Joseph Stein
Gender
Male
Born
May 30, 1912
New York, New York, USA
Died
Oct 24, 2010
New York, New York, USA
Producer
Writer
Source Material
Comments
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CREDITSPrince of Broadway (Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)Musical, Original
- Book for "Damn Yankees" by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop; Book for "Flora, The Red Menace" by George Abbott and Robert Russell; Book for "The Pajama Game" by Richard Pike Bissell and George Abbott; Book for "On the Twentieth Century" by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book for "Company" by George Furth; Book for "Merrily We Roll Along" by George Furth; Book for "Follies" by James Goldman; Book for "Show Boat" by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book for "West Side Story" by Arthur Laurents; Book for "She Loves Me" by Joe Masteroff; Book for "Cabaret" by Joe Masteroff; Book for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Terrence McNally; Book for "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" by David Newman and Robert Benton; Book for "Fiddler on the Roof" by Joseph Stein; Book for "Zorba" by Joseph Stein; Book for "The Phantom of the Opera" by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Book for "Parade" by Alfred Uhry; Book for "A Little Night Music" by Hugh Wheeler; Book for "Sweeney Todd" by Hugh Wheeler
Jerome Robbins' Broadway (Feb 26, 1989 - Sep 01, 1990)Musical, Original- Additional text by James M. Barrie, Betty Comden, Larry Gelbart, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Longstreet, Burt Shevelove and Joseph Stein; Narrative continuity by Jason Alexander
Take Me Along (Apr 14, 1985 - Apr 14, 1985)Musical, Revival- Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell
So Long, 174th Street (Apr 27, 1976 - May 09, 1976)Musical, Original- Book by Joseph Stein
- Based on "Enter Laughing" by Joseph Stein; from the book by Carl Reiner
Doctor Jazz (Mar 19, 1975 - Mar 22, 1975)Musical, Original- Uncredited book contributions by Joseph Stein
Take Me Along (Oct 22, 1959 - Dec 17, 1960)Musical, Original- Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell
The Body Beautiful (Jan 23, 1958 - Mar 15, 1958)Musical, Original- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Mr. Wonderful (Mar 22, 1956 - Feb 23, 1957)Musical, Original- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Plain and Fancy (Jan 27, 1955 - Mar 03, 1956)Musical, Original- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Alive and Kicking (Jan 17, 1950 - Feb 25, 1950)Musical, Original- Sketches by Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman and Michael Stuart
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (May 04, 1949 - May 07, 1949)Play, Original- Written by Will Glickman and Joseph Stein
Lend an Ear (Dec 16, 1948 - Jan 21, 1950)Musical, Original- Additional sketches by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Jerome Robbins' Broadway (Oct 02, 1990 - Sep 08, 1991)Musical, Original- Additional text by James M. Barrie, Betty Comden, Larry Gelbart, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Longstreet, Burt Shevelove and Joseph Stein
Plain and Fancy (Mar 05, 1956 - May 05, 1956)Musical, Original- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Plain and Fancy (Aug 29, 1955 - Feb 11, 1956)Musical, Original- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
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AWARDS
Tony Award®
Prince of Broadway
(Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)
Musical, Original
- Book for "Damn Yankees" by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop; Book for "Flora, The Red Menace" by George Abbott and Robert Russell; Book for "The Pajama Game" by Richard Pike Bissell and George Abbott; Book for "On the Twentieth Century" by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book for "Company" by George Furth; Book for "Merrily We Roll Along" by George Furth; Book for "Follies" by James Goldman; Book for "Show Boat" by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book for "West Side Story" by Arthur Laurents; Book for "She Loves Me" by Joe Masteroff; Book for "Cabaret" by Joe Masteroff; Book for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Terrence McNally; Book for "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" by David Newman and Robert Benton; Book for "Fiddler on the Roof" by Joseph Stein; Book for "Zorba" by Joseph Stein; Book for "The Phantom of the Opera" by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Book for "Parade" by Alfred Uhry; Book for "A Little Night Music" by Hugh Wheeler; Book for "Sweeney Todd" by Hugh Wheeler
Jerome Robbins' Broadway
(Feb 26, 1989 - Sep 01, 1990)
Musical, Original
- Additional text by James M. Barrie, Betty Comden, Larry Gelbart, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Longstreet, Burt Shevelove and Joseph Stein; Narrative continuity by Jason Alexander
Take Me Along
(Apr 14, 1985 - Apr 14, 1985)
Musical, Revival
- Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell
So Long, 174th Street
(Apr 27, 1976 - May 09, 1976)
Musical, Original
- Book by Joseph Stein
- Based on "Enter Laughing" by Joseph Stein; from the book by Carl Reiner
Doctor Jazz
(Mar 19, 1975 - Mar 22, 1975)
Musical, Original
- Uncredited book contributions by Joseph Stein
Take Me Along
(Oct 22, 1959 - Dec 17, 1960)
Musical, Original
- Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell
The Body Beautiful
(Jan 23, 1958 - Mar 15, 1958)
Musical, Original
- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Mr. Wonderful
(Mar 22, 1956 - Feb 23, 1957)
Musical, Original
- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Plain and Fancy
(Jan 27, 1955 - Mar 03, 1956)
Musical, Original
- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Alive and Kicking
(Jan 17, 1950 - Feb 25, 1950)
Musical, Original
- Sketches by Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman and Michael Stuart
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
(May 04, 1949 - May 07, 1949)
Play, Original
- Written by Will Glickman and Joseph Stein
Lend an Ear
(Dec 16, 1948 - Jan 21, 1950)
Musical, Original
- Additional sketches by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Jerome Robbins' Broadway
(Oct 02, 1990 - Sep 08, 1991)
Musical, Original
- Additional text by James M. Barrie, Betty Comden, Larry Gelbart, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Longstreet, Burt Shevelove and Joseph Stein
Plain and Fancy
(Mar 05, 1956 - May 05, 1956)
Musical, Original
- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Plain and Fancy
(Aug 29, 1955 - Feb 11, 1956)
Musical, Original
- Book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman
Tony Award®
Film/TV Credits: He wrote for many film and television shows including: "Sorbas," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Enter Laughing," "A Date with Debbie," "American Cowboy," "Your Show of Shows," and "Plain and Fancy."
Other Awards: Inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in January 2008. Honored by The Dramatists Guild of America with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Honored by the York Theatre with the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre in 2007.
Trivia:
The marquees of the Broadway theaters were dimmed in his honor on October 28, 2010.