is a genuine Broadway musical-comedy star.OK, his 11-year run on "Frasier" was terrific. So were all the Emmy nom...
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"Spring Awakening," Broadway's most acclaimed rock musical since "Rent," received 11 Tony nominations Tuesday _ more than any other show, making it a favorite to dominate next month's awards ceremo...
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The latest R&B singer to test his vocal cords in the long-running musical revival of "Chicago" will be Brian McKnight.The Grammy-nominated singer will join the New York cast Oct. 8 as that scam...
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New York is awash in Expressionism. Glitter and Doom, a grim parade of Weimar-era portraits, was at the Met earlier this year. From Berlin to Broadway, a collection of modern German and Austrian wo...
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City Center, that Moorish palace of entertainment on West 55th Street, is known for its "Encores!" series, concert versions of vintage American musicals. Three are presented each year during the se...
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The chair at the center of "The Drowsy Chaperone" is getting a new occupant.John Glover will take over April 17 as "Man in Chair," the enthusiastic narrator of "The Drowsy Chaperone," a celebration...
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By George, he's got it.Jefferson Mays will portray Henry Higgins in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," arriving on Broadway in October. No word yet on who will play Eliza Doolittle, th...
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By George, he's got it. Jefferson Mays will portray Henry Higgins in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," arriving on Broadway in October. No word yet on who will play Eliza Doolittle, t...
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Terrence McNally, who already has had two new plays done in New York this year ("Deuce" and "Some Men"), will get a Broadway revival of an earlier effort this fall."The Ritz," first seen on Broadwa...
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Fred Ebb
Pierce finds his musical-comedy niche
