Michael Stewart (playwright)

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Michael Stewart
Born	Michael Rubin August 1, 1924 (1924-08-01) (age 83) New York City, New York, USA
Died	September 20, 1987 (aged 63) New York City, New York, USA
Occupation	Playwright, librettist
Awards won Tony Awards Best Musical 1961 Bye Bye Birdie 1964 Hello, Dolly! Best Author of a Musical 1964 Hello, Dolly!

Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 – September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and librettist.

Born Michael Rubin in Manhattan, New York Stewart attended Queens College, and is a graduate of Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts from 1953.

His early work was writing sketches for the revues The Shoestring Revue (1955), The Littlest Revue (1957), and Shoestring '57. He then joined the staff writers of Sid Caesar's television program, Your Show of Shows.

Stewarts sister is writer Francine Pascal.

[edit] Theatre productions

• Bye Bye Birdie (1960) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for Best Musical
• Carnival! (1961) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Musical, Tony Nomination for Best Author of a Musical
• Hello, Dolly! (1964) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Author of a Musical
• Those That Play the Clowns (1966) - play - playwright
• George M! (1968) - musical - bookwriter
• Mack & Mabel (1974) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
• I Love My Wife (1977) - musical - lyricist and bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score, Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
• The Grand Tour (1979) - musical - co-bookwriter
• Barnum (1980) - musical - lyricist - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score
• 42nd Street (1980) - musical - co-bookwriter - Tony Co-Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
• Bring Back Birdie (1981) - musical - bookwriter
• Pieces of Eight - music - co-bookwriter
• Harrigan 'n Hart (1985) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical

[edit] References

• Jeremy Gerard. "Michael Stewart Is Dead 63; Author of Broadway Musicals", The New York Times, 21 September 1987. Retrieved on 2008-06-14. 

[edit] External links

• Michael Stewart at the Internet Broadway Database
• Michael Stewart at the Internet Movie Database

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